Betty Shanahan

Betty Shanahan became the Executive Director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) in 2002. Prior to joining SWE, she spent 24 years in development, engineering management, and marketing for the electronics and software industries. Most recently, she was Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for the Software Components Division of Stellent, Inc.

Ms. Shanahan earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Michigan State University, a Master’s of Software Engineering from the Wang Institute of Graduate Studies, and an M.B.A. with a concentration in strategic management from the University of Chicago. She is a fellow life member of SWE and has held numerous section and national volunteer positions, including co-chair of the 1995 SWE National Convention in Boston. She is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Society of Association Executives.