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Danette Seward

Vice President, Global Enterprise Alliances

With over 30 years in the IT industry holding both Sales and Technical positions Danette has worked with clients and partners of all sizes in almost every corner of the world. Her most recent role before joining Infosys was based in Singapore as Microsoft’s Senior Director, Intelligent Cloud/Azure for Asia with accountability for both direct and partner sales and technical engagement. She has held Senior Leadership roles in both IBM and Microsoft as well as for a start-up that was successfully acquired in the Human Resource Management System segment. She has resided in the US, China, and Southeast Asia working in both mature and growth/emerging markets.

As Vice President for Infosys’ Global Enterprise Alliances, Danette has direct responsibility for our partnerships with Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Adobe and Oracle. Leading a team of highly specialized business alliance managers she helps clients and partners embark on a journey of digital transformation with Infosys at the center of their IT and business needs. She has the unique opportunity to work directly with clients and partners across the globe to empower them to achieve more together.

Throughout her career Danette has been a strong advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and she continues that advocacy at Infosys. She has created communities to connect women to support each other and learn together through trust and shared accountability. She has a passion for mentoring women that have chosen career goals in the IT industry, both technical and non-technical, particularly in a global capacity.

Danette and her husband Kevin have recently relocated back to the US from Singapore and reside in Colorado. They have raised 4 “children” now ages 26 – 30 and have recently welcomed their first grandchildren (twins granddaughters!) In her free time Danette enjoys tennis, scuba diving, golfing and exploring new places and cultures.