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Tracey Newell
Board Member, SailPoint, Sumo Logic, Highspot, DataRobot, and Druva
Tracey's work centers around inspiring mid-career women executives to
embark on a leadership journey culminating in a role in the C-suite and a
seat in the boardroom. She focuses on empowering women with the
courage to dream big, provide strategies to chart a path forward, and
perspective on how their success can blaze a trail for future generations
of women leaders. Her goal is that each woman feels as though they have
been tapped on the shoulder to say, “You can achieve this”—just as her
mentors once did for her —motivating more women to answer the call to
leadership with an emphatic “Yes!”
She is the author of the new book, Hers for the Taking: Your Path to the
C-Suite an Beyond, which inspires more women leaders to aspire early on
in their careers to reach the top in their careers, while also giving the
reader the tools, strategies and best practices to achieve their goal.
Tracey serves on the board of five companies, to include Sailpoint,
Highspot, DataRobot, Druva and Deepwatch. She is also an advisor for
Blackrock's Long Term Private Capital Group.
Tracey is the former president of Informatica, where she served as a
member of Informatica’s board of directors for two years, prior to being
asked to join Informatica’s management team. As president of
Informatica, Tracey was responsible for global sales, marketing, sales
operations and customer success.
Prior to joining Informatica, Tracey was EVP of global field operations at
Proofpoint. Recognized as a Top 100 Sales Leader by The Modern Sale,
Proofpoint underwent a five-year period of hypergrowth, becoming a top
five leader in the cybersecurity market. Before Proofpoint, Tracey was EVP
of global sales at Polycom. She has also held sales leadership positions at
Juniper Networks, Webex, and Cisco Systems. During her tenure at
Cisco, Tracey was recognized by the organization Women Worth
Watching.
Tracey also serves on the board of 4Word, a nonprofit focused on helping
women to reach their God given potential. She is also an advisor for
Bridge2Rwanda (B2R), focused on solving the digital divide, and also
works with B2R Farms which is focused on conservationist farming.