Vikki Pachera is a renowned executive with extensive management experience in the technology and consumer electronics industry. With a degree in Packaging Engineering from Michigan State and an MBA from Santa Clara University, her career began as an engineer in IBM's storage product group, and she went on to hold several VP-level positions at major companies such as HP and Apple. Notably, Vikki served as VP of Strategic Alliances & Business Development at HP, where she helped brands such as Warner Bros, Disney, and Starbucks make the transition to digital media. Additionally, she co-founded a startup software as a service (SaaS) company.

Vikki's passion for technology, innovation, and leadership has been instrumental in building The Pachera Group, a recruiting firm that focuses on both executive search and team buildouts for F500 to early-stage start ups. The Pachera group has worked with industry powerhouses like HP, Starbucks, Disney, Barnes & Noble, Samsung, Beats by Dr. Dre, Fitbit, and early-stage start-ups backed by premier VCs like Andreessen Horowitz, True, and Kholsa, including Peloton, June Oven, and Soylent.

Vikki's specialties include business development, marketing (CMO, Product Marketing & Management, eCommerce, Social, Acquisition, Digital), sales, engineering (CTO, VP, Architects, developers, embedded, cloud, computer vision), Program Management, Alliances, General Management, Mobile, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage, Wearables, IoT, Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, CPG, Retail, Media and Entertainment, Enterprise, Support. An avid animal lover, environmentalist, and community organizer, Vikki is also passionate about international and exotic travel.