About

After I majored in English in college, I went on to a 25-year career in corporate technology leadership where I managed large teams, supported critical systems, led major change initiatives, high risk projects, huge re-organizations, and much more.  I spent my early years on the job feeling sheepish about my academic credentials and grateful I’d escaped the lifetime of noble poverty I’d been led to expect.  But I realized as time went on that I was successful because of, not in spite of, my education.  Accounting is easy–a little convoluted, sometimes, but very rule-governed.  Writing, managing qualitative information, and understanding human motivation is anything but.

Today, I’m committed to helping liberal arts students understand what they have to offer and to helping faculty understand how what they’re teaching is essential to leadership.  If your students don’t yet know how much they have to offer after college, if they think they have to choose between teaching, non-profits and fast food service, invite me to your campus!

If ever there was a time business leadership needed grounded, ethical, informed, leadership capable of critical thinking, it’s now.  And where better to look for the next generation of leaders than among students of language, culture, history and social science?

Susan de la Vergne

323-246-9040

susan@liberalartsadvantage.com