Jan 6, 2026
This week, we revisit our interview with Shellye Archambeau. Shellye is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. She shares lessons learned from her life that she has written about in her new book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms. A book that will inspire you, and provide the tools to enable you to fight the battles, make the tradeoffs and create the life you want.
Shellye Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon
[NYSE:VZ], Roper Technologies [NYSE: ROP], and Okta [NASDAQ: OKTA].
She previously served on Nordstrom's [NYSE: JWN] board. She is also
a strategic advisor to the Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Markets
Group, and Forbes Ignite.
Shellye has over 30 years of experience in technology. She is the
former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based, governance,
risk, and compliance software company. During her tenure,
MetricStream grew from a fledgling startup into a global market
leader. She is also a Forbes contributor and the protagonist of the
Harvard Business School Case Study: Becoming a CEO.
To learn more about Shellye, visit shellye.com