Pamela Baxter
About Pamela Baxter
Pamela Baxter is the Chief Information Officer at TransMedics, Inc., with over twenty years of experience in C-level positions across various industries. She has held leadership roles at companies such as CompuCom, Talbots, and Amazon Web Services, focusing on cloud technology implementation and team performance.
Work at TransMedics
Pamela Baxter has been serving as the Chief Information Officer at TransMedics, Inc. since 2023. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the company's information technology strategy and operations. Her focus includes the transformative implementation of cloud technologies, with a strong emphasis on security. TransMedics, based in Andover, Massachusetts, is known for its innovative solutions in the field of organ transplantation.
Previous Experience at CompuCom
Pamela Baxter held multiple roles at CompuCom, starting as Vice President of IT Service Systems from 2009 to 2014, where she contributed to IT service management. She then served as Chief Information Officer from 2014 to 2016, focusing on strategic IT initiatives. Both positions were based in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and spanned a total of seven years.
Career at Talbots and Amazon Web Services
Baxter was the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at Talbots from 2016 to 2018, where she managed IT operations in Hingham, Massachusetts. Following her tenure at Talbots, she worked at Amazon Web Services as the Retail and Consumer Industries Global Specialty Practice Leader from 2018 to 2020, contributing to cloud solutions for various industries in the Greater Boston Area.
Education and Expertise
Pamela Baxter earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she studied from 1984 to 1988. With over twenty years of experience in C-level positions across diverse industries, she has developed expertise in managing large-scale, enterprise-wide technologies and leading teams to achieve high performance.
Background in Information Technology
Baxter has a diverse background in information technology, having worked in various roles prior to her current position. She served as Vice President of Software Engineering at Starwood Hotels & Resorts from 2001 to 2006, and as Chief Information Officer at Cynosure, LLC from 2020 to 2023. Her career also includes significant roles at JP Morgan Chase and Getronics, where she focused on quality assurance and service delivery systems.