Nancy Phillips

Entrepreneur Nancy Phillips gladly welcomes women decision-makers to the table. A visionary leader in her field, Nancy Phillips, executive chair of the board of Peak 10 + ViaWest, operates in a highly technical space where her company builds and manages hybrid IT solutions for enterprises with complex infrastructure and applications. She also stands with a small percentage of women who have made leadership roles in the tech industry their own.

ViaWest was acquired by private equity firm GI Partners and merged with Peak 10 in August 2017. The merger established a leading national provider of Hybrid IT solutions with assets spanning 20 domestic and international markets, 1,000 employees, 40 data centers, 13 cloud nodes and managed and professional services. The strength of Peak 10 + ViaWest reflects Phillips’ visionary leadership as co-founder of the legacy ViaWest in 1999 and head of the Denver-based organization for nearly 20 years.

Her days, weeks and months are fast-paced and full, but the Toronto-born-and-raised Phillips always makes time to join her extended family at a lake cottage in Northern Ontario. Her parents bought the vacation home when Phillips, her older sister and two younger brothers were just kids. “My cousins had a cottage just down the road, so I have fond memories of all of our great events, whether that was Christmas or Thanksgiving,” she smiles, noting that she bought the family gathering place several years ago so the tradition can continue with future generations.

By Marge D. Hansen