BEFORE ACCORDION
Chair | Founder, Stride
Chair | Founder, Conductor
Advisor, Docker
CEO, Cyrus Innovation
Co-founder | CEO, Fetch-a-Flick
Director, MicroStrategy
Debbie is a serial tech entrepreneur, CEO, board member, thought leader, author and advisor with more than 3 decades of experience scaling profitable technology startups, including SaaS platforms, professional services, e-commerce, and enterprise organizations.
She has been CEO of 4 technology startups, 3 of which she founded. She has scaled 4 high performing technology companies through 2 global downturns and has landed on Inc 500 twice (with a total of 9 out of 9 eligible years on the Inc 5000), and has achieved two successful exits.
Debbie has significant expertise in helping scale high growth AI and engineering companies across highly regulated industries including finance, healthcare and education. Her focus is on advising technology executives on scaling while maintaining culture, capitalizing on trends in technology and disruption across industries, and leading teams through successful organizational transformation.
Debbie prides herself on being a true connector, and is a natural relationship builder, which results in accelerating business value for shareholders by helping C-Suite technology executives scale, modernize and transform their businesses.
Debbie has served on boards and advisory boards for Cornell University’s College of Engineering, Docker, Stride, YPO, University Settlement, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cornell University.