About Me - My Biography

Susan S. Elliott went to work for IBM as a programmer in 1958 after graduating from Smith College. Her book, Across the Divide: Navigating the Digital Revolution as a Woman, Entrepreneur and CEO, captures the story of a woman pioneer in the man’s world of technology from the time of data processing (DP) to information technology (IT).

After being forced to leave IBM because she was pregnant, she formed Systems Service Enterprises, Inc. (SSE) in 1966 and continued consulting. She refocused her business in 1983, undeterred by others’ admonitions that PCs would never provide a solid business base.

Elliott grew SSE into a national enterprise recognised globally for its work in application development, education and network infrastructure.