WBC  Co- President 

Alarice Cesareo Lonergan is an IBM Consulting Executive and the Lead Account Partner for an Elite Financial Services Company. She has over 20 years of experience in advisory and large-scale program delivery in strategy, design, and development to improve marketing, sales, and service for her clients. She is recognized as a thought leader in customer experience with expertise in digital business transformation, scaled agile, and humanizing AI through human-centered design.

She was the Experience Design & Mobile Leader for the Americas where she led a diverse team of sellers, strategists, business designers, analysts, and technologists. Her prior roles at IBM include Financial Services Strategy & iX Market Leader, NYC Design Studio Leader, and Integration Executive for Resource Amirati Acquisition.

Alarice joined IBM in 2004 and has worked at the cutting edge of IBM’s business innovation areas co-creating with clients including JPMC, Bank of America, Prudential and American Express. She has a track record of developing long-lasting, trusted client relationships.Alarice has led groundbreaking initiatives with IBM's top clients and Fortune 500 companies. She has worked across Financial Services, Healthcare, and Retail. 

Alarice is an ambassador for advancing DEI and women’s initiatives both in and outside of work. In addition to being the Co-President of The Women’s Bond Club, she is a member of Chief, Women in America, IBM’s Mirror the World, IBM Diversity Council, and Hola@IBM Executive Sponsor. Alarice holds an MBA from Columbia Business School in NYC and a BA in Economics from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She lives in Chatham, NJ with her husband, Komlan, their three children, Ayla (8), Kyla (5), Aidan (4), and their rescue dog, Mocha. Her hobbies include spending time with her family, running, and enjoys summer at the Jersey shore.