CEO Interview Series #1: Rita Hansen, CEO of Onboard Dynamics
About the CEO Interview Series:
This educational series is intended for women who are aspiring to be CEOs. We talk to leaders and ask them about their leadership style, how they have handled difficult situations in their role and with their board, what they have learned through their journey, what advice they would give to aspiring CEOs, and what keeps them up at night.
About Rita:
Rita Hansen is the CEO of Onboard Dynamics, a company leading the clean fuel revolution.
Rita specializes in startup and early phase environments with an emphasis on domestic and international opportunities in the clean tech, alternative energy and renewables, and sustainability arenas. With more than 30 years of engineering, operations and project management experience, Rita has led major projects in a diverse set of industries, including steel manufacturing, building products and electronic components manufacturing, distribution and warehousing, telecommunications, and software development. Rita holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Washington.
Rita is also an avid adventurer, rock and mountain climber, and world traveler.
Link to the Interview:
Key TakeAways:
🏔How being buried alive in a glacier has shaped her success in business. (Listen to the in-depth story here.)
🙋♀️What she wishes she had realized as a young woman
🏆How sponsors and champions helped her in her career
🖥Her struggles with reshaping her BOD and why it had to be done