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Inducted 2001
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At the time of induction into the Hall of Fame, Ellen M. Hancock was
chairman and chief executive officer of Exodus Communications, a
leader in complex Internet hosting and managed services.
Hancock was with IBM for 29 years, serving in various staff and line
executive positions. She was appointed an IBM vice president in
1985 and senior vice president in 1992. Her last position was as
senior vice president and group executive, responsible for the
networking hardware division, the networking software division, and
the software solutions division. She was also a member of the IBM
Corporate Executive Committee and the IBM Worldwide
Management Council.
Following IBM, Hancock joined National Semiconductor in
September 1995 as an executive vice president and chief operating
officer in the office of the president reporting to the CEO. Hancock
was responsible for the company's technology, applications, and
product development.
Hancock also served with Apple Computer in 1996 as executive vice
president, R&D and chief technology officer. She was responsible for
research, quality and assurance, OS development, multimedia and
networking software development, as well as overall technical
strategy.
Hancock is a member of the boards of directors of Colgate
Palmolive, Aetna, Marist College, the American Electronics
Association and the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. She is also
a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Committee of 200
(Women Executives) and the U.S. Advisory Board of NTT
DoCoMo, Inc.
She is a graduate of the mathematics program at the College of New
Rochelle, holds a Master of Arts degree in mathematics from
Fordham University, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
from the State University of Western Connecticut.
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