Susan L. Decker

Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Harvard Business School

Sue Decker is currently serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at Harvard Business School (HBS). In this role, she is involved in case development activities, works with students, and helps develop and deliver portions of the January 2010 Silicon Valley Immersion Program for HBS students. Decker also currently serves on the boards of directors of Berkshire Hathaway and Costco Wholesale.

Prior to joining HBS, Decker was the president of Yahoo! Inc. from June 2007 to April 2009. Prior to becoming president, Decker served as the head of one of Yahoo!'s two major business units, the Advertiser and Publisher Group (APG), and before that, Decker was executive vice president and chief financial officer from June 2000 – June 2007.

Prior to joining Yahoo! in June 2000, Decker was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) for 14 years, most recently as the global director of equity research.

Decker holds a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a master's degree from HBS. She also received the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1989 and served on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) for a four-year term, from 2000 to 2004.