Mary Beth Vitale is the lead independent director, chairs the nominating and governance committee, and serves on the audit and risk committees at Luna Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNA), a global leader in advanced fiber-optic–based technology for testing measurements. Vitale also chairs the risk and technology committee and serves on the compensation and executive committee for GEHA Inc., a federal government employee health and dental insurance carrier. Vitale is a former chair of the board of Pareteum Inc. (NASDAQ: TEUM), a global, cloud-based company to enterprise and large MVNE’s and MVNO’s and sold to a strategic and financial buyer.

Prior to her directorship roles, Vitale was a general management executive with 25 years of experience in the telecommunications, food and beverage, and consumer products industries. Vitale was a corporate officer for AT&T and president of their Western Region for local services entry, where she successfully testified in Congress regarding rules for opening local markets. Vitale was also director, president, and COO of publicly traded Internet service provider, Rocky Mountain Internet (RMI Inc.), where she completed 22 acquisitions in 18 months and brokered a deal to sell the company to EarthLink in 2000. Additionally, she was vice president of marketing for US West Communications, regional vice president of sales for Adolph Coors Co., and national sales manager for Carnation Food Services. 

Vitale is a US Securities and Exchange Commission Audit Committee Qualified Financial Expert (QFE). Vitale completed the NACD Cyber-Risk Oversight Program, earning the CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight issued by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and is NACD Directorship Certified®. Vitale received a bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College, a master’s degree from the University of Colorado, and an advanced management certificate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Vitale is an NACD Faculty member, an NACD Board Leadership Fellow, and a former chair of NACD’s Colorado Chapter, and was named to the NACD Directorship 100™ in 2020. She is a frequent speaker and moderator for NACD events and webinars, Bank Director magazine conferences, and New York Stock Exchange symposiums.