MITCIO
Rosalee Hermens
CIO
Timberland

Rosalee Hermens is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Timberland. In this role, she is responsible for development and execution of Timberland’s global information systems and strategies. Prior to joining Timberland, Rosalee was the founder and Principal of Hermens and Associates, a strategic IT management consulting firm. Before leading the consulting firm, she was Vice President and Chief Information Office for Aspen Technology, Inc. Her previous experience also includes eleven years at Compaq / Digital Equipment Corporation.

In addition to her technology experience, Rosalee has financed middle-market and high-technology companies, led budgeting and strategic planning, managed the process for numerous acquisitions and directed the leasing and fit-out of office buildings. She has extensive international experience, having lived and worked in the US, France and Taiwan.

Rosalee graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon and from Yale with a Masters of Science in Administrative Science. In addition to her business experience, Rosalee chairs the Board Committee on Technology at the Carroll Center for the Blind and is a trustee for the Forsyth Institute, the leader in oral health research.