Ingrid Vanderveldt
CEO, EMPOWERING A BILLION WOMEN
Self-made businesswoman (tech entrepreneur), investor and media personality, Ingrid Vanderveldt (iV) is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of Vanderveldt Global Investments, EBW2020 LLC (Empowering a Billion Women by 2020) & Ingrid Vanderveldt LLC. She is an Advisor, change agent and business innovation strategist to startup CEO’s and C-level executives at top global corporations. She is a sought after global speaker & media host on entrepreneurship, women's leadership & innovation.
Her vision is to get a mobile device into the hands of every woman and provide her access to financial literacy and mentoring tools fueling success as leaders and entrepreneurs. Her investment, advisory and consulting strategy focuses on those tech companies and global brands building solutions that can plug into and/or compliment the EBW2020 global mobile platform to help women start, build and grow their ventures.
Ingrid's one-of-a-kind skill set for bridging global corporations, women & entrepreneurs in a way that drives ROI on all sides has led to her winning the 2014-2015 FORBES & Northwestern Mutual Global "Entrepreneur in Excellence Award", being listed the #1 "Superconnector" 2014 by Fast Company and on Fortune's "55 Most Influencial Women to Watch on Twitter" 2014.
Previously, she was the first EIR for Dell Inc. (2011-2014) where she oversaw entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide helping to build a $250 million business segment and founded the $250M Dell Innovators Credit Fund, Dell Founders Club, and the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs during her 3-year term. iV sits on the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council.
Host of CNBC's "American Made", iV has been featured on outlets including NBC, FOX, ABC, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, CNN Money, Fortune Magazine, Fast Company, Inc Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine. She holds a Masters in Architecture at the Savannah College of Art & Design and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from UT at Austin.
