Carol Bartz is executive chairman of the board of Autodesk, Inc. Bartz was chairman, president and CEO of Autodesk for 14 years and stepped-down in April, 2006. During her tenure, the company diversified its product line and grew revenues from $285 million to $1.523 billion in FY06.
Bartz previously held positions at Sun Microsystems, most recently serving as vice president of worldwide field operations and an executive officer of the company. Before joining Sun, she held product line and sales management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and 3M Corporation.
Appointed to President Bush’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Bartz is one of a select group of industry leaders expected to play a key role in shaping and setting the government’s high tech agenda—ranging from R&D funding to new broadband incentives. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, NetApp, and the Foundation for the National Medals of Science and Technology.
Bartz holds an honors degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin. She was granted an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from William Woods University.
Honors & Awards
50 Most Powerful Women in Business, Fortune, 2005
50 Women to Watch, Wall Street Journal, 2005
The World’s 30 Most Respected CEOs, Barron’s, 2005
World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes, 2005 & 2004
Exemplary Community Leadership Award, National Conference for Community & Justice, 2004
Women in Technology List, Business Week, 2004
100 Most Influential Women in Business, San Francisco Business Times, 2004
Spirit of Life Award, City of Hope, 2004
Entered into the Congressional Record by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, 2003
Avatar Award for Women of Excellence, National Association of Female Executives, 2003
Ada Lovelace Award, Association for Women in Computing, 2003
Ernst & Young’s Northern California Master Entrepreneur of the Year, 2001
Horatio Alger Award, 2000
Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame, 1997
Recognized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 1994