Mary Gendron has had a long successful career as a transformational leader, most recently as Senior VP and CIO of Qualcomm, where she’s inspired a team of 2,000 IT professionals across the globe. Her leadership story is one of courage, confidence, culture-building, and perseverance. She has led complex global organizations and driven proactive business strategies that have consistently generated customer, shareholder, and employee value. Through it all, she says, one of the things she’s most proud of is the opportunity she’s had to make a difference, for customers as well as employees.
Mary is a champion of creating and sustaining a diverse, inclusive workplace that empowers employees of all backgrounds. In 2019, she was recognized for her work to empower women in STEM with Athena’s 21st Annual Pinnacle Award in the “Individual in Technology” category. In our conversation for the CIO Whisperers podcast, she explained that she’s an advocate for inclusion not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it’s the necessary thing to do for the business to thrive.
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