Working Your Way to the C-Suite w/ Shellye Archambeau

What does it take to work your way to the top of an organization? Do you have an intention of being a CEO someday? Shellye Archambeau has 25 years of experience as a leader in tech companies. She serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a governance, risk, and compliance company that was named in the Top 10 of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. She had a 15-year career at IBM where she worked her way up to run IBM's Asia Pacific business for the public sector, making her the first African American woman to be sent on assignment internationally by the company. Learn more about Shellye Archambeau online.

In this episode that originally aired on March 15, 2016, Shellye shares with us her experiences as we dive into the attributes of a great leader and identify the benefits of women leaders and the need for more diversity at the top.

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About Shellye Archambeau

Shellye Archambeau is a leader in both business and community. In her tenure as CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based governance, risk, compliance and quality software company that enables corporations to comply with rules, regulations and mandates such as FDA regulations and Sarbanes-Oxley, the company’s sales grew significantly.

MetricStream has been recognized for growth and innovation over the years and was awarded the highly acclaimed international business award, the “Stevie,” for innovative business model in 2007. In 2008 MetricStream was named a leader in Governance, Risk and Compliance by Forrester Research and Gartner.

Shellye has been recognized as a leader by several organizations including being ranked a Top Women of Influence in Silicon Valley and was named a Game Changer by The Registry Bay Area.


Monica Phillips