Private Company Director’s Directors to Watch 2025 highlights 31 significant and diverse directors who have contributed to and will continue to expand ongoing dialogue on board best practices and corporate governance excellence.
DeLisa Alexander
Qlik, Sophos, Synechron
DeLisa Alexander is the former chief people officer and special counsel for Red Hat Inc., where she served for 20 years, growing revenue and cultivating culture through the company’s $34 billion acquisition by IBM.
Alexander serves as an independent director for Qlik, Sophos and Synechron. She is an advisory board member of Anchore. Alexander also serves on several educational and business advisory boards, including as vice chair of NC State University’s Shelton Leadership Center. Her areas of focus include M&A integrations, growth leadership, governance improvement and succession management.
Alexander holds degrees from James Madison University (BBA), The University of Baltimore (MBA) and George Mason University (JD), with bar admissions in Virginia; Washington, D.C. and North Carolina.
The role of independent boards: “In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, every company is transforming into a technology-enabled enterprise. While each is on its own journey, all can benefit from understanding best practices in governance, developing improvement road maps and strengthening their governance muscles. Independent boards play a critical role in fostering this growth and maturity, equipping organizations with the frameworks to navigate both opportunities and challenges effectively. In an environment marked by unpredictability and the emergence of powerful new technologies reshaping the macro landscape, board members must be agile and offer guidance that balances the dual mandates of mitigating risks while driving shareholder and business value.”