Paula Tompkins
VISION AND VALUES
Over Paula’s 45-year career in Silicon Valley she gained extensive expertise across a broad range of technologies and disciplines which she plans to bring to the boardroom, executive advisory, and speaking engagements.
Leadership Philosophy
Paula is a driven visionary leader, persistent, hard charging, focused, change agent and survivor. She is skilled at spotting trends, quickly assessing problems, and finding innovative solutions to ensure a company is on track to meet its goals.
Commitment to Diversity and Mentorship
Paula has experienced the unique challenges women face in business her entire career from her first job on Wall Street to the owner and operator of a high-tech company. As the only women in the room her experiences include numerous failed fund-raising efforts with the male dominated VC and PE community - to being informed in an all-male client meeting that a proposed digital transformation project would never be awarded to a woman owned company. In 2004 Paula obtained formal certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE), with the support and assistance of the supplier diversity team at Ford Motor Company. Paula is committed to mentoring and coaching women business owners and entrepreneurs to ensure they are prepared to tackle the same or similar challenges woman still face in business today.
