Shari Leigh

Shari is and an innovative leader and entrepreneur in IT services. She has been recognized as Small Business Person of the Year (Colorado), TrendSetter, Woman to Watch, Who’s Who in the World and of American Women, and 2-time INC. 500 CEO. Shari joined Antero shortly after the company was launched. Her role is to provide leadership, management expertise and experience in growing an IT service company.

With Antero, Shari’s focus is on building a collaborative environment where clients and consultants work in tandem to create exceptional results. Spanning 30 years, Shari’s career progressed from aerospace engineer to space technology licensing coordinator to new business strategist for C-level executives, to IT development/training and later to entrepreneur and CEO. Having the great fortune to work on the first Space Shuttle helping to design and develop the external tile heat shield, Shari was named as a VIP at the first Shuttle landing and at a Shuttle launch. As co-founder of Miaco Corporation (a database consulting and training company), she led the company to be named as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. (INC. 500) as well as being named Small Business of the Year. The company grew from 2 co-founders to an international presence with 5,000 clients annually. Shari merged Miaco with Computer Management Sciences Inc. with the combined entity being sold to Computer Associates. Rockwell International Space Division and Martin Marietta were also prior employers. For fun, Shari cares for horses, serves as a Colorado Master Gardener and loves hiking in the mountains. Graduating from Wellesley College, in cooperation with M.I.T. and Harvard, Shari has a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Biochemistry.