Ms. Lewis is a distinguished Mexican American global technology leader, a C-Level Executive, Board Member, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee Member and former Salesforce CIO Advisory Board Member. She is also a co-founder of Zayo Group, a prominent telecommunications provider recognized by MSN Money as the most successful company launched in 2007. With a proven track record in implementing large-scale enterprise solutions, offering strategic analysis for networking and business systems, and establishing secure, reliable, and efficient infrastructures, Ms. Lewis excels in guiding Boards and executives through digital transformation, change management, and scalable growth.As a key figure in Zayo Group's journey, she held various pivotal roles, including Chief Information Officer, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, and Chief of Staff. Ms. Lewis played a role in managing relationships with VC boards, public boards, and board committees during the company's public offering in 2014 and its subsequent privatization in 2020, leading to significant returns of 7.7x invested capital on a $1.2 billion investment. She also served as Acting General Manager and Advisory Board Member for ColdQuanta, a Cold Atom-based Quantum Computing company, contributing substantially to defining corporate strategy, overseeing product management and development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and customer care platforms.Lewis extends her expertise to private and philanthropic boards and committees, including Farm First Energy, DataVolt, Earth 911, Latino Leadership Institute, Denver Scholarship Foundation, Denver Economic Development Opportunity, Endeavor Colorado, and Clayton Club. Her past board roles encompassed Salesforce CIO Advisory Board, Colorado Technology Association, and the Metro Denver EDC Executive Committee. Recognitions and accolades have been awarded, including the Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement Award, Most Inspiring Woman in Comms, Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Colorado, Latinas First Foundation Trailblazer, and Apex Awards CIO of the Year. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Master's level coursework towards an MS in IT from DePaul University, completion of the Harvard Women on Boards Program, the NACD Directorship Certification program, and Harvard's VPAL Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age.
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General ManagerFrostcarbonDenver, Co, Us -
Member Of The Board Audit And Risk CommitteeDatavolt Apr 2024 - PresentRiyadh, SaMember of the Board Audit and Risk Committee for DataVolt, a trusted partner in developing and operating future-ready, innovative, environmentally conscious data centers for a connected world. -
Member Of The Board Of AdvisorsEarth911 Mar 2023 - PresentLakewood, Washington, UsBoard Member and Chair of Compensation Committee for a leading publisher of eco-efficient, sustainable lifestyle and recycling information that features the largest curated database of recycling programs in the United States -
Independent ConsultantSelf-Employed Jul 2022 - PresentConsulting with high impact growth companies on business planning, CES, NPS, DEI, Operational Finance, Sales Operations, Talent & Compensation Strategy, Target Account Program Development, Lead Management, Churn Management, Telecom Strategy, IT Application Development, Vendor Selection & Negotiation
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Board MemberFarm First Energy Apr 2021 - PresentDenver, Co, UsBoard member for a privately held wind and solar renewable energy development company partnering with farmers on the co-location of energy and agricultural production. -
Advisory Board MemberColdquanta Apr 2021 - Jun 2023Louisville, Colorado, UsAdvisor for a privately held provider of Cold Atom based Quantum Computing, Research, Devices and Machines including compute, networks, sensing, atomic clocks, quantum positioning systems, radiofrequency (RF) receivers, and a quantum emulator. -
Interim General Manager Cold Quanta - Coldatom Tech DivisionColdquanta Apr 2021 - Jun 2022Louisville, Colorado, UsArchitected, launched and managed ColdAtom Tech, the Devices and Machines division of ColdQuanta, with P&L responsibility for R&D, Manufacturing, Product Management, Customer Care, Sales and Marketing with the objective of growing Sales by 5x over 2 years -
Advisory Board MemberSalesforce Jun 2016 - Apr 2021San Francisco, California, UsMember of the CIO advisory Board for the publicly held Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Company's enterprise value is $294 Billion. -
Co-Founder, Cio, Cxo, Executive Vp Of Human Resources And Chief Of StaffZayo Group Jul 2007 - Apr 2021Denver, Colorado, UsCo-founder, C-Level executive, and management liaison with VC boards, public boards and board committees (Compensation, Strategy, and Nominating & Governance Committees) through a public offering in 2014 and taking the company private in 2020, resulting in a favorable outsized returns of 7.7x MOIC on a $1.2B investment.Notable experience: Digital Transformation Innovator & Implementer: Designed and launched a B2B e-commerce platform for carrier grade telecommunications services, supporting 450K+ quotes and $11M+ in annual sales bookings, where 9K+ customers quote, order and manage existing services.Customer Experience Transformation - Architected, launched and managed Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Customer Effortless Survey (CES) to manage customer feedback & sentiment, improving NPS scores by 3x to >50 and attaining CES scores of 4.7/5.047 Successful Mergers and Acquisitions: Led teams that acquired and fully integrated acquisitions across 350 NA markets & 50 European markets, amassing 50+ Data Centers, 13M+ fiber miles, 37K+ on-net buildings and 3.6K+ employeesTalent Management & Coaching: Recruited and led a highly diverse and talented team of 360 employees with 91% employee satisfactionQuote to Cash Transformation: Led development on Tranzact (customer platform integrating sales, marketing and back office functions) resulting in dramatic increases in productivity and driving customer onboarding and new sales. Efforts saved ~160K hrs per yearAccount Based Marketing (ABM) Strategy: Used Big Data and industry know-how to establish ABM framework prioritizing customers based on estimated potential spend. These ranks were used to establish sales territories and marketing programs driving a 26% increase in bookingsExpanded SMB market share: Designed, implemented and managed systems & processes that enabled a small inside sales & customer care team to reduce churn and increase sales with SMB customers, transforming growth from -15% to +5% -
Accounting ControllerMotorola Solutions Jan 2007 - Jul 2007Chicago, Il, UsController for Envysion, a web-based video management solution company, during it's start-up phase. Responsible for financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems. She guided financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures. -
Vp Finance And Chief Of Staff To The CeoIcg Communications Nov 2004 - Jan 2007UsMember of the turn-around management team that purchased ICG and achieved 34x return on $8M equity investment through rigorous financial management and attention to organic growth as a part of a two-year turnaround. Served as Management Liaison to the VC Board of Directors including board committees (Compensation, Strategy and Nominating & Governance). -
Chief Of StaffCenturylink Apr 1998 - Nov 2004Monroe, La, UsEarly manager at Level 3 Communications (acquired by the Lumen division of Centurylink) in various management roles, most notably: Chief of Staff, Information Technology, Finance, Revenue Assurance, Sales Operations, Vendor Management, Transfer Pricing, and Data Warehouse. -
Senior Finance ManagerVerizon Dec 1993 - Apr 1998Basking Ridge, Nj, UsJoined MFS Communications in 1993 and worked in various management roles including Senior Manager Finance, Senior Manager of Real Estate, Manager of Capital and Fixed Assets, Manager of Sales Operations and Transfer Pricing. In 1996, MFS announced the acquisition of UUNET one of the largest Internet service providers and one of the early Tier 1 networks. Worldcom announced the acquisition of MFS in August 1996 for $14 Billion. The combination of these three companies offered a full range of local, long distance, Internet and international service over an advanced fiber optic network. -
Real Estate CoordinatorFocus Enterprises 1990 - 1993Washington D.C., Metro , UsFocus Enterprises, a regional commercial real estate development company, managed the Carlton Lodge Hotels and various office parks and retail developments . Responsible for due diligence & feasibility studies for commercial real estate development, including: hotels, office parks, and retail centers. -
Senior Fund AccountantNorthern Trust 1989 - 1990Chicago, Illinois, UsNorthern Trust is a financial services company headquartered in Chicago that caters to corporations, institutional investors, and ultra high net worth individuals. Responsibilities included accounting for funds with >$500M in assets.
Sandi Lewis Skills
Sandi Lewis Education Details
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Harvard Business School Executive EducationAnd Related Support Services -
Harvard UniversityCybersecurity: Managing Risk In The Information Age -
Harvard Business SchoolWomen On Boards: Succeeding As A Corporate Director -
National Association Of Corporate DirectorsNacd Accelerate Program -
Women'S Leadership FoundationBoardbound -
Depaul UniversityMaster Level Classes In It -
Depaul UniversityFinance
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Sandi Lewis works for Frostcarbon
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Sandi Lewis's current role is General Manager.
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Sandi Lewis attended Harvard Business School Executive Education, Harvard University, Harvard Business School, National Association Of Corporate Directors, Women's Leadership Foundation, Depaul University, Depaul University.
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Sandi Lewis has skills like Leadership, Product Marketing, Solution Selling, Strategic Partnerships, Accounting, Salesforce.com, Human Resources, Mergers, Executive Management, Voip, Start Ups, Financial Modeling.
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