Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 17, 2000

Connie Galley – Mercator Software Inc (mctr)

CONNIE GALLEY has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercator Software Inc. since its founding in 1985. Ms. Galley has led the company through a period of dramatic, record-setting growth beginning with its IPO in July 1997. The company has achieved triple-digit revenue growth in recent quarters and now has over 600 employees worldwide. Under her leadership, the company pioneered the market for software to integrate e-business transactions and applications through the launch of its flagship Mercator Integration Broker product line. Ms. Galley brings over 25 years of experience in the computer software industry, including positions at IBM and Dun & Bradstreet. Ms. Galley is Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Technology Council, Chairman of the Software/IT Cluster Advisory Board, and Vice-Chair of the Governor's Council on Economic Competitiveness and Technology. She is also Chairman of the Software Division of ITAA and a member of ITAA Board of Directors. She is immediate past Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of SACIA, the Business Council of Southwestern Connecticut. Connie received a BA in Chemistry from Duke University. Profile
TWST: Let's start with an overview of Mercator Software Inc. the

company's history, products, services, and customers.

Ms. Galley: Mercator went public in July of 1997. We address the needs

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