Board DIRECTOR
Meeting the challenges of private, closely-held enterprises.
Wendy serves as Board Member & Strategic Advisor for family-held AMC Global, one of Spain’s largest international exporters in food and beverage.
An experienced leader, she brings multi-industry expertise and global perspective to the Boardroom. Committed to ensure effective governance and management succession, Wendy empowers executive teams to balance sustainability, risk management and growth.
executive COACH
Working at the confluence of strategy and leadership, Wendy is a proven CEO Coach. She delivers interactive training and development for the CEO and their C-Suite teams to meet strategic objectives and drive business metrics.
Certified Master Agility Coach, Wendy is one of the Top 100 Agile Leadership Coaches with Tilt 365, a powerful tool for leadership and executive team-building. As Master Practitioner in Transformational NLP, Wendy applies neuroscience and linguistics to increase effectiveness and satisfaction for high-profile leaders, to drive change in their organizations.
Strategic advisor
A strategist with multi-industry expertise across Asset Management, Food and Beverage, and Mobile Technology, Wendy serves as advisor to the Board, CEO and Executive teams. Wendy draws upon her experience serving leading global brands with strategic insight and analytical rigor. She brings that experience to today’s leaders in Private Equity and Venture Capital-backed companies.
Chief Marketing Officer, Asset ManagemenT
An accomplished Chief Marketing Officer, Wendy delivered two decades of accelerated growth in AUM for institutional fund managers.
Makena Capital Management | CMO, Head of Corporate and Channel Marketing for leading global endowment investment manager with more than $25 billion AUM. Wendy established the firm's strategic alliance with a premier private bank, a leading driver of growth. She led brand development and digital integration.
Altegris Investments | Chief Marketing Officer. Wendy launched and managed this first FinTech platform providing alternative investments to Financial Advisors and accredited investors. Her success in rapidly growing AUM enabled the firm's $100+ million strategic acquisition.
Strategic Advisor to Alternative Asset Managers. Solving unique fund marketing challenges, Wendy spearheaded the $100+ million Asian launch of a multi-asset class retail investment offering.
Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in Europe
Fortune Magazine
An experienced global strategist, Wendy built the first digital mobile telecoms networks across Europe, transforming communications worldwide.
As Managing Director, AirTouch/Vodafone, she led the financing and launch of the first digital mobile networks. Based in Brussels, she educated EU policymakers to ensure competitive networks.
Named Co-lead, Telecoms Investment Banking, HSBC in London, Wendy secured debt and equity financing for telecom operators worldwide.
As Chief Financial Officer for Europe Online, Wendy raised E70 mil. for this venture-backed broadband carrier in Luxembourg.
As Consultant with McKinsey and Company in New York, Wendy developed her strategic acumen serving clients in the communications sector.
INDUSTRY LEADER, FINANCIAL SERVICES
Board Member of the 100 Women in Finance, Northern California, Education Committee, she produces educational events for emerging leaders, serving 25,000 professionals worldwide.
Wendy earned her MBA from the Stanford Business School, named Arjay Miller Scholar top 10%, and BA from Stanford University, Phi Beta Kappa. She is an experienced Co-Leader for Stanford GSB Women’s Circles.
One of the first female ex-pat executives, Wendy lived and worked in Brussels, London, Luxembourg and Berlin. She speaks fluent German, proficient French, basic Spanish and Greek.
Racing & Cruising Sailor
An accomplished sailor, Wendy sails on San Francisco Bay. A world cruiser, she traversed the Mediterranean and Caribbean in her 41-foot sloop.