Biography
 Beatriz V. Infante Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Aspect |
Beatriz V. Infante, chairman, president, and chief executive officer, has
over 20 years' experience in creating and growing high-technology
businesses, with a track record of success at companies ranging from Oracle
to HP. She is the driving force behind Aspect's vision, strategy, market
direction, and commitment to service excellence. Ms. Infante leads Aspect's
executive team and oversees all business operations worldwide.
Ms. Infante joined Aspect in late 1998 as executive vice president of Products and Services, and in 1999 was elected to the position of co-president, providing operational direction and leadership for the company's products, sales, services, and marketing functions. She became CEO at the beginning of 2001. Ms. Infante came to Aspect from Oracle, where she served in several executive management roles over a period of five years. Infante ran Oracle's worldwide Open Systems business units, representing over 70% of Oracle's license revenue, and achieved revenue growth in excess of 50%. She also led the acquisition of the Rdb business from Digital Equipment Corporation, and was senior vice president of the Application Server Division, where she was instrumental in creating and growing Oracle's Internet and eCommerce initiatives and driving year-over-year revenue growth of nearly 90% in Oracle's Application Server business. Prior to Oracle, she was co-founder of Momenta Corporation, an early leader in pen-based personal computers. From 1977 to 1989, she held engineering and management positions at Hewlett-Packard, where she led the development of the world's first end-to-end integrated processor design system, as well as the integrated circuit development organization that designed many of HP's high-volume processors. Ms. Infante holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University and a master's degree in computer engineering and computer science from the California Institute of Technology. Ms. Infante is a member of the Silicon Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on Aviation Security and Technology, and as chair of the technology sub-committee, is responsible for identifying technologies that will help improve security at San Jose's airport as well as at others across the nation. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, a consortium of Silicon Valley's most respected employers, organized to work with local, regional, state, and federal government officials to address major public policy issues affecting the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley. Ms. Infante also serves on the Advisory Board to the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, consisting of some of the leading deans of U.S. engineering schools and selected industry leaders who help refine Princeton's 10-year roadmap for research, interdisciplinary programs, and overall evolution of the university's engineering school. |