Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 4, 1999
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: Could we start out with a brief overview and a little bit ofhistory of the company just to set the stage for the readers?
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