Who We Are: Robin Abrams

Robin Abrams Robin Abrams brings a wealth of technology and senior management experience to her position on the Board of the the Anita Borg Institute. She has spent nearly 35 years in key leadership roles at numerous high-profile high-tech companies, building an impressive track record both in the U.S. and abroad. Most recently, she served as Interim CEO of ZiLOG, a provider of integrated microcontroller products. Previously, she was CEO of Firefly Mobile, a mobile products company for the youth market. Prior to Firefly Mobile, Abrams was president and CEO of BlueKite, a leading provider of bandwidth optimization software for wireless operators. Abrams was president and CEO of Palm Computing Inc., where she led the launches of the Palm V and Palm VII handheld devices. Prior to Palm, Abrams was president and CEO of VeriFone, the global leader in debit/credit card authorization solutions. She also held key executive positions at Apple, including managing director of Apple Asia and president of Apple Americas. Abrams’ international experience began with Unisys, where she was vice president and program general manager for retail delivery systems, vice president of Pacific marketing operations and general manager of Unisys Financial Centre, based in Hong Kong. Abrams entered the financial world of technology management with Norwest Banks (now Wells Fargo) after earning her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska. Today, she also serves on the board of directors of HCL Technologies, Openwave Systems Inc. and ZiLOG.

Officers

  • Telle Whitney, – President and CEO
  • James Beck, CPA & CMA, Managing Director & COO, Mayfield Fund – Treasurer, Vice President & Corporate Secretary

Corporate Counsel

  • Allison Spinner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Staff

Our Founder

Board of Trustees

  • Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and Ramsburg Distinguished Professor, Purdue University, Board Chair
  • Francine Berman, Vice President of Research and Professor of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Vice Chair
  • Robin Abrams, Investor
  • Anushka Anand, Ph.D Candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • James Beck, CPA & CMA, Managing Director and COO, Mayfield Fund – Treasurer, Vice President and Corporate Secretary
  • Mark Bregman, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Neustar
  • Debi Coleman, Managing Partner, SmartForest Ventures
  • Nancy E. Cooper, Retired, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, CA Technologies
  • Kelli Crane, Senior Vice President of Global Enterprise Information Solutions, LexisNexis
  • Nora Denzel, Senior Vice President, Big Data, Social Design and Marketing, Intuit
  • Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Knowledge, Google
  • Penny Herscher, President and CEO, firstRain
  • Kathy Hill, Senior Vice President, Development Strategy and Operations, Cisco Systems Inc.
  • Tracy S. Keogh, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, HP
  • Sarah Loos, Ph.D Candidate, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Brian Pawlowski, CTO and Senior Vice President, NetApp
  • Richard Rashid, Chief Research Officer, Microsoft
  • Justin Rattner, Senior Fellow and CTO, Intel
  • Mike Schroepfer, VP of Engineering, Facebook
  • Bill Unger, Partner Emeritus, Mayfield Fund
  • William Wulf, Former President, National Academy of Engineering
  • Telle Whitney, President and CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
  • Margaret Ashida, Emerita (Term: 2003- 2009)
  • Linda Bernardi, Emerita (Term: 1996 -2006)
  • Wayne Johnson, Emeritus (Term: 2002-2008)
  • Maria Klawe, Emerita (Term: 1996-2011)
  • Greg Papadopoulos, Emeritus (Term: 1996 -2006)

Individual and Organizations

Board of Advisors