Ilene H. Lang
Director/Board Member at Women’s Venture Capital Fund
Profile
Ilene H.
Lang joined Catalyst as President in August 2003 and was named Chief Executive Officer in September 2008.
After over 10 years leading the organization, she stepped down as President & CEO in January 2014 and was appointed an Honorary Director.
She returned to the organization from March to August 2018 as Interim President & CEO.
Under Ms. Lang’s leadership, Catalyst’s revenue doubled, membership tripled, brand awareness quadrupled, and the number of Catalyst research reports and knowledge products increased tenfold.
To sustain that growth, Ms. Lang continued to work with Catalyst as a Senior Advisor to the “Changing Workplaces.
Changing Lives.” Major Gift Campaign, which she launched in 2012 in conjunction with Catalyst’s 50th anniversary.
She was the founding CEO of AltaVista Internet Software Inc., a subsidiary of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Prior to that position, Ms. Lang was Senior Vice President of the Desktop Business Group at Lotus Development Corporation, responsible for a $500 million global business.
In 2017, Ms. Lang received a Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to both business and society.
In 2013, she was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal.
She has served on numerous other corporate, private, and nonprofit boards.
She currently serves as an Advisor to the Women’s Venture Capital Fund II, Trewstar Corporate Board Services, and the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities.
Ms. Lang earned an AB degree in History and Literature from Radcliffe College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
She is married and has three adult children and seven grandchildren.
Ilene H. Lang active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Women’s Venture Capital Fund
Women’s Venture Capital Fund Investment ManagersFinance Women’s Venture Capital Fund (Women’s Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Edith Dorsen and Monica Dodi. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Ilene H. Lang
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Catalyst, Inc.
Catalyst, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Catalyst, Inc. provides research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2013 |
Art Technology Group, Inc.
Art Technology Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Art Technology Group, Inc. provides an integrated suite of Internet customer relationship management and e-commerce software. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 10/08/2010 |
Art Technology Group, Inc.
Art Technology Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Art Technology Group, Inc. provides an integrated suite of Internet customer relationship management and e-commerce software. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 19/05/2009 |
Adaptec, Inc.
Adaptec, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Adaptec, Inc. provides innovative data storage hardware and software solutions. It supplies technologies and applications supported by major storage and system OEMs, system integrators, system builders, and value-added resellers that deliver enabling technology and products to address many of the most critical applications in data storage. It delivers ASICs, host-bus adapters, value-oriented and high-performance SATA/SAS and SCSI RAID controllers, and storage software for IP storage area networks. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2005 |
Individual.com, Inc.
Individual.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of GVC Networks LLC, Individual.com, Inc. provides free, individually customized news, information and services to businesses over the internet. Individual.com was acquired by Office.com from NewsEdge Corp. on August 04, 2000. | Chief Executive Officer | 30/04/2000 |
Training of Ilene H. Lang
Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
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Private companies | 6 |
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Art Technology Group, Inc.
Art Technology Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Art Technology Group, Inc. provides an integrated suite of Internet customer relationship management and e-commerce software. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Catalyst, Inc.
Catalyst, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Catalyst, Inc. provides research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Commercial Services |
Individual.com, Inc.
Individual.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of GVC Networks LLC, Individual.com, Inc. provides free, individually customized news, information and services to businesses over the internet. Individual.com was acquired by Office.com from NewsEdge Corp. on August 04, 2000. | Technology Services |
Adaptec, Inc.
Adaptec, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Adaptec, Inc. provides innovative data storage hardware and software solutions. It supplies technologies and applications supported by major storage and system OEMs, system integrators, system builders, and value-added resellers that deliver enabling technology and products to address many of the most critical applications in data storage. It delivers ASICs, host-bus adapters, value-oriented and high-performance SATA/SAS and SCSI RAID controllers, and storage software for IP storage area networks. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Women’s Venture Capital Fund
Women’s Venture Capital Fund Investment ManagersFinance Women’s Venture Capital Fund (Women’s Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Edith Dorsen and Monica Dodi. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. | Finance |
Altavista Internet Software, Inc. |
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