Some may ask how an MIT physics graduate became the architect of best-in-class FX and Treasury teams for companies like Citibank, Bank of Montreal, Sun Microsystems, and Boeing. Those who know the story understand that behind the academic and leadership accomplishments of Verett Mims, there exists the spirit of a barrier breaker who refuses to let any problem go unsolved. Today, Verett draws upon this differentiating background to create measurable impact as a board and executive leader.Throughout a career spanning four Fortune 500 companies, a Global 500 company, a private equity firm, and an early-stage SaaS company, Verett has guided executive leaders in delivering tech-driven transformation, organic and M&A growth, and value creation. She is recognized as a thought leader who has repeatedly been invited to speak about her successes in balancing P&L performance with financial exposure to positively influence corporate strategy and shape governance structures. One example of Verett’s pioneering leadership is her passion for employing diverse firms, including minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses, that consistently performed in the top 10% of investment returns and repurchase programs. Her bold strategies have been recognized with several awards and honors, including Women of Color in Technology Award, Black Engineer of the Year Special Recognition Award, Treasury & Risk Management Alexander Hamilton Award for Excellence in Automation, Chicago United Business Leaders of Color, and the Boeing Global Diversity Process Improvement Award. In 2021, Verett was named to the Board of Directors for Sunstone Hotel Investors. Since 2020, she has also served as the CFO for Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a long-term private equity firm.Verett joined The Boeing Company in 2002 as the Director of International Finance. In 2004, she was promoted to Assistant Treasurer of Global Treasury where she built out a new treasury operations infrastructure and led numerous company firsts, including the implementation of an internal counterparty scorecard, an enhanced cash investments initiative, and a job-shadowing program. She was also one of the treasury leads in M&A due diligence and post-merger integration.The trajectory of Verett’s career began at Hughes Aircraft Company as a Scientist. Over the next six years, she built profitable FX businesses for the Bank of Montreal, NationsBank, and Citibank. After developing a world-class treasury operation at Sun Microsystems, she helped launch a SaaS-driven fintech startup now recognized as a global leader.