2009-2010 Fellow, Neeli Bendapudi, was recently named the Henry D. Price Dean of the University of Kansas School of Business.  Please read the announcement here...

 

The 2010-2011 Fellows Class just returned from the Leadership Foundation's inaugural program in partnership with INSEAD.  We are pleased to share it was a successful and inspiring week!  See the Fellows Class photo here…

 

Susan McFarland, 2007-2008 Fellow, has recently been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fannie Mae. Read the press release here…

 

Kah Walla, 2008-2009 Fellow, has been distinguished by Newsweek and The Daily Beast's 150 Extraordinary Women Who Shake the World, an incredible group of women leaders that also includes IWF Members and Hall of Fame Honorees. Read more…

 

The IWF Leadership Foundation is pleased to report that the second training component of the 2010-2011 Fellows Program at the Harvard Business School was a success.  See the photo here…

 

In celebration of Women's History Month, the US Department of State has chosen to spotlight Margot Carrington, 2010-2011 Fellow, for her Foreign Service and her on-going research into work-life balance issues for working mothers. Read more…

 

Linda Singh, 2010-2011 Fellow, has been featured as a “Voice of Experience” by The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Read more…

 

Tara Deakin, 2010-2011 Fellow, was recently featured on the cover of Chief Learning Officer magazine, a leading trade journal for corporate learning and training.  Read more…

 

Melody Rose, 2009-2010 Fellow, is honored with the Oregon Governor's Women of Achievement Award.  Read more…

 

The IWF Leadership Foundation is proud to present the 2010-2011 Fellows Class! Click here to meet the new Fellows...

 

Claudia HerreraMoro, 2008/09 Fellows Class, was selected as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women of 2010 by CNN-Expansión Magazine in México. Claudia was ranked 46 th for her leadership of governmental and public relations at Proctor & Gamble, and in particular for being the only woman taking part in México‘s crisis response to the H1N1 epidemic.

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Lillian Tibatemwa, 2005/2006 Fellows Class, and Bridget Omafuvbe, 2009/2010 Fellows Class, are featured in the Carnegie Reporter for their achievements as academic leaders in Africa.  Since 2002, the Carnegie Corporation of New York has partnered with the Leadership Foundation to underwrite the participation of women leaders from African universities in the Fellows Program. 

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Harvard Business School Executive Training Program – 2009-2010 Fellows Class.View Photo...

 

Laurie Leshin, Fellows Class 2009-2010, was recently appointed to the role of Deputy Associate Administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.  She previously served as Deputy Center Director for Science and Technology at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.  Read more…

 

2009-2010 Fellow Judith Eastwood, Campaign Director of BAE System's initiative to secure a $2 billion bid for the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP), submits proposal. Click here for official press release.

 

Maria Valencia, Fellows Class 2009-2010, was recently appointed to the role of Senior Vice President and Systems' General Director for the Latin America Region of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. She was previously Vice President and CIO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Mexico. Read more...

 

Former Fellow, Vivian Lau, was selected as the "Professional of the Year" by the Women of Influence (WOI) Awards presented by the American Chamber of Commerce and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.

 

Fall Orientation & Training - 2009/2010 Fellows Class.

 

Neeli Bendapudi, 2008-2009 Fellow, publishes an executive research article, "How to Use Language That Employees Get," in the Harvard Business Review.

 

Lisa Owen, Fellows Class of 2008/2009, has been appointed Readiness & Sustainment Director for the Global Combat Systems Vehicles Business of BAE Systems, Inc. 

 

Jessica magazine names Vivian Lau, 2006-2007 Fellows Class, one of the 12 Most Successful Women in Hong Kong and China.

 

2008-2009 Fellows Class - University of Cambridge, Judge Business School.

 

1995-1996 Leadership Foundation Fellow, Katherine McGrady, named Chief Operating Officer of CNA.

 

Debra Boblitt, 2008-2009 Leadership Foundation Fellow, named Senior Vice President of State Farm's Mid-America Zone.

 

2008-2009 Leadership Foundation Fellow, Diane Foley, recently named Vice President of Performance Excellence for BAE Systems' U.S. Combat Systems line of business.

 

Harvard Business School, Executive Training Program - 2008-2009 Fellows Class.

 

Leadership Foundation Director Rosalind Gilmore and Heidi Sinclair, IWF Washington member, featured in a book by Pino Bethencourt Gallagher as high profile business executives whose networks have been crucial in their professional careers and life situations.

 

Olga Bessolova, Leadership Foundation Board Director and member of IWF Russia, was honored by the National Peace Foundation (NPF).

 

Fall Orientation & Training – 2008-2009 Fellows Class.

 

2007-2008 Fellow, Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, visits Mentors in Israel.

 

Natalie Brown, Fellows Class 2007/2008, publishes an article about her Fellowship in the September 2008 issue of State Magazine (Department of State). 

 

Professor Dame Sandra Dawson, KPMG Professor of Management Studies, Master of Sidney Sussex College and Co-Founder of the Leadership Foundation's Judge Business School Training Program at Cambridge University, shares her views on how the role of women in business has changed over the past 40 years with The McKinsey Quarterly. 

 

Lisa Walker, Fellows Class 2007/2008, was named one of the Top 10 Marketers of the Year by Brandweek magazine. 

 

"Zions Says Hispanic Push Is Translating to Growth", American Banker, May 30, 2008

 

"Bolek's marketing smarts stand out like a bouquet of roses", New Mexico Business Weekly, April 4, 2008

 

Building Inspiration, Inspired Living Nashville, Winter Special 2007/2008

 

"Bahamas' Sonia is selected for International Women's programme", The Tribune, November 8, 2002.

 

"Lessons from Leaders", The Daily Record, December 10, 2001.

 

"Straight Talk", Working Woman, September 1990.

 

"Ways Women Lead", Harvard Business Review, November-December 1990.