Wendy M. Pfeiffer — Co-Founder
Wendy is the Founder and Managing Director of Box of Chocolates. Now retired from her operating career, Wendy focuses on Board Director services. Notably, she has served as an Independent Board Director for public, private and non-profit companies including Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS), Opnova.ai, SADA Systems (NASDAQ:NSIT), the Huang Family Corporation (HFC), the American Gaming Association (501(c)6) and Girls in Tech (501(c)3). Wendy has been recognized as the Fisher Center's World Business Analytics CIO of the Year, Silicon Republic's Tech Titan, The Software Report's Top 25 Software CTO's, Silicon Valley Enterprise CIO of the Year, Chief in Tech's Top 100 Women in Tech, Technology Magazine’s Top 100 Tech Execs, Infrastructure Masons 100, and the National Diversity Council's Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology. At Yahoo!, Cisco Systems, Nutanix, GoPro and Robert Half, Wendy led executives and teams in large-scale hybrid infrastructure operations, Internet technology development, ML/AI-enabled business process transformation, cybersecurity and corporate governance, and global sales team enablement.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in technology governance and executive management across various sectors.
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Experience: 32 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Board Of Directors
- Executive Leadership
- Information Technology
- Cybersecurity
Career Highlights
- Founder of Box of Chocolates, focusing on Board services.
- Recognized as a top tech executive by multiple organizations.
- Led large-scale IT operations at major tech companies.
Work Experience
Opnova
Board Director (2 yrs)
Huang Family Corporation (HFC)
Board Director (2 yrs 2 mos)
Box of Chocolates
Founder (2 yrs 5 mos)
American Gaming Association
Board Director (2 yrs)
SADA
Board Director (3 yrs 11 mos)
Qualys
Board Director (6 yrs 10 mos)
CNBC Technology Executive Council
TEC Council Member (4 yrs 2 mos)
Girls in Tech, Inc.
Board Director (2 yrs 4 mos)
Nutanix
SVP and Chief Information Officer (6 yrs 2 mos)
GoPro
Chief Information Officer (1 yr 6 mos)
Robert Half International
Exec Director Enterprise Shared Services (6 yrs 4 mos)
Yahoo!
Exec Director Advanced Development, Data Privacy Office and Business Technology Programs (4 yrs 3 mos)
Covestic
Sr. Director Technology Services (3 yrs 1 mo)
Exodus Communications
Sr. Director Western Region Ops (Data Centers and Services) (1 yr 6 mos)
Mvalue
VP Product Development, CTO (1 yr)
Candle Corp
Sr. Director, Internet Business Group (2 yrs 3 mos)
Cisco Systems
Sr. Manager, Service Provider Marketing, Customer Advocacy (2 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at University of Phoenix