Faculty & Executive Speakers
Our faculty, leading academics in their field, provide expertise on executive leadership skills and incorporate gender-based research throughout the modules. Our executive speakers include CEOs and senior leaders of Fortune 1000 companies. Whether addressing a program cohort during a module or serving as the keynote speaker at one of our national networking events, these executives share their leadership experience and insights through candid conversations and open dialogue.
Faculty
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Susan Ashford
Michael & Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organizations University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
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Heidi Brooks
Senior Lecturer in Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management
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Tiziana Casciaro
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Marcel Desautels Chair in Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Peter Coleman
Professor of Psychology & Education; Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University
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Martin Davidson
Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean & Chief Diversity Officer, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
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Robin Ely
Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community, Harvard Business School
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Lori Mackenzie
Co-Founder, Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab; Lead Strategist, Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Debra Noumair
Professor of Psychology and Education and Director of Executive Education Programs in Change and Consultation, Columbia University
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Valerie Purdie Greenaway
Professor of Psychology, Schools of Arts and Sciences. Columbia University & Affiliate Professor, Management Division, Columbia Business School
Executive Speakers
Representative executive speakers include:
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Sherry Barratt
Retired Vice Chairman, Northern Trust; Board Member, NextEra Energy
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Amy Best
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Exelon Corporation
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Patrick Canning
Retired Managing Partner, KPMG
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Mary Dillon
Former CEO, Ulta Beauty
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Betsy Holden
Senior Advisor, McKinsey
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Dorri McWhorter
CEO & President, YMCA Metropolitan Chicago
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Michael O’Grady
President & CEO, Northern Trust
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Jennifer Scanlon
President & CEO, UL Solutions
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Maurice Smith
President, Health Care Service Corporation
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Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Former Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance