Bettina Stone, IT Portfolio and Investment Governance Leader

Bettina Stone - Professional Profile

Introduction

Bettina Stone, IT Portfolio and Investment Governance Leader

Guides $70M portfolios in digital banking with disciplined forecasting, cadence, and vendor control.

Durham, NC

About

Bettina Stone turns ambiguity into operating rhythm, and big budgets into clear decisions.

Some leaders calm a room by having all the answers. Bettina earns trust a different way, by building the structure that helps everyone find the answers together. Across digital banking launches, security programs, research tech modernization, and regulated software delivery, their through-line is the same, disciplined execution paired with human-first alignment.

Bettina is the person teams lean on when the work is high-stakes and the path is messy. They have owned and governed $70M+ in technology investment planning, while bringing portfolio health, capacity, and spend into one executive-ready narrative.

Their impact shows up in outcomes that make leaders breathe easier, like boosting reporting efficiency by 30% through dashboards that translate delivery into decisions. When a digital bank launch demanded speed and control at the same time, Bettina built the program structures, steering cadences, and release management discipline that kept delivery aligned.

The breadth is real, from negotiating vendor agreements and standing up an offshore delivery model, to leading security implementations that protected organizations at scale. Bettina has helped secure 30,000+ devices, strengthened data protection across thousands of endpoints, and led delivery teams that learned to ship with rigor, not drama.

Bettina is worth knowing for any team trying to scale delivery, strengthen governance, or make budgets and capacity feel less mysterious. If a thoughtful intro could connect them to a portfolio, PMO, or IT business management challenge, that conversation tends to turn into real momentum.

Target roles: Program and portfolio leadership (PMO, release governance, operating cadence), IT business management (budget ownership, forecasting, capacity and workforce planning), Vendor and delivery governance (SOWs, sourcing strategy, contract performance)

Get in Touch

Hi, I'm Bettina. I build structure in complex IT environments, with a focus on portfolio governance, budgeting, forecasting, and turning cross-team chaos into a clear plan. Would love to connect if you're working in digital banking, fintech, or technology investment management.

Bettina Stone linkedin.com/in/bettinastone/

Bettina stands out for bringing discipline to complex technology portfolios, especially where budgets, vendors, capacity, and delivery all need to stay aligned. She is especially strong at creating executive clarity through forecasting, governance, and data-driven operating rhythms.

Experience

Director – IT Business Management at Jenius Bank (SMBC Manubank) (2024 - 2026)

Director – Program & Portfolio Management at Jenius Bank (SMBC Manubank) (2022 - 2024)

Senior IT Technical Program Manager at RBC Bank (2020 - 2022)

Senior IT Program Manager at RTI International (2016 - 2020)

Director, Project Delivery at Micropact (2010 - 2016)