Topic(s)
- Supplier development and procurement
Highlights
Join us for a deep dive on embracing disruption and fostering innovation through inclusion with keynote speaker Bhavana Bartholf.
Overview
In this interactive session, Bhavana Bartholf will provide a deeper dive into why inclusion is critical for organizations to be able to embrace disruption and foster innovation. In addition to sharing strategies for self-advocacy and sponsorship for people striving for parity in their organizations, she will respond candidly to questions relating to DE&I in an informal, facilitated Q&A session.
Company
Microsoft Industry Solutions is a global organization of over 16,000 strategic sellers, industry experts, elite engineers and world-class architects, consultants and delivery experts who work together to bring Microsoft’s mission of empowerment—and cutting-edge technology—to life for our customers and partners. It is on the front lines of innovation, working side-by-side with customers to drive value across the entirety of its digital transformation journey.
Presenter
Bhavana Bartholf is an award-winning leader and sought-after expert in providing vision and accelerating digital transformation for corporations across industries worldwide. Throughout her career, she has served as a customer-focused, transformational leader, innovative technologist, STEM advocate, and ally for women and racial/ethnical minorities (REM). She has a proven track record for building high-performing organizations with a focus on growing the female/REM workforce and is dedicated to driving systemic change to create inclusive work environments.
In 2022, Bartholf was recognized by Success Magazine as “Women of Influence” and The Charlotte Business Journal Women in Business Achievement Award's 25 Outstanding Women. In 2021, Bartholf was recognized by the National Diversity Council as one of the Top 100 Women in Technology (2021) and was named one of the 2021 “Power 50” Women in Leadership. Diversity Journal also named her one of the 2021 Women Worth Watching in Profiles.
As the chief analytics and innovation officer at Bank of America, she leads the end-to-end delivery of data, analytics, personalization enablement and marketing operations to unlock the value in data to drive transformation and accelerate innovation to benefit the business and its customers. Previously, she has over a 20-year diverse career with Microsoft across its customer success, sales, marketing, consulting and support businesses. Bartholf currently serves on the board of WEX Inc and the North Carolina State College of Engineering foundation. She has also served for six years on the board of The Gift of Adoption, a non-profit that provides adoption assistance through grants.
Bartholf holds a master’s degree in engineering from North Carolina State University and a bachelor's degree in math, physics and manufacturing engineering (triple major) from India. Today, she is a director on the board of NC State College of Engineering. She and her husband, Matt Bartholf, reside in Charlotte, North Carolina, with their three children. 
GA 430 | Listen to the podcast on gembaacademy.com
Bartholf recently joined Gemba Academy for a podcast on the importance of empathetic leadership. Ron and Bhavana discussed empathy, culture, trust and more. The episode is available for streaming and download here.
