13th Annual Wharton Women in Business Conference

Deborah Nelson

Chief of Staff, Global Sales & Enterprise Marketing, HP

As chief of staff for HP’s Global Sales & Enterprise Marketing, Deborah Nelson is responsible for governing and overseeing operations across the global sales and marketing teams for HP’s $ 59-billion-a-year business. HP’s goal is to become its customers’ partner of choice for enterprise solutions and the leader in client loyalty. Previously, Nelson led worldwide marketing of HP’s services, software, servers, storage, and networking for five global business units. Prior positions include running global marketing for HP’s personal computers, technical workstations, handheld products, mobile and wireless solutions, and personal storage appliances.

Nelson has held a broad range of leadership positions over her 25-year career. Her experience spans software, services and hardware products, channels and partners, marketing communications, market research, and business development in HP’s Americas and European field and worldwide organizations.

Nelson was honored with the HP Recognition Award by the Connect user group for her dedication, support and advocacy of the HP user community. She received the Frost & Sullivan Lifetime Achievement Award for her pioneering efforts to drive marketing excellence at HP.

Nelson graduated from Northwestern University and serves on the board of directors for Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT).

Elizabeth Crain

Chief Operating Officer, Moelis & Company

Elizabeth Crain is the Chief Operating Officer of Moelis & Company and is responsible for Moelis & Company’s global strategy, infrastructure and business management. Ms. Crain has been in the investment banking and private equity industries for over 20 years as a banker, principal and operations specialist. She was most recently a Managing Director in the UBS Investment Bank Office of the CEO and President and served as the Manager of the UBS Investment Bank Client Committee and member of the UBS Investment Bank Board. Prior to this, Ms. Crain was both the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of the UBS Investment Banking Department Americas franchise, where she played a critical role in the build-out of both the Global and Americas IBD platforms. Before joining UBS, Ms. Crain was a principal at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and an investment banker at Merrill Lynch. In 2011, Ms. Crain was named one of the “25 Most Powerful Women in Finance” by American Banker.

She holds a B.A. from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.