Setting the Pace

Eric S. Lewis, Partner, EY

Lewis was appointed to a three-year board term in April. He also will serve as treasurer on the executive committee.

At EY, he is an audit partner, serving SEC registrants, private-equity investees and venture-capital-funded private companies in the technology and life science industries. He has extensive experience serving semiconductor, software, SaaS, Internet, clean tech and medical device companies, from their initial incorporation to international expansion and multibillion-dollar revenue performance. Lewis has served high-growth companies, working closely with them to advise on executing their growth and financing strategies, and related accounting issues they face. He has assisted clients with successful completion of initial public offerings, debt issuances, equity and debt private placements, and acquisitions.

Lewis is a member of Ernst & Young’s SEC Experts Network and serves as the firm’s campus coordinating partner overseeing our recruitment efforts at Arizona State University. He also is a board member of the Arizona Business and Education Coalition. He earned bachelor’s degrees in accountancy and finance from ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business.

Sharon Bondurant, Founder and CEO, Tech Finders

Bondurant was appointed to a three-year board term in July.

At Tech Finders, she leads the Arizona-based recruiting firm that specializes in technical, professional and executive placements. Bondurant has the ability to connect with extraordinary talent and understand her client’s human capital strategies, gaining the respect and loyalty of clients that include P.F. Chang’s, Grand Canyon University, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Infusionsoft and MGM. Her company has grown 246 percent in the past three years and was ranked No. 1 Technical Recruiting Firm in 2014 and 2013 and Top 10 Tech Placement Company in 2012 by Ranking Arizona. Bondurant’s training videos on “How to Find a Job Online” have been sold internationally to new graduates, military veterans and professionals re-entering the work force. An engaging speaker, she regularly participates in panel discussions for the Young Entrepreneurs Association and the National Association of Women Business Owners, whose board she recently joined as director of member services.

Bondurant earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University. She is a certified administrator and consultant for the Predix behavioral assessment tool.