Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 15, 2000
BEATRIZ V. INFANTE is President and Chief Executive Officer of Aspect
Communications Corp. Ms. Infante is responsible for achieving sustained,
superior financial performance and growth of shareholder value. She is
the final decision-maker on all corporate, strategic and operational
issues and is responsible for defining corporate and market strategy and
building corporate culture. Ms. Infante joined Aspect in October 1998 as
Executive Vice President of Products and Services, and most recently
held the position of co-President with the responsibility for providing
operational direction and leadership for the company. Prior to joining
Aspect, she held several positions at Oracle Corporation, most recently
as a Senior Vice President, where she led the development of Oracle's
Internet and new enterprise software applications initiatives. She also
served as Director of Development at Taligent, co-founded Momenta
Corporation and held engineering and management positions at Hewlett-
Packard Company. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science from Princeton University and a Master's degree in
Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the California Institute
of Technology. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us an overview of Aspect CommunicationsCorporation?
Ms. Infante: The company was founded in 1985 and went through an IPO and
grew in a very typical Silicon