Getting Women on Corporate Boards
This event will take place at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP on July 27, 2017 from 12-2PM and by webcast. Register for this event View the invite Getting Women on Corporate Boards. Getting on a corporate board is the ultimate goal and next step for many high level executives and lawyers. However, making it happen has become increasingly enigmatic. At this session, we will feature a panel of distinguished directors discussing the qualifications and experience that are necessary to become a director. The panelists will uncover the variety of ways that the board selection process unfolds as well as what goes on behind closed doors of the nominating committees. Attendees will leave the session armed with inspiration and know-how to better position themselves for success in obtaining a director role.
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DATE: Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT LOCATION & LUNCH: Clifford Chance LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, 4th Floor Conference Center, New York, NY. Clifford Chance will graciously provide lunch and a copy of Sallie Krawcheck’s new book, “Own It: The Power of Women at Work,” for all in-person attendees. DISTINGUISHED GUEST: SALLIE KRAWCHECK, CEO and Co-Founder, Ellevest; Chair, Ellevate Network. Sallie Krawcheck’s professional mission is to help women reach their financial and professional goals. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, an innovative digital investment platform designed to help women reach their financial aspirations. Sallie is the Chair of Ellevate Network, a many-thousand-strong global professional woman’s network whose mission is to advance women in business. And she is the Chair of the Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Index Fund, which invests in the top-rated companies for advancing women. Sallie has been named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People” and Fortune named her “The Last Honest Analyst”. Before becoming an entrepreneur, she was one of the highest ranked women ever to have worked on Wall Street, having held posts such as CEO of Smith Barney, CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and CFO of Citigroup. Sallie is the author of the newly released book, Own It: The Power of Women at Work which invites readers to throw out stale definitions of what success looks like and embrace the qualities that make them amazing collaborators, extraordinary leaders, and invaluable assets to their companies and firms. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds an MBA from Columbia University. TOPIC: “Own It: The Power of Women at Work” Among the highest ranked women ever to have worked on Wall Street, Sallie Krawcheck has drawn on her unique experiences (and the battle scars she has to prove them) to offer a fresh and contrarian outlook on how to successfully navigate your career. We are honored to host this event, where Sallie will relay insightful lessons that she has captured in her new book, Own It: The Power of Women at Work. With probing questions posed by author and workplace expert Debbie Epstein Henry, Sallie will invite listeners to throw out stale definitions of what success looks like and embrace the qualities that make them amazing collaborators, extraordinary leaders, and invaluable assets to their companies and firms. Sallie will share her views on how the world of work is changing and how these changes play to women’s innate strengths. She will inspire us to see that rules can be changed and, in doing so, positive change can be effected: at work, at home and in society at large. Sallie will leave us with the powerful message that change is real; it’s coming fast, and women can accelerate it. It’s time to Own It. REGISTER Please R.S.V.P. to Renee Green. Attendance at your first DEH Speaker Series event is free with no commitment to join. Thereafter, the fee for an annual individual membership is $150 which includes the first meeting you attended. Or, you can pick and choose the events you wish to attend for a $50 […]
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