Brooke Partridge '91
Brooke Partridge '91
As CEO and founder of Vital Wave Consulting Brooke Partridge has created the company to further emerging markets as a new discipline in business management. Her firm, now global in its scope, has helped set game-changing strategies in emerging markets for multinational firms. They also work with global foundations on scalable, sustainable business models for technology adoption in the developing world.
For over 20 years Ms. Partridge has been a leader in emerging-market and emerging-technology businesses. Previously, she was the business director of the Emerging Market Solutions Organization at Hewlett Packard where she built the team that designed and commercialized HP’s first technology solutions for developing economies. Throughout her career, Ms. Partridge has brought to market a wide variety of innovative technology solutions, managing all business functions including marketing, operations and R&D.
Ms. Partridge has lived and worked in several developing economies, including Perú, Chile, and México, and spent extended periods of time in Western Europe and in South Africa. She lectured in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Stanford University and holds a Master of Pacific International Affairs from UC San Diego, as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree in economics and international relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
We are honored that Brooke is part of IR/PS as she is truly deserving of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award. Congratulations, Brooke!
