Robin L. Washington

Director at Vertiv

Robin L. Washington serves on the Board of Directors of Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) since April 2019, where she is chair of the leadership development and compensation committee, Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON) since April 2013, Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) since September 2013, where she chairs the audit committee, and privately held companies, Beacon Biosignals and StockX. Ms. Washington served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc., from May 2008—November 2019 where she oversaw Global Finance, Facilities and Operations, Investor Relations, and the Information Technology organizations. Prior to Gilead, Ms. Washington was the Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion Solutions Inc. from January 2006 until it was acquired by Oracle Corporation in March 2007. Prior to that, she spent nearly 10 years at Peoplesoft, Inc. where she served in a number of executive financial positions. Ms. Washington is also a member of the Presidents Council & Ross Business School Advisory Board, University of Michigan; the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Board of Directors; and a trustee of both the Financial Accounting Foundation and Mastercard Foundation. She is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Pepperdine University. Washington was selected to serve on the board due to her extensive experience in management, operations, and accounting in the life sciences and technology sectors along with her financial expertise.

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