Rhonda Vetere
Rhonda Vetere is an author, technology industry expert, keynote speaker, and panelist. She was formerly Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and on the Executive Board of Herbalife Nutrition. She was formerly the First President of Data and Analytics at nThrive and Chief Technology Ofﬁcer at Estée Lauder Companies. Vetere has also held executive positions at Santander Bank, Pamplona Capital Management, AIG, HP Enterprise Services, Barclays, Bank One / JPMorgan Chase, and several telecommunications companies. Biography. Vetere was born in Fairfax, Virginia and grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. She studied Business, Communications, and Spanish at George Mason  University, graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Vetere worked for twelve years in various positions through mergers at CompuServe, UUNET, AOL, Worldcom, and MCI Inc. She became the managing director of the Global Infrastructure Operations Center at Bank One Corporation, later JPMorgan Chase, from 2002 to 2007, which included a 2-year assignment in Mumbai, India and extensive travel to Hong Kong and Asia during the JPMorgan Chase and Bank One merger in 2004. From 2007 to 2010, Vetere was the managing director of technology & operations at Barclays, working two years in their London ofﬁce. Vetere worked  two years at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services as their SVP of global enterprise services technology & operations until 2012. Starting in 2012, Vetere became SVP for global technology & infrastructure at AIG. From December 2013 to January 2018, Vetere was the Chief Technology Ofﬁcer at Estée Lauder Companies. In January 2018, Vetere joined nThrive's Executive Team as President of data and analytics. Vetere currently serves on the World BPO / ITO Forum Board Executive Advisory Council, the corporate advisory board for Longwood University, and the board of directors for the School of Business at George Mason University. Philanthropy. Rhonda is soundly focused  on the next generation of leaders, veterans and the conversation of Africa as well as helping others and transforming lives. It’s her belief that girls are limited by a lack of female role models which is why Rhonda is committed to S.T.E.A.M. and specifically with women empowered organizations. She’s involved in global programs like Girls Leadership Academy Meetup that equip girls with the skills and confidence to seek leadership roles, feel the power within their voice, and create positive change. For three years running, Vetere has participated in the Serengeti Girls Run for Female Empowerment in Tanzania which  is a fundraiser and wellness initiative with all of the proceeds going to girl empowerment groups and the conservation for the safari that is hosted by the Singita Grumeti Fund and BRAVE. The event includes a 55-mile run through the plains of Africa joined by many of the women that she is there to support. Additionally, she is an Africa Community & Conservation Foundation global ambassador. She’s been added to the Boys and Girls Club Board of Trustees and oversees their technology Committee. She mentors a former Seal Team 6 member and a Board Member of VETTOCEO as well  as supports numerous community events/programs that benefit all of these groups of individuals. Rhonda participated in the 2021 Navy SEAL Swim in the Hudson River with the GI Go Fund — alongside 150 active & veteran Navy SEALs. Rhonda was the second female to complete the full swim, and she was one of the first in the water. The event honors “our military veterans, their families, and all of those who died during 9/11 and the wars that followed that fateful day. Along the route, the SEALs stop at the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to perform 100 push-ups  in honor of America's liberties, and 22 pull-ups in recognition of 22 veterans who commit suicide every day. The event concludes in lower Manhattan to honor the victims of 9/11 and all those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country in the wars that followed .” Awards. Vetere has received several industry awards, including: