Shellye Archambeau

Shellye Archambeau is an American businesswoman and former CEO of MetricStream, a GRC company based in Palo Alto, California. She has held executive positions for numerous companies, including a 15-year career at IBM where she became the first African American woman at the company to be sent on assignment internationally. Archambeau is a guest lecturer at her alma mater, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a writer. She wrote Unapologetically Ambitious and co-authored Marketing That Works. Archambeau is a regular contributor for Xconomy.

Early life and education Archambeau grew up as the oldest of four children. Her parents had four kids in five years, attributing her competitive nature to growing up with siblings so close in age. As the leader of a new division, she was responsible for creating Blockbuster's online presence. While she was with Blockbuster, she was recognized as one of the Top 25 Click and Mortar Executives by Internet World. She left the company in 2002 to take her first CEO job.

In 2002, Archambeau joined Zaplet, Inc. as the company's CEO and oversaw it through the merger with MetricStream in 2004. While CEO of MetricStream, Archambeau was elected to the Board of Arbitron, a position she has held from 2005 through 2013. She also serves on the board of directors for Verizon Communications and Nordstrom Inc.

Awards and recognition

In addition to being recognized as one of the Top 25 Click and Mortar Executives by Internet World, The year prior she was No. 2 on the list of the 25 Most Influential African-Americans in Technology. She was also recognized as one of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology.