Overview

Gender

female

Betsy Atkins has served as Chief Executive Officer of Baja Ventures, a technology, life sciences and renewable energy early stage venture capital fund, since 1994.

She served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Standards, Inc., which developed SaaS enterprise level software monitoring/calculating carbon emissions, from 2008 to 2009 until its sale to SAP.

She previously served as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of NCI, Inc., a neutraceutical functional food company, from 1991 through 1993. Betsy co-founded Ascend Communications, a manufacturer of communications equipment, in 1989, where she was also a member of the board of directors until its acquisition by Lucent Technologies, a telecommunications systems, software and products company, in 1999.

Betsy currently serves on the board of directors of Polycom, Inc., Darden Restaurants, Inc., HD Supply, Inc.,Schneider Electric, Inc., and SL Green Realty Corp. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Betsy served on the boards of directors of Wix.com Ltd.; Ciber, Inc.; Chico's FAS, Inc. from 2004 to 2010; Vonage Holdings Corp.; Reynolds American, Inc. from 2004 to 2010; SunPower Corporation from 2005 to 2012; and Towers Watson & Co in 2010.

She served as a presidential appointee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. board of directors from 2001 to 2003. Betsy is also a board member of Florida International University’s College of Medicine Health Care Network Faculty Group Practice, Inc.

Betsy brings significant global, sales, marketing and corporate governance experience to the Board. Betsy’ experience, through nearly 25 years of executive officer service with companies in a high growth phase, gives her a unique perspective on the Company’s business.

Betsy has a strong skill set in sales, marketing with deep digital DNA (social, mobile, Big Data analytics, and cyber) and international operations in the telecommunications, software and professional services industries as well as extensive knowledge of its principal customer segments.

Betsy also brings to the Board extensive knowledge in the areas of sustainability, enterprise risk management, executive compensation and corporate governance

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts.