Meet Viki Forrest–ANZA CEO

Viki Forrest is a respected leader with a demonstrated ability to design and build sustainable organizations from initial startup phase to maturity. She has over 20 years of international experience in the high-tech industry spanning Australia, Asia and America.

Viki joined ANZA Technology Network in 2005, having consulted with ANZA over the previous 3 years. She is responsible for the design and execution of a sustainable business model that supports the organization’s mission to expand the reach of Australian technology and biotechnology companies into markets in China, America and beyond.

Before joining ANZA Viki was COO for the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives (FWE) and responsible for 1,000 members globally and operations including membership relations, event and program management and strategic planning. She was responsible for over 25 programs annually including annual dinners, silent auctions and a CEO forum and was a key liaison with Silicon Valley venture capitalists, angel investors, attorneys and entrepreneurial CEOs.

Prior to FWE, she was VP Marketing for Bullant Inc., an Australian company with breakthrough technology for Internet and wireless applications. Viki launched Bullant in Australia and helped raise $25m in funding before moving to Silicon Valley with a small team to establish the company in America. Before Bullant, Viki spent 15 years with Digital Equipment Corp. where she held a range of executive positions including Director Technical Sales Support for the Asia Pacific region after entering the IT industry as a software developer.