Rhona MacDonald

Rhona Macdonald has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Rhona started their career as a Sales Account Manager at IBM UK Ltd in 1995 and worked there until 2002. Rhona then joined Dragonfly Marketing UK Ltd, where they took on the role of Sales Manager and helped grow the company's turnover to over £2 million.

In 2011, Rhona worked as a Corporate Consultant for CREMANASS Ltd, where they introduced the company into a new geographical area and focused on creating new business opportunities.

Rhona joined IBM in 2012 as a System x and blade center sales specialist, with the responsibility of building revenue in the public sector, specifically in Health, Local Government, and Academia. Rhona later transitioned into the role of Client Manager, where they served as the main point of contact for accounts and managed internal teams to maximize new business opportunities.

In 2014, Rhona joined Hewlett-Packard as an Enterprise Account Manager, in which they worked with key accounts in the Retail sector to understand their business needs and align them with Hewlett Packard Enterprise technology solutions. Rhona also had a role in Server Sales, where they focused on maximizing the server business in accounts across various industries in the London and South of England region.

From 2016 to 2018, Rhona worked at Clearvision as a Senior Account Manager, delivering efficient and collaborative Atlassian Platinum Solution Partner solutions to customers while addressing strategic challenges and ensuring effective culture, processes, and tools.

In 2018, Rhona became an Enterprise Account Director at Pluralsight, where they helped companies bridge the technology skills gap and deliver measurable outcomes by utilizing the company's learning platform.

Currently, Rhona is working at O'Reilly Media as an Account Executive, contributing to the company's mission of sharing innovators' knowledge and providing learning experiences through their learning ecosystem.

Throughout their career, Rhona has consistently focused on understanding their customers' strategic objectives and delivering relevant and impactful solutions.

Rhona Macdonald attended Wellington Secondary School for Girls from 1985 to 1988. After completing their secondary education, they pursued a degree in Business Studies from Northumbria University, which they obtained from 1989 to 1993.