Hackett

Gerry Hackett is Dell’s Vice President of Software Engineering, responsible for firmware support of Dell’s servers, OS support for all Dell computers, and International Product Support for the entire Dell product line.  She has over 30 years of industry experience, including Software VP positions at IBM and at VERITAS Software (now Symantec). She chaired the IBM Austin Women’s Networking Group, and actively mentored a large, geographically dispersed group of IBM women engineers.  Gerry founded the first Women’s Networking Group at VERITAS and began the first formal mentoring program in the company.