Bill Veghte

Bill Veghte is the founder of AthenePartners, a consulting firm with deep expertise in strategy and business transformation. Veghte, who is known for his passion for technology and customers, has held a variety of leadership roles at Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, SurveyMonkey, Turbonomic, and Xero. He has been building software, teams, and businesses for over 30 years, as an engineering leader, a marketing leader, a sales and services leader, a GM, a COO, a CEO, and as a board member. He has led the development of iconic products such as Office, Windows and Windows Server that are used by billions of people and millions of businesses today. Previously, Veghte served as HP’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President of HP Software, where he led the multi-billion dollar software business unit that provides software and solutions to help IT organizations perform better. Veghte was responsible for the HP IT Performance Suite, a comprehensive software suite that helps thousands of customers modernize their applications and web services, secure their digital enterprise, and operate their infrastructure at a lower cost and greater agility. Prior to HP, he spent two decades at Microsoft in a variety of senior leadership positions from engineering to sales. He managed the company’s $15 billion global Windows® business and was instrumental in the delivery and launch of Windows 7. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Veghte serves on several Boards including nPower, which is dedicated to helping nonprofits use technology to serve their communities. Veghte holds a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian studies from Harvard University.