Mary T. McDowell (born 1964) is an American technology executive[6][7] and CEO of Mitel[8], a global business communications provider. Prior to that, McDowell served as CEO for Polycom from 2016[9] until its sale to Plantronics in 2018.[10] While at Polycom, she led a strategic pivot to open ecosystems[11][12][13][14][15] and bought Obihai to strengthen the company’s phone and cloud products. She serves on the boards of Autodesk[16] and Informa plc.[17]