Founder and Managing Partner, Rethink Impact
Moving from a Fulbright to BCG to The Washington Post early on, Jenny became CEO of a tech startup and then jumped into venture capital. In 2015, she founded Rethink Impact, now the largest U.S.-based impact fund investing in female leaders using technology to solve the world’s greatest problems. Jenny is on the board of several women-led startups.
Past Managing Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright U.S.
The Texas-bred daughter of concentration camp survivors, Linda got her grit early. After earning a BA and law degree from the University of Texas, she moved on to a career as a top litigator, CEO advisor, and legal-world pioneer. Linda was the first woman on the Executive Committee at Fulbright & Jaworski, and then U.S. Managing Partner of Norton Rose Fulbright. She is lead independent director at Globe Life and on the board of KPMG U.S.
Board Member, Meta and Macerich
Peggy’s career path took her from eBay to PayPal to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, where she was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations. She rejoined PayPal in 2019 and headed global sales and merchant services for four years. Peggy serves on the boards of Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.) and Macerich.
Chair and CEO, General Motors
Mary began her career at GM in 1980 and rose to CEO in 2014. Adding the Chair position in 2016, she set a goal for GM to be “the most inclusive company in the world.” Mary serves on the board of Walt Disney.
CEO, Best Buy
Corie became the youngest female CEO in the Fortune 500 when she moved up from CFO in 2019. She started her career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche and joined Best Buy in 1999. She is a director of Domino’s Pizza.
CEO, Teach For America
Straight out of college, Elisa joined Teach For America as a corps member and taught first and second grade bilingual education in South Phoenix. Hooked on TFA's mission to advance educational equity, she led the non-profit's work in her hometown in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, rose quickly to COO, and became CEO in 2015. Based in Houston, Elisa now oversees a network of more than 65,000 TFA corps members and alumni working in over 300 communities across the U.S.
Former CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance
After 22 years at Kimberly Clark, Roz moved to Walmart, where she was CEO of Sam’s Club. She was COO and Group President of Starbucks before leading Walgreens from 2021 to 2023. On the boards of VillageMD and United Airlines, Roz also chairs the Board of Trustees of Spelman College, her alma mater.
Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Tory Burch
Tory founded her eponymous lifestyle brand in 2004 with a mission to empower women. In 2009, she launched the Tory Burch Foundation to advance women entrepreneurship by providing access to capital, education and digital resources, and tackling stereotypes that hold women back.
EVP of Marketing, Communications and Customer Experience, Travelers
Lisa honed her skills in media (Walt Disney and CBS) and government (as First Lady Hillary Clinton’s press secretary) before she moved to financial services, first at Citigroup (where she headed global marketing and public affairs) and then at Travelers, where she has been an EVP since 2011. Lisa is on the boards of Best Buy and the Travelers Foundation.
Former Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor, The Boeing Company
Born in Cocoa Beach, Florida, near Kennedy Space Center and growing up with parents who worked for Boeing, Leanne took a career path fitting her family passion. She joined Boeing in 1988 and rose through the ranks of finance and general management all the way to president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Now in a global advisory role at Boeing, she has more time to work on advancing women in STEM. She serves on the boards of Deere & Company and Raytheon Technologies.
Former CEO of China and Co-CEO of Asia Pacific, Morgan Stanley
Starting her career as a New York lawyer, Wei traveled through roles at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley, where she led China and co-headed Asia until December 2021. She is on the board of Estee Lauder and LVMH Group.
CEO, Alto Pharmacy
Alicia joined Alto Pharmacy from Amazon, where she was SVP of Global Customer Fulfillment. Before joining Amazon in 2019, Alicia spent 24 years at General Motors, where she rose from engineer to plant manager to senior jobs in customer experience to EVP of Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations. She serves on the board of General Mills.
President, DaMar Inc.
Donna was a world record holder at 13 (400 Individual Medley), a gold medalist at 17 (1964 Tokyo Olympics), and the world’s “most outstanding woman athlete” (AP and UPI) before she graduated from UCLA and then became an Emmy-winning sports journalist. She was the first President and Chair of the Women’s Sports Foundation, Chair of the groundbreaking 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and lead advisor to EY’s Women Athletes Business Network. Donna is on the executive board of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Former EVP of Verizon & CEO of Verizon Business
Tami grew up in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, a doctor's daughter who quit pre-med to work as a customer service representative at US West. After US West became part of Verizon, Tami navigated through sales and service, marketing, and global operations all the way up to EVP of Verizon and CEO of Verizon Business—creating various programs to drive equity and empowerment. Having left Verizon at the end of 2022 after 35 years, she serves on the boards of F5, John Deere, and Xerox and advises automotive technology company Aptiv.
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors
From LA to Harvard to Oxford to the Pentagon, Michèle became the highest-ranking woman in DOD history when she served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Obama Administration. Now, in addition to heading WestExec Advisors, she chairs the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a bipartisan think tank she co-founded to develop pragmatic and principled national security policies. Michèle's board roles include Astra, Booz Allen Hamilton, CARE, and The Mission Continues.
CEO, Techstars
Maëlle founded three companies before consulting for BCG and then serving as CEO of Ozone.ru, EVP of Operations at The Priceline Group, and COO of Compass. CEO of Techstars since 2021, Maëlle is also on the boards of Meero and Edenred, based in her native France. Her book Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It came out in 2020.
President, Spelman College
Helene made her way from Buffalo to Barnard to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and on to Johns Hopkins School of Public Health before she spent 20 years at the CDC, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. A pediatrician and public health physician, she led the Gates Foundation’s HIV, TB, and Reproductive Health program and then spent a decade as President and CEO of CARE. Helene was President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust before being named the 11th President of Spelman College in 2002. She is on the boards of Coca-Cola, Organon, and Palo Alto Networks.
Co-Founder and CEO, Montai Health
Margo's wide-ranging career has taken her from McKinsey to Discover Financial Services to Groupon to Google (as President of the Americas) to Mattel and Ancestry.com. After serving as CEO of the latter two companies, she is now CEO-Partner of Flagship Pioneering and CEO of Montai Health, a startup focused on applying AI and machine learning to fuel innovation in biotech. Margo is on the boards of McDonald's, Applovin, and several startups.
Founder & Managing Partner, Forerunner
After growing up outside of San Francisco and graduating from UCLA, Kirsten began her career as an equity analyst covering the retail industry for Montgomery Securities. She spent several years as a consultant and angel investor before opening her own VC firm, Forerunner, in 2012. Kirsten has invested in more than 100 companies, mostly in the consumer space and many of them founded and led by women. A longtime champion of women in tech, Kirsten is a founding member of All Raise. She is also on the board of Nordstrom.
Founder and CEO, Full Picture
After an auspicious start in entertainment PR, Desiree founded Full Picture, a brand communications and consulting company, in 1999. She went on to co-create the hit show Project Runway and co-found DGNL Ventures, which architects deals in media and tech, focusing on women founders. Desiree serves on the board of BeautyHealth.
Former Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin
Marillyn’s journey includes 30 years at Lockheed Martin, where she rose to CEO and headed the company for eight years. She retired as Executive Chairman in 2021. She serves on the boards of Chevron and Johnson & Johnson.
Former Chief Commercial Officer, President, Global Biopharmaceuticals Business, Pfizer
Angela grew up in South Africa during apartheid, earned a BA in Microbiology and Biochemistry at the University of Cape Town, and an MBA from Cornell. She joined Pfizer in 1997 and worked across all geographic regions and therapeutic areas as she rose through marketing, sales, and general management. In 2019, Angela was promoted to Group President of Pfizer's Biopharmaceuticals Group, the company’s commercial arm. Angela is focused on advancing diverse leadership. She is on the board of UPS.
President and CEO, Franklin Templeton
Jenny was a teenager when she started working at the company her grandfather founded in 1947. Her father built Franklin into a global asset management giant. Rising through a wide variety of roles, including chief data officer, Jenny stepped up to CEO in 2020. After acquiring Legg Mason, Jenny now leads one of the world’s largest financial companies, with $1.5 trillion in assets under management.
CEO, Institute for Education (IFE)
Kathy rose to prominence – and earned the nickname “Coach” – as head of Georgetown University’s women’s tennis team. Over 30 years, she has coached celebrities, pro athletes, monarchs and ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, top presidential appointees, and members of Congress. Coach founded IFE in 1992 to engage the global community to harness the power of soft diplomacy, innovation, data and technology. IFE partners with the University of Southern California on CS camps teaching machine learning and AI science to underserved youth around the world. Coach Kemper is a General Partner at her family office, Family Futures, LP. Other than MOM, Kemper embraces being called “Coach!”
Former President and CEO, Under Armour
With a BA from Holy Cross and an MBA from William & Mary, Stephanie checked into Hilton Worldwide for three years of training in sales and operations before she moved to Marriott International. Over 25 years, she rose to President of the world's largest hospitality company. In early 2023, Stephanie jumped to Under Armour as President and CEO, replaced most of the top team, and began to execute cultural and business transformations—and exited the job in early 2024. She is on the board of Home Depot.
Co-Founder and CEO, Sunshine
Marissa grew up in Wisconsin and earned two degrees at Stanford—a BS in Symbolic Systems and a Masters in Computer Science—before she arrived at Google as a software engineer and employee No. 20. As a product manager and VP overseeing large divisions, Marissa made a major impact on Google’s look, user experience, and scope. She spent five years at Yahoo, as CEO before she started Sunshine in 2018. Marissa is on the board of Walmart.
Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
Beginning her career at Johnson & Johnson, Indra made stops at BCG, Motorola, and ABB before moving to PepsiCo in 1994 as SVP of Strategic Planning. She became Chair and CEO in 2006 and led Pepsi for 13 years until 2019. Indra serves on the boards of Amazon and Philips.
Co-Founder and CEO, Guild
Unlocking opportunity has been Rachel’s passion ever since she was a teenager growing up in Colorado. At Stanford, while pursuing her MBA, she launched her first startup, Student Blueprint. In 2015, she co-founded Guild to mobilize companies to offer education, reskilling and career pathways to American frontline employees. Now, as CEO, Rachel is scaling a fast-growing unicorn.
Former CEO, Gap Inc.
An engineer who began her career at Ford Motor, Sonia moved to Sun Microsystems and then Gap in 2004. She headed Old Navy for four years before stepping up to CEO of Gap Inc. (Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta) in 2020.
Shriti’s journey began in Uganda and took her to India and then the UK, where she started as an investment banker and served as a Minister in the British government. Her global finance expertise led her to board roles at Astra Zeneca, BHP, and SantanderUK, where she served as Chair. She has chaired the Prudential PLC board since 2021.