About

thewiredwoman was established with the mission to enable organizations to benefit society whilst achieving business success. We will help you create innovative solutions to ensure a strategic, sustainable, market-oriented approach.

“Kate Roberts has been instrumental in building the elements necessary for our partnership to flourish. With the structure and processes in place, together Cisco and the ITU are helping thousands of people in the developing world to cross the digital divide.”

- Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, Secretary General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kate Roberts, Founder|CEO: Highlights from Bio

As Founder and CEO of thewiredwoman Kate Roberts provides the strategic planning expertise that helps organizations achieve new levels of performance. 

Kate spent a decade at Cisco Systems, Inc. leading strategic initiatives and creating successful public-private partnerships with global NGOs such as the United Nations. Over her twenty plus years in the high tech industry she created and implemented strategic solutions in sales, marketing, alliance building and corporate social responsibility.

She currently serves on the Board of The Ecology Center, a non-profit in San Juan Capistrano whose mission is to educate, inspire and involve people in the stewardship of Southern California 's environment. Previous Board service includes Laura's House, a regional domestic violence services agency, and NetAid, a national non-profit organization established in 1999 to educate, inspire and empower young people to fight global poverty. Kate also has volunteered with Save the Children, where she organized and led a women's empowerment delegation to Ethiopia and Uganda in 2004.

Kate graduated with honors from the University of California at Irvine and received a post-graduate certificate in cross-sector partnership from Cambridge University in England. A native Californian, she lives in San Juan Capistrano with her husband of 20 years, Buz, and their dog, Davis.

 

What sets thewiredwoman apart?

Experience & Expertise

•  Twenty years in the high tech industry creating and implementing strategic solutions in sales, marketing, alliance building and CSR
•  Strategic approach to solving problems, identifying opportunities

Credentials

•  Prestigious post-graduate certificate in cross-sector partnerships from the University of Cambridge