Adonica Randall

Abaxent, LLC

President & Chief Problem Solver

Adonica Randall is President and Chief Problem Solver of Abaxent, LLC, a 23-year-old, certified MBE/WBE/SBE technology solutions company. With over 40 years of technical and business experience, she has specialized in development of business startups, new services and process improvement. Her experience is across a variety of industries including healthcare, insurance, manufacturing and construction.

Adonica has served in technical, sales and management positions at General Motors, GE Medical Systems, IBM and the AO Smith Engineering Division as well as starting multiple Professional Services businesses. She has even earned a patent for a DC lighting product for Magnetic Resonance medical imaging suites.

Adonica received her Master of Engineering degree in Biomedical/ Electrical Engineering from
Marquette University and her B.S. in Computer Science from Missouri School of Science and Technology. Adonica is a Professor Emeritus from Alverno College Business School and is the creator of Computing and Information Technology and Business Analytics degrees. Her sabbatical research was in AI and Machine Learning.

Notable service: Entrepreneur in Residence at Marquette University, Minority Business Economic Input Committee 1st Vice Chair for North Central Minority Supplier Development Council, and Ambassador for Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (Wisconsin), Board Member of National Association of Minority Contractors, African Heritage International and local Milwaukee, Madison and Fox Valley community organizations. WI Automated Vehicle External (WAVE) Advisory Committee, Enterprising Women Advisory Board, UW-Green Bay EDI Subcommittee and UW Erdman Madison Business School.

Membership: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Women in Technology, Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce & the U.S. National Black Chamber.

Adonica is married to her college sweetheart and has launched 2 adult children. She also has 2
granddaughters destined for STEM. She is an author and a well-recognized thought leader that speaks widely on the future of women and minorities in STEM careers.