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TOP 100 WOMEN

50 Danielle Merfeld

Chief Technology Officer & VP GE Renewable Energy
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49 Alegra Kilstein

Global Chief Information Officer Amdocs
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Working across the General Electric Group since 1999 , Danielle Merfeld currently serves as the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for GE Renewable Energy . Starting out at GE Global Research as a researcher , Merfeld moved to GE Energy in 2011 , though returned to GE Global Research just a year later , in 2012 , where she worked across the business engineering and commercial teams to help shape , implement , and drive the global technology strategies .
Merfeld now leads the company ’ s innovation efforts to deliver new products and services to the renewable energy sector . She is also a key supporter in the development and promotion of women , and is the co-leader of GE ’ s global Women ’ s Network .
Joining Amdocs in 2007 as their Director of Information Systems and Operations , Alegra Kilstein now serves as the company ’ s Global Chief Information Officer , a position she ’ s held for over three years . Working her way up the ranks during her 16 years with the company , Kilstein has also held senior positions such as Head of Delivery Operations & Program Management and VP Head of Global Support Business Unit and Customer Experience Group .
Prior to joining Amdocs in 2007 , Kilstein worked at ADC as the Chief Information Officer , Head of IT and Teledata Networks .
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