Mary McDowell Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Board Member

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

Mary McDowell General Information

Biography

Ms. Mary McDowell serves as Board Member at Autodesk. She also served as Chairman at Mitel Networks. She serves as Board Member at Informa. She served as Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board at Polycom. She also served as Executive Partner at Siris Capital. Ms. McDowell is a technology industry executive who has led global multi-billion dollar businesses in the mobile, consumer and enterprise sectors. In her most recent operational role, she was the EVP, Mobile Phones at Nokia, where she had global P&L responsibility for the feature phone business and associated software and digital services. She joined Nokia in 2004 to lead the Enterprise Solutions business and later served as Chief Development Officer. She was previously SVP of Industry Standard Servers at Compaq Computer and Hewlett Packard. She serves on the boards of Autodesk, Inc., Bazaarvoice, Inc. and UBM plc. She holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois College of Engineering.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Board Member, Autodesk
Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Female
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • The Landmark One Market
  • Suite 400
  • San Francisco, CA 94105
  • United States
+1 (415)

Mary McDowell Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Arrow Electronics Electrical Equipment Publicly Held Corporation Centennial, CO
Autodesk Multimedia and Design Software Publicly Held Corporation San Francisco, CA
Informa Media and Information Services (B2B) Publicly Held Corporation London, United Kingdom

Mary McDowell Lead Partner on Deals (1)

Mary McDowell has been the lead partner on 1 deal. Their latest deal was with Obihai Technology, a connectivity products company. The deal was made on 28-Feb-2018.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Obihai Technology 28-Feb-2018 Merger/Acquisition Completed Connectivity Products Campbell, CA

Mary McDowell Network (77)

Board Members (74)

Name Company Representing Location From
Rami Rahim Autodesk Self San Francisco, CA
Robert Hagerty Polycom Polycom San Jose, CA
Arrow Electronics Self Centennial, CO
Arrow Electronics Self Centennial, CO
Arrow Electronics Self Centennial, CO

Mary McDowell FAQs

  • Who is Mary McDowell?

    Ms. Mary McDowell serves as Board Member at Autodesk.

  • How much does Mary McDowell typically invest?

    Mary McDowell's median deal size is .

  • What is Mary McDowell’s main position?

    Mary McDowell’s primary position is Board Member.

  • How many active board seats does Mary McDowell hold?

    Mary McDowell holds 3 board seats including Arrow Electronics, Autodesk, and Informa.

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