Deborah Overdeput

Deborah Overdeput is a business leader, strategist, and co-author of Walk Away: Step Out to Step Up, a collection of stories about the moments women choose to walk away and what comes next.

Over the course of her career, Deborah has built and scaled global businesses across fintech, data, and professional services. She has led teams across product, marketing, sales, and operations, navigating growth, change, and the constant pressure to perform.

Deborah is the co-author of Walk Away: Step Out to Step Up, developed in collaboration with her co-author Sally J. Clarke and shaped through interviews and perspectives from women across industries and geographies. Together, they explore the idea that walking away is not failure, but a decision rooted in clarity, self-respect, and long-term ambition.

Deborah began her career as an engineer, working on fault-tolerant systems for space missions before moving into business leadership. That foundation still shapes how she thinks: clear, analytical, and grounded in solving real problems.

Her work today focuses on helping leaders and organizations rethink success, make more intentional decisions, and recognize when staying the course is no longer the strongest move.