2012 Speaker List

Bethany Mayer is the senior vice president and general manager of the HP Networking business unit, which has grown 8 consecutive quarters and delivers $2.5B in annual revenue for HP. In this role, she oversees the group’s worldwide business operations, with a focus on expanding its market share position as a leading networking supplier in the market. Prior to her general manager role, Bethany was responsible for worldwide marketing and alliances for Enterprise Business Group.

Mayer brings more than 25 years of experience in leading product management, marketing communications, operations and engineering from start-up companies to Fortune 500 corporations.

Mayer joined HP from Blue Coat, where she was senior vice president, worldwide marketing and corporate development. While at Blue Coat, Mayer’s marketing leadership moved the company to market share leader in Secure Web Gateway and WAN Optimization markets. She was also responsible for the acquisition of Packeteer which drove Blue Coat’s revenue growth of more than 300% during her three-year tenure.

Prior to Blue Coat, Mayer served as chief marketing officer with Mirapoint Incorporated in the email and email security market. She has held executive positions at JDSU, Vernier Networks and Skystream Networks (now Ericsson). Mayer also held management positions in product management, engineering development and operations at Cisco Systems and was responsible for Cisco’s initial channel products and supply chain design. Earlier in her career Mayer held positions at Apple and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Mayer holds a bachelor of science from Santa Clara University and an MBA from California State University, Monterey Bay. She was recognized as one of the Top Women of Influence in Silicon Valley in 2008.