Yvonne Hyland

With 35 years at the forefront of the global technology industry, Yvonne Hyland’s experience spans from startups to Fortune 100 companies. 
Currently she is an advisor, investor, board member and speaker. Her exploration and advice are focused on driving business value by understanding the opportunities and risks of technology, digital innovation, and AI. 
Her corporate career roles include business leader at SAP where she led the Products and Services organization in Denmark. For Gartner, she launched and led the Executive Advisory Service for enterprise IT leaders (EITL) and high-tech and telco general managers (GGM).
As founder, co-founder and CXO of multiple technology product and service companies, she achieved two successful exits including IBM as a strategic acquirer. 
In her role as a business transformation consultant working with Fortune 500 companies, she led global initiatives with her clients driving significant operational efficiency and growth. 
At B Capital, as a venture capital operator, she launched and led the business development group to increase portfolio enterprise value. 
Yvonne attended the MBA program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. She is currently an entrepreneur in residence at Syracuse University’s Blackstone LaunchPad and member of Syracuse University Libraries Advisory Board. She obtained her Ethics of AI certification from the London School of Economics. 
She is a member of the of the Private Directors Association (PDA) and the Society for Information Management (SIM) in the US. She is also a member of the European Women on Boards (EWOB EU) and the Institute of Directors (IOD) in the UK. 
Yvonne resides with her family in Greenwich, CT having previously lived in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and Bermuda.