Sonita Lontoh

Sonita Lontoh is an award-winning public company board director (Sunrun, Nasdaq: RUN and TrueBlue, NYSE: TBI) and former Fortune 100 C-suite executive (HP, SIEMENS, PG&E) who advises companies and governments on digital transformation, disruptive technologies, and the 4th Industrial Revolution -- contributing multibillion-dollar impact to businesses, consumers, and society. She advises on innovative, customer-centric programs that deliver multibillion-dollar revenue, scale, and double-digit growth, globally leveraging her 20+ year diverse leadership career with high-growth businesses at public companies with combined revenues of ~$200B – HP Inc. (formerly Hewlett-Packard, NYSE: HPQ), Siemens (DAX: SIEGY), PG&E (NYSE: PCG); and with venture-backed Silicon Valley startups. Currently lead marketing strategy at HP’s high-growth Personalization, 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing business, helping the $60B HP as it seeks to disrupt the $12T manufacturing sector through personalized customer solutions. Previously led strategy, marketing, and go-to-market expansion for a high-growth, new digital technology business for $100B Siemens. Sonita is a collaborative and effective C-suite and board trusted advisor with keen insights to “connect the dots” through relentless focus on the customer. She is an independent, "big picture" thinker for public companies' boards looking to leverage customer-centric, disruptive technologies to meaningfully transform their industries, drive growth, and thrive in the 21st century digital economy. Sonita currently serves on the advisory boards of UC Berkeley College of Engineering JIDI and the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT). She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Director (NACD) and the Women Corporate Director (WCD). Sonita has extensive global experience, having worked/lived in North America, Asia and Europe. She is a graduate of MIT, Northwestern’s Kellogg, and UC Berkeley. Recognition & Thought Leadership: * Invited by the White House to speak at President Obama’s Innovation Summit and by former Secretary of State Kerry to discuss energy transformation. Recognized by Secretary of State Clinton for global mentorship, and invited to the White House to attend AAPI Women Champion of Change celebration. * Awards: US National Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame; US National Asian American Hall of Fame, and MIT Notable Women Alumni. * Contributor to and/or published by publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the World Economic Forum, Forbes, Fortune, TIME, CNN, NBC, Reuters, the BBC, MIT Technology Review, and others.