Elizabeth Ames is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Alliances and Programs at the Anita Borg Institute. Prior to Elizabeth’s role at the Anita Borg Institute, she held management positions in marketing and strategy at Apple, Verifone, Netcentives, Vontu, Certive, Plastic Logic, and RETHINK Partners, where she was Founder and CEO. She received her BFA from the University of Hartford and her MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.