2022

Women CEOs
in America
Changing the Face of Business Leadership

WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA

Table of Contents
Executive Summary and Forward

3

DATA SUMMARY – The current state. Driving to make change.

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Ten Accelerators for Driving Women into CEO Roles in America

10

DATA – Fortune 500 & 1000

14

INSIGHT 1 – It’s Getting Harder to Create a Pipeline of
Women to the Top—We Can Change That

16

DATA – S&P 500

18

Women CEOs: Fortune 500 and S&P 500

19

DATA – Russell 3000

33

Women CEOs: Fortune 1000 and Russell 3000

35

INSIGHT 2 – 2022 Minority Female CEOs in Fortune 1000

73

DATA – Private Companies

75

INSIGHT 3 – Women Entrepreneurs; What does 50 Years of Counting Tell Us?

76

DATA SUMMARY – A Broader Perspective

79

INSIGHT 4 – An Insider’s Guide to the Women-Led B Corp Movement

80

Women CEOs: Private Companies & Entrepreneurs

82

INSIGHT 5 – Empathy is a Key Skill for All CEOs – andIt’s More Important Than Ever

102

Conclusion

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Executive Summary
and Forward
About this report

It is with great pleasure, Women Business Collaborative (WBC), with Ascend, C200 and
Catalyst, release the third annual report highlighting Women CEO’s in America. This
year there are several reasons for celebration that go beyond the raw number—womenCEOs in the Fortune 500 are 8.8%. The talent is there, and insightful CEOs, more
women on boards and nominating committees are making a difference together.
We salute the industries in which women CEOs are rising and the increase of womenin the boardroom.
Additionally, since we closed out data collection for this report on June 30, 2022, nineother women have been named to CEO roles in major corporations across indices andindustries. For example, with its naming of Mary Dillon as President and Dona Young as
Chair, Foot Locker becomes a happy rarity among publicly held companies, with two
women at the helm of its board and C-Suite. Congratulations to Foot Locker and its two
new leaders. On August 1, 2022, Jennifer Rumsey also became President and CEO of
Cummins Inc., the largest independent maker of diesel engines and related products inthe world. These appointments are a breakthrough in largely male-dominated industries
and perhaps a signal for the future.
While things are moving in the right direction, the small, year-to-year increase in theoverall number of women in CEO positions is concerning. Women’s ascension to
CEO roles seems to move at a snail’s pace, especially for women of color. That is why
our shared goal for this report is not just reporting, but galvanizing, energizing andmotivating organizations to usher in more women to the C-Suite and then to CEO
roles. There is definitely reason for optimism as we see an increasing commitment topopulate the C-Suite with more women. And it is happening. So, we celebrate thewomen heading up these major corporations and the boards leading the way in theadvancement of female talent to the highest corporate levels. We look forward tocongratulating more and more of them in the months and years ahead.

The Data: An Overview

This report provides a comprehensive breakdown of women running Fortune 500,
Fortune 1000, Russell 3000, S&P 500, Private Companies over $1 billion, and women
entrepreneurs over $500 million.

TODAY

8.8%

OF FORTUNE 500
CEOs ARE WOMEN
1% ARE WOMENOF COLOR

INDEX% OF WOMEN

F500

8.8

F1000

7.4

S&P

6.4

Russell 3000

6.2

Private (> 1 billion)

5.4

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Since September 2021, three more women took on the roles of CEO in the Fortune
500 bringing the number up from 41 to 44, an all-time high. The S&P 500 went from
30 women last year to 32 in 2022. The Russell 3000 showed an especially encouraging
increase in women CEOs, going from 158 in 2021 to 186 in the first half of 2022, anincrease of 28 or 17.72%. For private companies with revenues over $1 billion dollars,
there are 58 women CEOs and 6 are in the top 50 companies of that category.
Since the close-out of data collection on June 30th, 2022, the following nine women
have been named to CEO roles: Julie Baron, Trean Insurance Group; Jennifer Rumsey,
Cummins; Patricia H Nilsen, New York State Electric and Gas Corporation; Suzanne
Winter, Accuray Inc., Dr. Maky Zanganeh, Summit Therapeutics, Dr. Marla Dubinsky,
Trellus Health Plc; Corinne Le Goff, Celsion Corp.; Dr. Maky Zanganeh, Summit
Therapeutics and Mary Dillon, Foot Locker. This brings the percentage to 9% as of thewriting of this report.

A Collaboration of Like Minds
with a Common Goal
Based on the impact of the two previous reports and how they have been taken to heartby those who can influence gender equity, WBC has once again partnered with thethree non-profits responsible for our previous successes: Ascend, C200 and Catalyst.
As always, our four organizations bring to this report a relentless passion for greater
diversity in business. We are continually focused on increasing the number of women
and women of color in the C-Suite, especially in the top job—the CEO.
• Ascend is the largest Pan-Asian business professional membership organization in
North America dedicated to driving workplace and societal impact by developing
and elevating all Asian and Pacific Islander (API) business leaders and empowering
them to become catalysts for change.
• C200 is a women’s business leadership organization celebrating its 40th Anniversary
in 2022. Its mission is to educate, inspire, support, and advance women in business.
Its community includes the most successful women entrepreneurs and corporate
business leaders who have joined together to change the face of business leadership .
• Catalyst is a global nonprofit supported by many of the world’s most powerful CEOsand leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. Founded
in 1962, Catalyst drives change with preeminent thought leadership, actionable
solutions, and a galvanized community of multinational corporations to accelerate
and advance women into leadership—because progress for women is progress foreveryone. As Catalyst celebrates 60 years of progress for women in the workplace,
we see unprecedented opportunities to finally create workplaces that work for all.
• Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an unprecedented alliance of 75+
women’s business organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a
movement to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business.
Through collaboration, advocacy, action, and accountability, we mobilize thousandsof diverse professional women and men, business organizations, public and privatecompanies to accelerate change.

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More Than Just the Numbers

As in past years, this Women CEOs in America, report offers much more than just thedata related to women leading the country’s major corporations. We provide insightsthat further clarify what is happening and why. This year’s insights focus on:• Today’s Challenges in Building a Diverse Pipeline• Obstacles Faced by Minority Women• The Promise and the Challenges That Current and Future Women Entrepreneurs Face
• The Potential and Promise of B Corporations• Empathy as a Key Skill for All CEOs
These insights add depth and breadth to the data and help position the numbers in thecontext of not just corporate America but our society as a whole.
We have again included brief biographical profiles of all the women CEOs in the
Fortune 500, the Fortune 1000, the S&P 500, the Russell 3000, in private companies
with revenues over $1 billion and of women entrepreneurs with revenues over $500
million. These biographical sketches are both informational and inspirational.
They underscore the diverse paths these women took to the C-Suite, the plethora ofskills and competencies they bring to their roles, and the passion for their companies,
their customers and their shareholders that continually motivates them to practice at the
top of their games.

5 Important Takeaways From
This Report and Beyond• Change IS afoot. While the numbers show slow progress at the highest levels of
the country’s leading corporations, there are optimistic indicators of gender equity
moving in a positive direction. First there are more boards recognizing the numberof talented women CEO ready from the C-Suite. There are more women board
directors advocating for the advancement of talented women to CEO posts. As
well, corporate cultures appear to be changing. There is a greater awareness of
unconscious bias, a more widespread acceptance that diversity is as much about
good business as it is about good citizenship, and an increased realization thatmanagers at all levels need to be held accountable for supporting and promoting
women on their teams.
• Tolerance and inclusion. The younger generations of workers, Millennials and Gen.
Z, bring to the workplace a desire for tolerance and inclusion previously unseen.
This diverse talent pool will not only help increase the actual number of women inhigher corporate levels but will also help create an unprecedented environment of
acceptance and inclusion in the years to come.
• Change must start at the top. CEOs and boards must make it clear that diversity
and inclusion are a necessity, not a nicety. They must do it with both their words andtheir actions, and most importantly recognize that there is gender talent with P&L
leadership. They must prioritize gender diversity in their succession planning and intheir hiring and promotion practices. Additionally, they should look to using searchfirms that include talented and diverse candidates for C-Suite positions. It is provento be an effective strategy.

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• Mentors and sponsors matter. Women remain at a distinct disadvantage when it
comes to mentors, networks, and sponsors. This career-stalling problem needs to be
attacked on a number of fronts. Women themselves must be more intentional aboutfinding them. Organizations must provide both formal and informal avenues for
women to create mentor, networking, and sponsor relationships. Corporate leaders,both male and female, must step up and serve as mentors and sponsors to early andmid-career women.
• Diverse leadership is linked to performance. Women CEOs in the public andprivate sectors, and women leaders in government cast a positive light on thetalents, skills and contributions that women bring to their companies and theircommunities. Additionally, numerous studies have pointed to the improved
performance of organizations with diverse leadership. It is important for our society
and its organizations to fully embrace the power and the benefits of gender diversity
at the top. A goal which all four of our organizations actively promote.

Certain points bear repeating.
Data, targets and transparency matter.

The repetition of the following information from our previous reports accentuates theirimportance and the commitment of our four organizations to diversity and inclusion. It
reinforces that we are not daunted by the slow pace of change. We are further energized
by it. So here again is our:A Call to Action
By 2025• Women constitute 15% of Fortune 500 and S&P 500 CEO• 10% of women CEOs are women of color• Women constitute 20% of those being considered for CEO role
• 20% of women executive candidates assessed for CEO roles• 25% of candidates assessed for C-suite roles are women• 8% of women occupying the C-Suite have substantial P&L responsibility• 20% increase in women entrepreneurs running companies with revenueof $5 million or more

By 2030• Women constitute 20% of Fortune 500 and S&P 500 CEO• 30% of candidates assessed for C-Suite roles are women and of these
25% are women of color• 10% of all women in the C-Suite are women of color by 2030
• 17% of women occupying the C-Suite have substantial P&L
responsibility

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…AND…
Once again, we put out a call to companies of all types, across all industries to join us
in a commitment to strengthen the pipeline of women leaders and to make diversity apriority in succession planning.
We also reiterate WBC’s commitment to the following action items to further the causeof gender diversity and inclusion at the highest corporate levels:• Highlighting women CEOs and the businesses they lead through annual
reports such as this, as well as other publications throughout the year.
• In partnership with Ascend, C200, and Catalyst continuing to track, profile,and publicly celebrate the appointment of new women CEOs.
• Celebrating the strong leaders advancing women in the executive suiteand toward the CEO position.
• Actively supporting efforts to build pathways for women of color to beadvanced to executive leadership, board directorships, and executive
committees.
• Designing a communications campaign to build awareness and amplify
voices of support.
• Sharing this report with CEOs through many sources, including the CEO
Forum reaching 10,000 CEOs, with the Business Roundtable and otherbusiness trade associations.
• Calling on current CEOs and Boards to be intentional in building a diverse
pipeline for talented women as CEOs.
• Applauding every woman and women of color appointment and together
we will salute them as announced.
Join us in both changing the business landscape and celebrating!

Anna Mok,
AscendKimber Maderazzo,
C200

Document for Lorraine’s Signature:

Lorraine Hariton

Lorraine Hariton,
Catalyst

Edie Fraser,WBC

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“Anna Mok

President & Chair,
AscendIt is heartening that the share of women-led Fortune 500 companies
reached a record high in 2022, but there is still significant progress to
be made to seat more diverse CEOs at the head of America’s largest
companies. Hopefully we have moved past the questioning of whether
women and BIPOC leaders are ready for these roles. We are more than
ready and will bring to the positions not only multicultural and multifaceted perspectives, experiences, and wisdom, but the fortitude andresilience from having had to forge through multiple barriers and glassceilings along the way — all strengths that will help our companies
thrive in an increasingly complex and interconnected world!

”“
Kimber Maderazzo
Chair, C200

This year, three more women joined the ranks of Fortune 500 CEOs,
increasing the total number of women leading Fortune 500 companies
from 41 to 44. While progress is slow in corporate America, thereis tremendous growth in the number of women starting businesses.
Research estimates that women own 40% of all companies in America,
with Black and Latina founders starting businesses in record numbers.
We acknowledge and celebrate this progress, but we share thisreport to hold companies accountable for ensuring women, especiallywomen of color, have equitable access to leadership opportunities andnetworks for advancement.

”“
Lorraine Hariton

The number of women leading Fortune 500 companies – thelargest companies in the United States by revenue – hit a record
high at just 44. There’s still a long way to go to reach true equity.
This year highlighted what we’ve long known about women’s
advancement to the top job in the C-suite: The progress is slow,
but it is possible.

”

President & CEO, Catalyst“
Edie Fraser

CEO, Women Business
Collaborative

The time is now for Women CEO Leadership. Reporting this data
and being transparent about the number of women CEOs is crucial to
the growth of women in executive leadership. Women have proventime and time again that they are exceptional leaders and that theylead their companies to new levels of success. WBC thanks Ascend,
C200, and Catalyst and major resources such as Equilar for their data,
stories and partnership. We are excited to see more women being
appointed to the C-Suite, especially women of color. We envisiona more diverse and larger group of women CEOs. Together we will
witness and report on the appointments as women in the pipeline
progress from Executive Suite to CEO.

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DATA SUMMARY / PART 1

The current state.
Driving to make change.
Fortune 500

S&P 500• Women are 8.8% of Fortune 500.

• There was an increase in 2 women CEO’s (6.6%
increase) from January 2021.

• There are 5 women of color in the Fortune 500.

Private Companies

Fortune 1000

• The compiled data from numerous services
found 6 female CEOs that fall in the top 50
private revenue-generating companies.

• Women CEOs are 7.4 % of Fortune 1000.

• The compiled data from numerous services
found 79 examples of women CEOs in charge oflarge private companies in 2022.

• There are 44 women CEOs in the Fortune 500,
as of July 2022 up from 41 as of last September
2021.

• There are 37 women CEOs in the Fortune 1000
(501-1000), as of July 2022.

• Since our last report companies appointed 4
additional women CEOs in the Fortune 1000.

Russell 3000

• Women CEOs make up 6.2% of all CEOs in the
Russell 3000.

• Women currently hold 32 (6.4%) of CEO
positions at S&P 500 companies.

• Women CEOs make up 5.4% of CEOs in privatecompanies that fall into the $1 Billion + annual
revenue category, based on data collected fromnumerous services in 2022.

• There are 186 women CEOs in the Russell 3000,
as of June 2022.
• There was a 17.72% increase in women CEOs
from 2021 to 2022.

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Ten Accelerators for Driving
Women into CEO Rolesin America
As this third annual report analyzes and celebrates women CEOs representing public and private companies, let
us analyze how we can further accelerate and amplify the need for all organizations to make intentional efforts
to grow their pipelines of diverse women leaders, especially those with P&L responsibility, and drive women into
leadership roles up to CEO.
We invite senior leaders to act on our following Ten Accelerators. If each of us commits to action, we will
significantly increase the pace at which greater numbers of diverse women become CEOs.

The Current StateThe number of women CEOs has risen to historic highs, according to this report, published by WBC withAscend, C200 and Catalyst. We continue to salute new women CEOs in the past year including those at
DocuSign, Denny’s, Bath and Body Works, Jackson Financial and others. Our report features women CEOs
from Fortune and S&P 1000 companies, Russell 3000 companies, and private companies over 1 billion.
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors (GM) continues her role as the first woman chair of The Business Roundtable.
Lynn J. Good, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation and Chair joins the Business
Roundtable Smart Regulation Committee and Jane Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, Citi, and Rosalind Brewer,
Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance join the Business Roundtable. The partnership of the business
Roundtable with the WBC showcases the commitment to promoting more women CEOs.

Accelerators to the CEO Role
1.

Recognize women’s experience, talent, and acumen to be CEO Leaders

2.

Turn to Board leaders for commitment and recognition for women in the pipeline3.

Create shareholder and stakeholder value

4.

Sponsor and advocate for women leaders

5.

Include the best diverse women

6.

Celebrate and affirm the men who are building pipelines

7.

Use successful Women CEO role models as examples and advocates8.

Pay equal or better compensation

9.

Search Firms to include women in their slates

10. Join women’s organizations focused on position, pay and power for all women

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women’s experience, talent and acumen to be CEO Leaders: Women are team
1 Recognize
builders with the necessary leadership traits of courage, risk-taking, resilience, agility, andadaptability. Women leaders express their gratitude and are more likely to share the credit.
Increasingly US workers report that they want to work for purpose driven companies, where culture
and intentionality increase profits and shareholder value.

“

We have focused on people in our company seeing a career pathto the top no matter their gender or their race. In order to dothat, we have looked at diverse slates of talent, diverse interview
panels, we have mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training
around unconscious bias. These are all tools, but it really does comedown to the culture of the company and a sense of belonging andinclusion that we create together for all people. And I think once
you remove those barriers, whether they be real or psychological,
it helps people to see that there is a path inside of our company
to senior roles whether they be on the management track or thetechnical track, and that we value each.
— Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman”

to Board Leaders for Commitment and Recognition: More boards are asking that women
2 Turnbe considered for upcoming CEO and board positions. Women are averaging 40% of new

appointments to boards in 2022. (Women Joining Public Boards Report). More women are leading
nominating committees and in positions to advocate and support women in the pipeline to be
CEOs. We are seeing an increase in the number of women serving as board chairs and chairs of audit
committees. Adena Friedman, president and CEO of Nasdaq, advocated for regulations requiring
listed companies to present their board composition and diversity philosophy. The initiative gained
support from the SEC and created momentum for more board activism. CEOs from BlackRock andState Street Global Advisors made news in corporate governance circles when they announced they
voted against directors of boards where there was a lack of gender diversity and committed only
investments in companies with women on the boards. Many others are making similar commitments.

shareholder and stockholder value: Financial institutions and shareholders alike are asking
3 Create
for women to serve as CEOs. Role models include the chair of the New York Stock Exchange, Lynn
Martin, who is the 68th president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). She is the third womenpresident of the NYSE, but the second to hold full leadership of the exchange. The same is true of
Adena Friedman, CEO, Nasdaq, mentioned above. McKinsey and Deloitte reported that companies
with gender and diverse leadership at the board and in the C-Suite outperform their competitors andreturn more value for their shareholders. Consequently, shareholders are demanding more diversity
within company leadership.

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4

5

6

Sponsor and advocate for women’s leadership: Building a pipeline of talented women in the
C-Suite requires sponsorship, advocacy, and strong candidate slates. Women CEOs should move
forward with the commitment to CEO slates that include women and women of color. True sponsors
use their influence, network and credibility to create a path of upward mobility for women. Two-thirdsof the women said they never realized they could become CEO until a boss or mentor encouraged
them. These women focused on hitting business targets and seeking new challenges, rather than on
their personal career advancement. Women need this sponsorship and the affirmation of others inleadership to “talk up” their abilities to address the business challenges and opportunity to lead.
Include the best diverse women. The push for women of color is strong; yet the results are notthere yet. The CEO-ready women do have the talent as we note with the path of Rosalind G. Brewer
who currently serves as CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Roz was a strong COO of Starbucks, andCEO of Sam’s Club. She has also held various leadership positions at Walmart and Kimberly-Clark.
Her experience and track record made her great CEO candidate. Thasunda Brown Duckett, now
leading TIAA, was CEO of Chase Consumer Banking, a division of JP Morgan. She is also a memberof the board of directors of Nike. There are many more women of color whose experience and trackrecord of achievement indicate readiness to serve as CEOs. Expect more diverse women CEOs to
be named to public and private companies. They are being championed by boards, search firms andorganizations alike. The talent is there.
Celebrate and affirm the men who are building results. Men and current CEOs are stepping up
with their support for succession planning and board slates to include women, regardless of theindustry. More men are becoming champions for women and see the potential for legacy change.
As more men in the C-Suite interrupt their unconscious biases, more women will get access toleadership and CEO roles earlier in their careers. WBC’s Ally of Her and Catalyst’s MARC program(Men Advocating Real Change) and other programs are making a difference. We celebrate the men
who are dedicated to championing women leaders and to sponsoring women forward to CEO roles.
We recognize that men’s leadership, advocacy, and sponsorship are fundamental to women achieving
gender parity in the workplace.

successful Women CEO role models as examples and advocates: We have many successful
7 Use
women CEO role models who moved into the CEO position based on a career full of challenges andaccomplishments. They also support other women becoming CEOs. Carol Tome served for years
as CFO of Home Depot while also serving on the board of UPS. She was an obvious nomination to
CEO of UPS. Jane Fraser’s career path started as a celebrated partner at McKinsey & Company, whothen joined Citigroup in 2004. Within five years, Jane was named president of Citigroup, and CEOof Consumer Banking. In September 2020, Jane was the first woman to head a major U.S. bank. She
was included on Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women in Business” list in 2014 and 2015 and has beencalled the “Number 1 Woman to Watch” for two consecutive years by American Banker.

8

Pay equal or better compensation: Equal pay and compensation must be robust across the whole
pipeline. Women chief executive officers at America’s biggest companies took home median pay
of more than $15.8 million in 2021 which was up 26.4% from 2020 compared with the $14.4 million
that men took home. That’s according to an Equilar study, which looked at base salary, bonus,
stock-based compensation, and other benefits. The study found that women chief executives havemade more than their male counterparts each of the last five years. During that timeframe, overall
compensation has grown 25% for all CEOs surveyed. Yet, the women CEOs were an average of four
years older than their male counterparts, and worked in a slightly greater number of roles, functions,companies, and industries. These CEOs worked harder and longer to get to the top

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firms to include women in their slates: Ask executive search firms and they
9 Search
will confirm that requests to include strong women CEO candidates for CEO roles is
continually on the rise. Requests for qualified, CEO-ready women of color are also
on the upswing. This unprecedented call from boards and CEOs to search firms fordiverse women candidates is a positive indicator of change. Companies are contributing
significant time and resources to make gender leadership a priority to get more women
on a path to CEOs from the C-Suite and the boardroom. With this press for talented
CEO-ready candidates on a variety of fronts, the likelihood of more women CEOs is
continually improving.

10

Join women’s organizations focused on position, pay and power for all women.
WBC and key organizations such as Ascend, C200, and Catalyst and many moreorganizations bear witness to current CEOs and Boards naming qualified women to
the executive ranks. The Rockefeller Foundation as part of its “100 x25” initiative, aims
to support the hiring of 100 Fortune 500 women CEOs by 2025. Great Britain has an
initiative called 25by25. Egon Zehnder UK is working with clients candidates and otherinterested partners to make 25 women Chief Executives of FTSE 100 companies by2025 a reality.

In a decade old Forbes article, Robert Reiss, CEO of The CEO Forum Group and WBC board member, wrote,“We need to have 5 Fortune 500 women CEOs. This is no longer just the right thing to do; it’s an economic issue.
How can we expect financial success when we are excluding top talent from leading enterprises? I believe we willachieve 50 in 2022!” We are at 43 now; so we can change the numbers!
WBC supports the pipeline acceleration of high potential women business leaders taking on increasingly
significant operating responsibilities that can position them as CEO contenders. More than 90% of CEO’s have
had significant P&L responsibility prior to taking the CEO role.
(Note: In September 2022 WBC published the Women & the C-Suite: Pathways to Success, a white paper whichhighlights key recommendations from 20 C-Suite level women on how to rise to leadership.)
The WBC movement is building the critical mass that will ultimately lead us to elevate business, the economy and,society. The economic case is strong. It’s reported that companies where at least 30% of leaders are women can
expect to add more than one percentage point to their net margin compared to companies with none to limited
women leadership. Some companies that increased the number of women partners by 10% actually saw 9.7%
more profitable return.

The time is now for female CEOs!

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2022 DATA

Fortune 500 & 1000#
Women CEOsof Fortune 500
Companies
increased by 7.3%
since last year“

Women’s overall participation in the US workforce has fallen to
its lowest level in 30 years. There’s more we can do as leaders of
all genders to not only elevate women but advocate for them.
By leading with empathy and inclusion, embracing flexibility, andproviding meaningful benefits, sponsorships, and mentorships,
we create a culture where everyone can thrive.
— Kristen Peck, CEO, Zoetis

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Fortune 500 New Women CEOs
NAME

COMPANY

INDEX

NAMED

Jane Nind Fraser. . . . . . . . . . . . . Citigroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 500, S&P 500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Karen S. Lynch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CVS Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 500, S&P 500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Laura Prieskorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Thasunda Brown Duckett . . . . . . TIAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Rosalind Brewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walgreens Boots Alliance. . . . . . . Fortune 500, S&P 500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Sarah E. Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bath & Body Works, Inc.. . . . . . . . Fortune 500, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Sarah London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centene Corporation. . . . . . . . . . Fortune 500, S&P 500, Russell 3000. . . . . . . . . . 2022
Joyce A. Mullen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insight Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Ellen G. Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln National Corporation. . . . Fortune 500, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Note: We are happy to report that since the close of data collection on June 30th, 2022, two new women CEOs
have been named; Jennifer Rumsey at Cummins and Mary Dillon at Foot Locker.

Fortune 1000 New Women CEOs
NAME

COMPANY

INDEX

NAMED

Rose Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornerstone Building Brands. . . . Fortune 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Lynn Bamford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtiss-Wright Corporation.. . . . . Fortune 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Andrea R. Owen. . . . . . . . . . . . . MillerKnoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018/2021
Barbara Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio National Financial Services .Fortune 1000, FINANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Kimberly Karen Ryan. . . . . . . . . . Hillenbrand, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Carey A. Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parsons Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Sara Elizabeth Armbruster. . . . . . Steelcase Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Kirsten A. Lynch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vail Resorts, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Jill L. Griffin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advantage Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Michelle Keefe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syneos Health, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune 1000, Russell 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Lorie Tekorius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Greenbrier Companies . . . . . Fortune 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022

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INSIGHT 1

It’s Getting Harder
to Create a Pipeline of
Women to the Top –We Can Change That
By Subha V. Barry, President of SeramountIt’s been said time and time again that women aren’t advancing to corporate leadershiproles at the rate they should. The WBC has set goals for full gender parity (50 percent
women) at the top of corporate America by 2030 (and of that half, 50 percent should be
women of color). To achieve these goals, we must get women into higher-paying andmore senior roles to fill the pipeline to the very top.

It’s Going Too Slowly

According to Seramount’s 2022 Best Companies for Executive Women list, thepercentage of women corporate executives increased by one percentage point to 35
percent versus 34 percent in 2021.
How does this compare to the national average? According to McKinsey’s 2021 Womenin the Workplace report: 24 percent of C-suite leaders are women (20 percent are Whiteand just 4 percent are women of color).

3 Societal Forces: Taking a Heavy Toll on
Women in the Workplace(1) The pandemic has shined an extremely bright light on women in the workforce.
More than 1.1 million women have left since March 2020, and “The Great
Resignation” is still in full swing. Not only that, but according to Deloitte’s Women@ Work 2022: A Global Outlook report, a large majority of working women plan toleave their employers in the next two years, particularly those in non-management
and middle management roles. The report found that one out of ten women is
actively looking for a new role, with 59 percent of non-managers and 64 percent of
middle managers saying they plan to move on within two years. Only 10 percent of
women said that they intend to remain with their current employer for more than
five years.
(2) The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively ending awoman’s reproductive choice, felt like a punch in the gut. The right to choose had
been the law of the land since 1973, ten years before I came here from India to go
to university. By passing that decision to our elected officials in each state, we havediminished a fundamental freedom in our country. This decision is devastating for
women’s rights and equality and will disproportionately impact women of colorand socioeconomically disadvantaged communities, many of whom have alreadyleft the workforce to become caregivers. I recognize that we all might not agree on
this topic, but I encourage a civil and open dialogue as I think we all agree that theadvancement of women is critical (both in society and in the workplace).
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(3) Another crisis is the lack of access to paid parental leave and regular affordable
childcare, which hinders those who are just starting out from staying and flourish in
the workplace. This is especially important for women of color, who, as I mentioned
above, are disproportionately leaving the workplace to become caregivers andfurther drying up the pipeline.
Yes. Women have made progress, but how can they truly advance when it seems
we are constantly fighting battles whether it’s for equality in the workplace or for our
reproductive rights? They are both intrinsically linked. This goes to the heart of thelarger challenge we are addressing—how do we help women advance by embedding
solutions into the structure and processes of our organizations and our society?

Strategies for Getting Past the Setbacks

Despite the setbacks, we must keep moving forward. As the female talent pool continues
to leave the workforce at a dramatic rate, there will be fewer women to recruit, making iteasier for recruiters and those responsible for promotions to say there aren’t any womenavailable, despite their best efforts. As a result, there will be smaller networks and fewer
mentors and mentees/protégés. The trickle-down effect is real and alarming.
How can we stop this from happening? How can we make it easier for women to remainin the workplace?
At Seramount, we recommend that organizations:• Provide women with a variety of supports including access to mentors and sponsors
through formal programs, targeted professional development programs, andexecutive coaching.
• Acknowledge that unconscious bias affects opportunities and motivation for women.
Without the support they need, women may not raise their hands for stretch
assignments and positions the way men do. Create safe spaces where women will
feel more comfortable expressing their ideas and will be less afraid to take risks.
• Emphasize the importance of profit-and-loss (P&L) experience. Our 2019 study“The Gender Gap at the Top” found that so few women are CEOs because they’re
not in the feeder positions—the positions with P&L responsibility. Those with P&L
responsibility drive revenue results for a line of business or a company, and thisusually includes making decisions about what products the company makes and/or
services it delivers.
• Hold senior leaders accountable for company-wide DEI goals and impose metrics
through performance reviews, bonus structures, and compensation packages.
• Consider updating benefit policies to include coverage of the cost of travel for womenseeking abortions who live in states affected by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
• Address affordable childcare needs by granting access to everyday childcare (not justbackup care or sick care). Corporate America can’t do this alone. Nationally, there
must be a push for fully paid parental leave as well as public/private partnerships tocreate access to affordable childcare.
We must continue to work together to understand these stubborn issues and thebarriers that women continue to face. We must continue to ideate, test, and implement
solutions. By taking these steps, organizations can ensure a more robust pipeline, retain
key talent, and help promote and advance women. Only then will we reach our goal.

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2022 DATA

S&P 500“

Success in diversity and inclusion begins with belief. And thatis the belief that diversity is an important part of our businesssuccess. When you have that belief, good things happen,
because that belief means that you treat diversity andinclusion as a business priority.

”– Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture

NEW WOMEN CEOs in the S&P 500
NAMECOMPANY

INDEX

NAMED

Susan Hardwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Water Works. . . . . . . . . S&P 500, Fortune 1000, Russell 3000. . . . . . . . . 2022

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WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA

Fortune 500 and S&P 500
2022

F1000
R3000

Susan Hardwick

American Water Works

R3000

Sarah E. Nash

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

S&P
500
R3000

Sarah London

Centene Corporation

Joyce A. Mullen
Insight Enterprise

In her capacity as President and CEO of American Water Works Company, Inc.,the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, Susan
Hardwick leads a team of nearly 6,500 dedicated professionals who provide
service to 14 million people in 24 states. Susan joined American Water in June2019 and became CFO in July of that same year. In February 2022, she wasnamed President and CEO and elected to serve on its board. Additionally, she iscurrently a board member and treasurer of Family Promise and sits on the Boardof the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. She has also served in leadership
positions on a variety of community boards over the course of her career. She
holds a BS in Accounting from Indiana University Bloomington.

Sarah E. Nash is currently the Interim CEO (May 12, 2022) and Executive
Chair (February 2022) of Bath & Body Works. Additionally, she is the owner ofNovagard, a privately-held manufacturer of silicone coatings and sealants usedin electronics, electric vehicle batteries, medical electronics, aerospace, window
and door manufacturing and construction. She is committed to working withbusiness leaders and supply chain partners to deliver innovative products in aworld increasingly looking to electrify everything. Sarah spent almost 30 years at
J.P Morgan Chase, helping to transform it from a commercial to an investmentbank. She retired in 2005 as vice chair of Global Investment Banking. She
currently serves on a number of public, private, and non-profit boards including
HBD Industries and is a trustee of New York Presbyterian Hospital. She holds a
BA in economics and political science from Vassar College.

Sarah London is CEO of Centene Corporation, a diversified healthcare
enterprise providing a portfolio of government-sponsored healthcare
programs focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals for morethan 26 million Americans. Before her appointment as CEO, Sarah served
as Vice Chair. In her management role, she was responsible for a portfolio ofcompanies independent of Centene’s health plans and delivering industryleading products and services to third-party customers. Earlier in her career,
Sarah served as the Centene’s senior vice president of technology innovationand modernization, responsible for enterprise-wide technology strategy andexecution with a focus on next-generation products and services. She holds
a B.A. in History & Literature from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the
University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Joyce Mullen assumed her role as Insight CEO in January 2022 after joining
the company in October 2020 as president of North America operations. Joyce
oversees Insight’s 11,500+ teammates, who operate in 19 countries and whoare dedicated to building meaningful connections to help businesses andcommunities run smarter. by modernizing the workplace, applications, andcloud infrastructure; and through advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence,and cybersecurity. Prior to joining Insight, she served as president of global
channel, embedded, and edge solutions at Dell Technologies. During her
21-year tenure at Dell, she held various positions leading sales, operations,
supply chain, partner strategy, services delivery and logistics. She holds an
AB in International Relations from Brown University and an MBA in Business
Administration and Management from Harvard Business School.

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Ellen G. Cooper

Lincoln National Corporation

2021

S&P
500

Jane Fraser
Citigroup

S&P
500

Karen S. Lynch
CVS Health

Laura Prieskorn
Jackson Financial

Ellen G. Cooper is President and CEO of Lincoln Financial Group and serves
as a director on the Lincoln National Corporation Board. She is also President
and a board member of the principal insurance subsidiaries of Lincoln
Financial Group. Prior to her current role, Ellen was executive vice president,
chief investment officer, and head of the enterprise risk and annuity solutionsat Lincoln. She joined the organization in 2012 and was instrumental indeveloping and executing Lincoln’s general and separate account investment
strategy, overseeing more than $300 billion in assets and managing thecompany’s industry-leading hedge program. Earlier in her career, she heldleadership roles at Goldman Sachs, AEGON US, Ernst & Young, and Tillinghast.
Ellen currently serves on the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) board.
She holds a bachelor of business administration in Actuarial Science from
Temple University.

Jane Fraser, is the President of Citi and the Chief Executive Officer of Global
Consumer Banking. Her global responsibilities include all Consumer businesses
in 19 countries covering Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Credit Cards,
Mortgages, and the associated Operations and Technology. She is a memberof the Citi Executive Management Team and serves as the Co-Chair for theCiti Women Affinity Group. Previously, she was CEO of Citi Latin America andChief Executive Officer of the U.S. Consumer and Commercial Banking andCitiMortgage. Jane serves on the Board of Directors of Citibanamex and theBoard of Dean’s Advisors, Harvard Business School. She is a member of the
Economic Club of New York, the Global Advisory Board at Stanford, and theCouncil on Foreign Relations. Jane holds an MA in economics from Cambridge
University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

CVS Health is now the largest Fortune 500 company with a female CEO at
the helm when Karen S. Lynch became the President and CEO in February
2021. As Executive Vice President, CVS Health and President, Aetna, Lynch haspropelled the company forward during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Part of her
expertise in the health care industry comes from executive positions at Cigna andMagellan Health Services, as well as more than thirty years of experience within
the industry at large. A part of Business Insider’s Top 100 People Transforming
Business, Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, Modern Healthcare’s
100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and Top 25 Women in Healthcare,
Lynch clearly is an invaluable member of both the business community andthe healthcare industry. She currently serves on the board of U.S. Bancorp, as
an advisory board member of IBM Watson Health, and as a member of the
Global 50 and the College Women’s Council. A graduate of Boston College and
The Questrom School of Business at Boston University, Karen was awarded anhonorary doctorate of humane letters from Becker College in 2015.

As President and CEO of Jackson, Laura Prieskorn executes their mission ofhelping more Americans approaching retirement achieve financial freedom forlife by ensuring Jackson associates and resources are aligned to drive financial
and operational excellence and create sustainable value for all company
stakeholders. In her 30 plus years at Jackson, Laura has held broad-ranging
leadership roles across the company’s executive, investment, and productcommittees. Most recently, Laura served as Jackson’s executive vice president
and chief operating officer where she led Jackson’s operations, technology andinformation security initiatives. She was responsible for developing Jackson’s
industry-leading operating platform, which combines low cost with superior
service for clients, advisors, and distribution partners. Laura holds a bachelor’s
degree in business administration from Central Michigan University

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Patricia K. Poppe
PG&E

Thasunda Brown Duckett
TIAA

S&P
500

Rosalind Brewer

Walgreens Boots Alliance

2020

Linda J. Rendle
CloroxPatricia K. Poppe is the Chief Executive Officer of San Francisco-based PG&E
Corporation. She joined PG&E in January 2021 after five years as President
and CEO of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, where
she focused on connecting the utility more closely with its customers andadapting lean operating system principle. In her decade-long career with theMichigan company, she held a variety of C-Suite positions. Earlier in her career,
Patricia served as a Power Plant Director at DTE Energy and held a variety ofplant management positions in the automotive industry. She is a member ofthe Board of Directors for Whirlpool Corporation, Associated Electric & Gas
Insurance Services Limited, Edison Electric Institute, Institute of Nuclear PowerOperations, American Gas Association, Electric Power Research Institute,and the California Chamber of Commerce. She earned a master’s degree inmanagement from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business andreceived a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in industrial engineeringfrom Purdue University.

As TIAA’s CEO, Thasunda Brown leads a company whose mission is defined byfinancial inclusion and opportunity – goals and values she has upheld throughout
her career. Thasunda joined TIAA after serving as CEO of Chase Consumer
Banking, where she oversaw a banking network with more than $600 billion in
deposits and 50,000 employees. Previously, she was the CEO of Chase Auto
Finance, one of the leading U.S. providers of auto financing, and National
Retail Sales Executive for Chase Mortgage Banking, where she managed 4,000
mortgage bankers. Earlier in her career,Thasunda was a Director of Emerging
Markets at Fannie Mae, where she led the implementation of national strategies
designed to increase homeownership among Black and Hispanic Americans.
She is passionate about helping communities of color close achievement gaps inwealth creation, educational outcomes and career success.

Rosalind Brewer joined Walgreens Boots Alliance as CEO in March of 2021.
She also is a Director on WBA’s Board. Roz formerly served as COO andGroup President at Starbucks from October 2017 to January 2021. Prior
to Starbucks, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sam’s
Club, a membership-only retail warehouse club and division of Walmart, Inc.,
from February 2012 to February 2017. She previously held several executive
leadership positions with Walmart beginning in 2006. Earlier in her career,
she served as President of Kimberly-Clark’s Global Nonwovens Division andheld various other positions at Kimberly-Clark. She is currently ranked #27 on
Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Roasalind holds a bachelors
degree in Chemistry from Spelman College.

Linda Rendle was named Clorox’s CEO in September of 2020. Her previous
roles at Clorox allowed her to gain a profound understanding of the company’s
inner workings. Prior to becoming CEO, she served as President and managed
multiple global operations. Linda has been the key designer of Clorox’s longterm growth plan with projects such as the IGNITE strategy, which expands
the company’s presence in wellness and nutraceuticals. Linda is committed tomaking the brand more environmentally friendly drawing upon innovation tocreate products like compostable cleaning wipes and captivating more online
sales. She looks to support public health in any way she can to ensure theneeds of both consumers and communities are met. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in economics from Harvard University.

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Sue Y. Nabi
Coty, Inc.

Lauren R. Hobart

Lauren Hobart simultaneously became the third CEO in Dick’s Sporting Goods
history, the first to run the company from outside the Stack founding family,
and the first female CEO in the company’s history in February 2021. Hobart has
been President of Dick’s since 2017 and was paramount in efforts to replace
ample funds lost from the company’s decision to lessen their firearm products
in 2018. She has also spearheaded the company’s e-commerce strategy,
enabling Dick’s to continue thriving through the ongoing pandemic. Whileother retailers have struggled, Dick’s has reported a 23% increase in total sales
to $2.41 billion due to online sales, which doubled last quarter. Even before
her successful oversight at Dick’s that began in 2011, Hobart was dominating
the food and beverage industry, maintaining several senior roles at PepsiCo,
including the marketing lead in North America. Prior to PepsiCo, Lauren
honed her marketing skills within the financial sector, at Wells Fargo and JP
Morgan Chase. Hobart earned an undergraduate degree from the University ofPennsylvania, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Sonia Syngal

With boosting the performance of Gap Inc. at the top of her to do list CEO,
Sonia Syngal, brings her drive for innovation and need for action to the forefrontof Gap Inc. turning priorities into realities. Sonia leads Gap with her compassion
and deep respect for customers and fellow employees, forcing vital changes
needed to make Gap successful now and in the future. She has been with Gap
Inc. since 2004 operating as Managing Director of European business, senior
vice president for Gap’s International division and International Outlet division,
executive vice president of Global Supply Chain and Product Operations,and CEO of Old Navy. Before taking her talents to Gap Inc., Sonia worked
at Sun Microsystems as a leader in their manufacturing operations, logistics
and supply chain management, and held roles in product design, quality andmanufacturing engineering at Ford Motor Company. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and a master’s inmanufacturing systems engineering from Stanford.

Dick’s Sporting Goods

S&P
500
R3000

Sue Y. Nabi was named Coty Inc.’s CEO in September of 2020, taking on the
mission of rejuvenating the iconic beauty company and crafting a fresh, more
modern company. She is a true veteran in the beauty space, with roughly 30
years of experience across key strategic focus areas for Coty.Sue’s credentials
include building and managing diverse, multi-functional global teams thatdesign groundbreaking beauty campaigns to attract a wide demographic.
At L’Oreal, she helped grow cosmetic brands and was named the youngest
Worldwide President in company history. Sue was also the mind behind therevival of Lancôme by producing cutting-edge product and brand triumphs.
Inspired by clean lifestyle and personal health, she has launched a revolutionary
clean, vegan, ultra-luxury skincare brand, Orveda. She attended ENGEES Ecole
Nationale du genie de l’eau et de l’environment de Strasbourg and ESSECBusiness school.

Gap Inc.

(Stepped down in July 2022)

S&P
500
F1000
R3000

Sharmistha Dubey
Match Group(Stepped down in May 2022)

Sharmistha Dubey is the powerful leader behind the highly acclaimed
internet company Match Group, pioneer to dating sites such as Tinder,
Hinge, and Match. com. As CEO, Dubey oversees all strategy, R&D, anddevelopments across the company’s portfolio. Since her appointment inMarch 2020, Sharmistha has launched Tinder Gold, the most successful formof monetization the company has established thus far. Over the past 15 yearsof her journey at Match, Dubey has served many roles including Presidentof Match Group, President of Match Group North America, Chief Operating
Officer of Tinder, and Chief Product Officer of Match. Sharmistha is vital to thegrowth, success, and monetization of Match’s online dating platforms.

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S&P
500

Lisa Palmer

Regency Centers

S&P
500

F1000

Joanne Crevoiserat
Tapestry, Inc.

S&P
500

Carol Tomé

United Parcel Service, Inc.

S&P
500

Reshma Kewalramani M.D.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Lisa Palmer has been President and CEO of Regency since January 2020. Prior
to her current role, she served as President and CFO, Executive Vice President
and CFO and Senior Vice President of capital markets. She also held a variety ofother leadership positions, having joined Regency in 1996. Before her career at
Regency, Lisa worked with Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting StrategicServices, as a consultant and financial analyst for General Electric. She is amember of the boards of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bankof Atlanta, Brooks Rehabilitation, the United Way of Northeast Florida and the
Urban Land Institute and ICSC. She also serves as the Second Vice-Chair of
NAREIT. Lisa is a University of Virginia graduate and holds an MBA from theWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

As Chief Executive Officer of Tapestry, Joanne Crevoiserat is responsible fordriving the company’s strategic growth agenda. She also sits on Tapestry’s
board. She joined Tapestry in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing
all financial management of Tapestry. Joanne has deep industry, financial,and operations expertise, having spent over 30 years in a variety of retailcompanies including Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Kohls and Walmart. She has
held a variety of leadership positions in multi-brand, global companies with afocus on helping organizations successfully transform. In addition to Tapestry,
Joanne serves on the board of General Motors and is a member of theBusiness Roundtable. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where
she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

Carol B. Tomé is CEO of UPS, the 12th CEO in the 114-year history of thecompany. She has also served on the UPS board for over 16 years. Before
joining UPS, Carol was executive vice president and CFO of The Home
Depot, Inc., one of the world’s largest retailers. She joined Home Depot
in 1995 as vice president and treasurer. Earlier in her career, she served inmanagerial roles at Johns Manville and United Bank of Denver. Carol is aboard member for Verizon Communications, Inc. and a board trustee forGrady Memorial Hospital Corporation and the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
She is also a member of The Committee of 200, The Buckhead Coalition,
The Business Council, and the International Business Council of The World
Economic Forum. A native of Jackson, Wyoming, Carol holds a bachelor
degree in communication from the University of Wyoming and a master’s
degree in finance from the University of Denver.

As CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Reshma Kewalramani is no newcomerto the field of medicine. Reshma received her medical degree from the
Boston University School of Medicine and completed a General Management
Program at Harvard University, both of which have prepared her for roles in the
C-Suite. Prior to Vertex, she worked at Amgen for over twelve years, three of
which she served as vice president. Her passion for helping patients and hercommitment to R&D has led the team at Vertex to develop remarkable advancesin medicine for treating debilitating diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), alpha-1
antitrypsin deficiency, APOL1-mediated kidney diseases, sickle cell disease, andbeta- thalassemia. She has been named to Business Insider’s list of 10 people
transforming health care, the PharmaVOICE 100 list of the most inspiring andinfluential leaders in the life sciences, and Boston Business Journal’s list of
Women Who Mean Business.

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S&P
500

Kristin Peck
Zoetis, Inc.

2019

S&P
500

Julie Sweet
Accenture

S&P
500

Corie BarryBest Buy

S&P
500

Christine A. Leahy
CDW

Inspiring her colleagues as a firm believer in Zoetis’ culture and values, Kristin
Peck was promoted to CEO of Zoetis in 2020. Before being named CEO, Kristen
was Executive Vice President and Group President of U.S. Operations, Business
Development and Strategy where she excelled in helping both customers andcolleagues. Kristin brings to the table operational experience, profound customer
expertise, and a drive to continue to grow Zoetis now and into the future. She
has been essential in making Zoetis be seen as the world’s leading innovator inanimal health by managing numerous successful new product launches. Kristin
aspires to push the company’s corporate strategy and business development to
new heights. Earlier in her career, Peck served as Pfizer’s Executive Vice Presidentof Worldwide Business Development and Innovation and worked in consulting,private equity, and real estate finance. She holds a bachelor’s degree from
Georgetown University and an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School.

Julie Sweet is Chair and CEO of Accenture. Previously, she served as CEOof Accenture’s North American business. Prior to that, she was Accenture’s
general counsel, secretary, and chief compliance officer for five years. Earlier in
her career, Julia was a partner for 10 years with the law firm of Cravath, Swaine& Moore LLP. Julie serves on the World Economic Forum Board of Trustees; isboard chair of Catalyst and a member of the board of trustees for the Center
for Strategic & International Studies and for the Marriott Foundation for People
with Disabilities. She has been recognized as one of Fortune’s Most Powerful
Women in Business and as Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World.
Julie holds a BA from Claremont McKenna College and a JD from Columbia
Law School.

As CEO of Best Buy, Corie Barry is at the helm of a powerhouse provider ofconsumer electronics products and services. Following a career at Deloitte &Touche, she quickly found her forever home at Best Buy. In the field and at
the corporate level, she developed a unique view into Best Buy’s processes.
With her combined sense of loyalty and work ethic, Corie advanced within thecompany, overseeing strategic transformation and growth, global financing,investor relations, and risk management. She entered the C-Suite in 2010 as VP
of Finance and worked her way through the ranks as SVP, President, and EVP,
before accepting responsibility as CEO in 2019. Under Corie’s leadership, Best
Buy is driving toward being one of the best places to work in America, along withpredicted growth of annual revenue to $50 billion by fiscal 2025. She serves on
the board of Domino’s Pizza. Corie holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting andmanagement from the College of St. Benedict.

Christine Leahy is the CEO, President, and Director of CDW. Preceding her
promotion, she served as Chief Revenue Officer whose duties consist of allclient confronting units, including its corporate, open, private, global, andintegrated technology solutions organizations. Additionally, she served as
Senior Vice President-International where she implemented the company’s
global solutions and drove strategic development. Outside of her corporate
interests, Christine sits on the board of directors for Junior Achievementof Chicago and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and is a member of the
Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Network. With a passion for
creating opportunities for women, Christine is also a founder and sponsor of
CDW’s Women’s Opportunity Network, a group dedicated to the strategic
support of women’s advancement at CDW.

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S&P
500

Lori J. Ryerkerk
Celanese

S&P
500

Jennifer M. Johnson
Franklin Resources

Penny Pennington
Jones Financial / 2019
(Formerly Edward Jones)

Lori J. Ryerkerk, as Chair, President and CEO of Celanese Corporation brings
over three decades of energy industry experience to her roles. She combines
deep technical and commercial skills with a passion for the manufacturing.
Prior to joining Celanese, her passion for manufacturing led her to ExxonMobilwhose many operational and leadership roles helped her earn positions as SVP
of Hess Corporation, Regional VP of Shell, and then executive VP of global
manufacturing in Shell Downstream Inc. She currently serves on the board of
directors of Eaton Corporation, a leading contributor of power management
technologies and services. Additionally, she actively supports a variety oforganizations in her hometown of Beaumont, Texas. She holds a degree inchemical engineering from Iowa State University, where she was inducted into
the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Hall of Fame in 2021.

As Franklin Resources, Inc. CEO, Jennifer Johnson is tasked with handling
all facets of business, setting up strategic objectives, and driving corporate
priorities. Jennifer is the strong leader the firm needs to lead them strategicallyinto the future with substantial practice in guiding all parts of an investment
firm coupled with vast awareness of the investment management industry.
She is known for her kind and innovative spirit which comes through when she
helps people achieve their financial goals. Over her years at Franklin, she has
managed every major aspect of business starting with her first position as COO
and Co-President. She has been at the forefront of investment management,
global distribution, customer service, fund administration, and global technology.
Jennifer has also received much recognition in her field including Ignites.com’s
Most Influential Women in Fund Management. She earned a BA in economics
from the University of California at Davis.

20-year Edward Jones vet, Penny Pennington, is managing partner of oneof the biggest and most well- known brokerage firms in the U.S. Pennington
started at Edward Jones in 2000 as a financial advisor. Over her years at Edward
Jones, Pennington has held numerous leadership roles in New Financial
Advisor Training, Branch Office Administrator Development, Branch and Region
Development, and leading the Client Strategies Group. Pennington strongly
believes in a safe and happy workplace for all and is the senior executive sponsorof the firm’s LGBT+ & Allies Business Resource Group working to ensure the firm
remains as a great place to work for all. Pennington manages the firm’s strategic
direction, working to make a profound difference in the lives of all Edward
Jones’ clients. Pennington has also received the recognition of being named on
the Fortune Most Powerful Women in Business list. Penny earned a bachelor’s
degree in commerce with a concentration in finance from the University ofVirginia and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University. She is a graduate of Wharton’s Securities Industry Institute and is a
CFA® charterholder.

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Michelle Gass
Kohl’s

S&P
500

Kathy J. Warden
Northrop Grumman

S&P
500

Judith Fran Marks
Otis Worldwide Corp

S&P
500

Heyward Donigan
Rite AidAs CEO Of Kohl’s, Michelle Gass is responsible for implementing long-term
growth, profitability, and inspiring strategic thinking to grow a successful
corporation. She has more than 25 years of experience in the retail andconsumer goods industries. Michelle joined Kohl’s in 2013 as chief customer
officer. She subsequently took on the role of chief merchandising andcustomer officer before becoming CEO. Michelle is responsible for thecreation of Kohl’s long-term strategic framework, the Greatness Agenda, thelaunch of Kohl’s new loyalty program, and for bringing in new categories,
partners and brands such as Under Armour and Amazon. Prior to Kohl’s,Michelle spent more than sixteen years with Starbucks Corporation
holding a variety of leadership roles across marketing, global strategy
and merchandising sectors. Michelle earned her B.S. degree in Chemical
Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and her MBA from the
University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business.

Kathy Warden is Chair, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
She has extensive experience in operational leadership and businessdevelopment in government and commercial markets. Prior to joining Northrop
Grumman in 2008, Kathy held leadership roles at General Dynamics and the
Veridian Corporation, was a principal in a venture internet firm, and spentnearly a decade with the General Electric Company, working in commercial
industries. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Merck & Co. and
Catalyst, as the chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank ofRichmond, as vice-chair of the Aerospace Industries Association, and on theJames Madison University Board of Visitors. She is a seven-time recipient of
Executive Mosaic’s Wash100, a prized award for government contracting. She
holds a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University and an MBA from
George Washington University.

As President and CEO, Judy Marks is leading Otis through a digitaland cultural transformation that will drive its long-term success as
an independent, publicly traded company. With 35 years of industry
experience, Judy has witnessed technological advances that integrate
emerging and mature technologies in a way that further benefits society.
Marks has held senior leadership roles at three global icons: IBM, Lockheed
Martin and Siemens AG. She was serving as CEO of both Siemens USA
and DresserRand, a Siemens business, when appointed President of Otis in2017. Marks built her career on a host of challenging assignments, creating
solutions for both global customers and government entities. A selfdescribed technology zealot, Judy applies digital technologies and actively
uses social media to amplify the reach of her messages. For her, leadershipis about creating a sense of mission among employees. Marks earned adegree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University.

In 2019, Heyward Donigan was named Rite Aid CEO, stepping in as a veteranhealthcare expert with proven leadership qualities and quantitative data
proving her capabilities to drive profitable growth. Prior to assuming her
Rite Aid responsibilities, Heyward served as president and CEO of Sapphire
Digital (formerly Vitals), which designs and develops omnichannel platforms
that help consumers choose their best-fit healthcare providers. Earlier in her
career, she served as president and CEO of ValueOptions, then the nation’slargest independent behavioral health improvement company and as EVP and
CMO at Premera Blue Cross. She previously served on the board of NxStage
Medical. Heyward has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University ofVirginia and a master’s in public administration from New York University.

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Nazzic Keene
SAIC

PRE-2019

S&P
500

Lisa Su

AMD / 2014

S&P
500

Gail Koziara Boudreaux
Anthem Inc. / 2017

S&P
500
F1000

Jayshree Ullal

Arista Networks, Inc. / 2008

Nazzic Keene brings to her role as CEO, 30 years of experience in Information
Systems, over 22 years in leadership roles, and 20 plus years in executive
management. Under her leadership, the company has held onto large, singleaward contracts with NASA and the Defense Department, and has grown its
business with the Defense Intelligence Agency. Prior to joining SAIC,Nazzic
was senior vice president and general manager for U.S. Enterprise Markets at
CGI, and led the company’s U.S. expansion. She serves on the board of CapitalPartners for Education and has previously served on the boards of Year-Up
National Capital Region and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors(TAPS). She was also a member of the executive committee of the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society, National Capital Region. She holds a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Arizona.

Responsible for the execution of Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD’s)
products that facilitate computer processors as well as running day-to-day
business operations, Lisa T. Su steers AMD as CEO to be one of the top
semiconductor industry leaders. Over her six years of running AMD, Su has
integrated AMD’s business unit, sales, and global operations teams intoa market-centric organization. Su looks to take daring yet evaluated risks
when it comes to product-development. Prior to CEO, Su started at AMD
as senior vice president and general manager before moving to COO. Su’s
technological path started at Texas Instruments Inc. in the Semiconductor
Process and Device Center before her shift to IBM then Networking andMultimedia at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Gail K. Boudreaux, as CEO of Anthem, Inc. runs their broad portfolio of healthinsurance and service divisions, which provide health care benefits to morethan 70 million individuals. With multifaceted knowledge of the healthcare
industry, Gail focuses on strategic growth, company culture, and operational
efficiency. At the root of her successful leadership is her care for people.
She has positioned Anthem to grow through innovative community-based
programs and integrated clinical arrangements. Gail looks to lead Anthem
into the future by increasing its U.S. geographical footprint and going not only
deeper, but stronger in the regions in which they currently operate. Earlier in
her career, Gail served as CEO of United Healthcare, executive vice presidentof Health Care Services Corporation, and held a variety of regional and national
senior leadership positions at Aetna. She holds a BA from Dartmouth College
and an MBA from Columbia University.

As President and CEO of Arista for over a decade, Jayshree Ullal is responsible
for Arista’s business and thought leadership in cloud networking. She led
the company to a historic and successful IPO in June 2014 from zero to a
multibillion-dollar business. Formerly Jayshree was senior vice president at
Cisco, responsible for a $10B business in data center, switching, and services.
With more than 30 years of networking experience, she is the recipient of
numerous awards, including E&Y’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2015, Barron’s“World’s Best CEOs” in 2018, and one of Fortune’s “Top 20 Business Persons”
in 2019. Jayshree holds a B.S. in engineering (electrical) from San Francisco State
University and an M.S. in engineering management from Santa Clara University.
She has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from each of her alma maters.

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Barbara R. Smith

Commercial Metals / 2017

S&P
500

Lynn Good

Duke Energy / 2013

Phebe Novakovic

General Dynamics / 2013

S&P
500

Mary Barra

General Motors / 2014

As Chair of the Board, President and CEO of Commercial Metals Company,
Barbara Smith, understands the importance of showcasing her abilities andcontinuing the company’s growth and profitability. Actively involved in all
operational and strategic decisions, Barbara refocused Commercial Metals
growth plan to its core strength, manufacturing. As consistent profits continue
to grow from manufacturing, she has paid close attention to foreign policy,
foreign imports into the U.S., as well as domestic trends for other growth
opportunities in construction and acquisitions. Barbara describes herself
as direct, tough, someone who sets high expectations, and holds people
accountable. Before her role at Commercial Metals, she held executive
positions at FARO Technologies, Gerdau AmeriSteel Corp., Alcoa Fujikura Ltd.
and Alcoa, Inc. She holds a degree in accounting from Perdue University and isa Certified Public Accountant.
As Duke Energy Chair, President & CEO, Lynn Good, runs one of the world’s
largest energy holding companies. Lynn has been guiding the company
to adopt newer technology and more capable solutions to shape both thecompany’s and the planet’s future for the better. Her 10-year vision for Duke
Energy is to cultivate the company’s natural gas groundwork and build more
resilient, intelligent energy grids with the capability of generating cleaner
energy. By 2050, Lynn looks for Duke Energy to achieve net-zero emission
ensuring customers with safe, dependable, clean energy in addition tostrengthening the company’s environmental stewardship. Prior to becoming
CEO, she served as Duke Energy’s CFO and began her utility career at Cinergy.
Before joining the energy sector, Lynn was a partner at two international
accounting firms. She holds a BS in systems analysis and accounting from
Miami University.

As Chair & CEO Of General Dynamics, Phebe N. Novakovic’s, main priority is
to defend our nation’s national security interests. Under her guidance, General
Dynamic has grown through securing multiple contracts and researching multiple
pathways to enhance national security. She is committed to developing General
Dynamics and defending U.S. national security. Prior to being named CEO of
General Dynamics, she was General Dynamics’ executive vice president for the
Marine Systems group, senior vice president of Planning and Development, andvice president of Strategic Planning. Before General Dynamics, Phebe served as
the Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, worked
for the Office of Management and Budget, served as an operations officer for
the Central Intelligence Agency. She began her career as an analyst for the
McLean Research Center. She received her undergraduate degree from Smith
College and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Envisioning a healthier world where consumers have more time and great cars
to get them where they want to go, General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra
leads the top-ranked car company into a bright future full of zero crashes, zero
emissions, and zero congestion. Mary believes that creating a better world withless pollution, less anxiety, and more time to spend with loved ones has to start
where you spend about 37,935 hours of your life: in your car. She is focusedon improving customer experience in whatever way possible by strengthening
GM’s core vehicle and services business, investing in advanced technologies
like connectivity, electrification and autonomous driving, and transforming
the ways of personal mobility. Before being named CEO, Mary held multiple
positions across GM as vice president of Global Product Development, Global
Human Resources, and Global Manufacturing Engineering. She received a
BSEE in electrical engineering from Kettering University and holds an MBAfrom the Stanford School of Business.

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Kathy Mazzarella
Graybar / 2012

S&P
500

Michele Buck

The Hershey Company / 2017

S&P
500

Adena Friedman
Nasdaq, Inc. / 2013

S&P
500

Vicki Hollub

Occidental Petroleum / 2016

Kathy Mazzarella is Chairman, President and CEO of Graybar, the leading
distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products. In
1980, Kathy began her career at Graybar in customer service, and proving
her value, earned a spot as an executive at the corporate level. She worked
tirelessly under all divisions at Graybar including strategic accounts, humanresources, strategic planning, sales and marketing resulting in her being named
CEO in 2012. In addition to her corporate responsibilities, she contributes tothe community through her efforts on the board of many leading institutions.
Additionally, Kathy founded WINGS, Women Influencing Graybar’s Success.
As a mentor, she felt it was essential to form a group where female employees
and executives could network, share their stories, and support the successof women in business. Her undergraduate degree is from National-Lewis
University and she holds an MBA from Webster University.

Michele Buck is Hershey’s first woman CEO. Under her leadership, The Hershey
Company continues to innovate and deliver quality products under thefounding principle that “to do well is to do good.” Michele understands thatthe key to sustaining a successful business in an unpredictable food market,
and through the COVID-19 pandemic, is to stay agile. As a self-proclaimed
perfectionist, she is constantly looking for ways to capture more opportunities
to maintain majority share in the market. Before joining Hershey in 2005,
Michele served 17 years at Kraft/Nabisco in numerous senior positions and at
the Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo. In addition to her responsibilities at Hershey,
Michele dedicates her time to serving on the Board of Directors at New York
Life, and as a Benefit Co-Chair for the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation andhas been named many times to Fortunes’ “Most Powerful Women” list. She
holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Noted for radically shaping Nasdaq’s renovation to become a leader in global
exchange and technology solutions Adena Friedman sits at the top of Nasdaq
as President and CEO. With more than 20 years of industry management
and knowledge, Friedman is reshaping the ways to grow wealth, create jobs,
and enhance people’s lives. Friedman aspires for Nasdaq to set the tone forre- examining capital markets and economies. Friedman has challenged thecompany to focus on productivity, product development, and growth. Despite
the pressure as CEO, Friedman is not only up to the task, but concentrates
on remaining true to who she is and the company’s mission of helping capital
markets and clients effectively by providing advanced technology, dependable
solutions, and honesty. Before CEO, Friedman was President and COO, in avariety of management positions, and an intern at Nasdaq with a brief hiatus as
CFO and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group.She earned a BA in politicalscience from Williams College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen
Graduate School of Management.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, CEO Vicki Hollub, has proven herself aleader with widespread acumen and control of Occidental’s business. She is
responsible for all of Occidental’s operations, including financial management
and strategic planning with a goal of making Occidental the top company in theoil industry. In her 35 years with Occidental, Vicki has held management andtechnical positions with responsibilities on three continents, including roles in
the United States, Russia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Most recently, she served as
Oxy’s President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the company’s oil andgas, chemical and midstream operations. Vicki serves on the boards of Lockheed
Martin and the American Petroleum Institute; is chair of the World Economic
Forum’s Oil and Gas Community and a member of the Oil and Gas Climate
Initiative. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mineral Engineering from the
University of Alabama.
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S&P
500

Safra Catz

Oracle / 2014

S&P
500

Susan Patricia (Tricia) Griffith
Progressive

Anna Manning

Reinsurance Group Of America / 2017

S&P
500

Barbara Rentler
Ross Stores / 2014

As the mastermind behind Oracle’s aggressive acquisition strategy CEO, Safra
Catz, has aided the company in closing more than 100 acquisitions since 2005.
Prior to her work at Oracle, Safra held multiple positions at the investmentbank of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Catz’s Oracle journey began in 1999 firstserving as a member of the company’s board of directors moving to President
then CFO before becoming CEO. Dealt with the task of moving Oracle into
the future of computer software and remaining as an industry leader, Catz has
made it her mission to oversee all aspects of Oracle’s ‘transformation journey’
into cloud computing and data driven systems. To help in this transformation,
Safra is focused on the creation of artificial intelligence-driven operating
systems and partnerships with other industry leaders.

Since assuming responsibility as Progressive Insurance CEO in 2016, Tricia
Griffith has steered the company to remarkable growth utilizing her insightful
business wisdom accumulated over many years in the industry. An engaged
culture with attention to growth and customers are Tricia’s key ingredients in
her recipe for Progressive’s success. Under Griffith’s leadership, Progressive
has increased new businesses segments, growing the segment of customers
who bundle home and auto insurance from 400,000 to more than one
million. Alongside a focus on new business segments, Tricia is also dedicatedto continuing to grow the company’s traditional auto business. One of her
main priorities is diversity and offering an inclusive work environment so
all employees can bring their whole selves to work. Earlier in her career,
Tricia served as Personal Lines COO, claims representative group president,
President of Customer Operations, and started as a Claims Representative.
Tricia has a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and is a graduate of
the Wharton School of Business’ Advanced Management Program.

As President and CEO, Anna Manning leads the Reinsurance Group of
America with exceptional business insight, great technical skills, and an innate
understanding of the industry. Anna oversees operations in 26 countries in orderto deliver proficiency in all aspects of insurance. Before assuming her current
responsibilities, she held multiple positions across RGA including executive vicepresident and COO for RGA’s International Division, executive vice president andhead of U.S. Markets, and senior executive vice president of Global Structured
Solutions. Prior to joining RGA, Anna spent nearly two decades with the Toronto
office of Towers Perrin’s Tillinghast’s insurance consulting practice. A Fellow of
the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, she holds a BS
degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Toronto.

Ross Stores CEO, Barbara Rentler, runs the retail superstore as a hardworking
leader who cares about her employees and creating profits for her company
more than the spotlight. Colleagues have praised her for getting the job done.
Focusing on what brings in the shoppers, Barbara concentrates on Ross’s megadeals on big name brands for big-time returns to shareholders. Before taking on
the role of CEO, she held several merchandising positions at Ross, moving her
way up from senior vice president to executive vice president of merchandising
to president and chief merchandising officer. A key component of her success is
Barbara’s managing the company to always be the place shoppers go for greatbargains. In 2019, she was the only woman among 100 individuals named toForbes’ “America’s Most Innovative Leaders” list.

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S&P
500

Margaret M. Keane

Synchrony Financial / 2014

Sheryl Palmer

Taylor Morrison Home Co. / 2012

Margaret Keane has risen to the top of the financial industry as Executive Chair ofSynchrony Financial, one of the nation’s premier financial service companies. Sheis passionate about technology, company development, and employee diversity
creating a reputation as a revered leader. Under Margaret’s vision, Synchrony has
three missions: investment in innovative solutions to drive growth by leveraging
new-found technology; partnerships outside traditional retail to drive prosperity;
and a work environment full of inclusion and diversity. Prior to Synchrony, Keane
had an 18 year career with GE Capital holding several leadership positions in
consumer finance, vendor financial services, operations and quality, leading tobeing named President and CEO. Margaret’s career began at Citibank where she
spent 16 years in various management positions. She holds a BA in government
and politics and an MBA from St. John’s University, who has awarded her with
their Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award.

Sheryl Palmer is the Chair and CEO of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, aleading national homebuilder and developer. Since 2007, she has overseena highly experienced leadership team in several key national homebuilding
markets. Sheryl has more than 30 years of cross-functional building experience,
including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development
and operations management. She has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks ofAmerica’s largest public homebuilders, following the company’s IPO in 2013.
Her passions extend beyond her corporate responsibilities to her three children
and five grandchildren; leadership and diversity; supporting veterans; solving forhomelessness; and health and wellness. Sheryl serves on the Board of Directorsof Interface Inc. and is an Executive Committee Member of the Joint Center for
Housing Studies (JCHS) Policy Advisory Board at Harvard University. She studied
special education and teaching a San Diego State University.

Teresa Rasmussen

As CEO of Thrivent Financial, Teresa Rasmussen is dedicated to building a
powerful deliverable strategy and a more holistic organization. One of thefinancial industries most diversified executives, she is knowledgeable in all
facets of the business, from insurance to investments and banking opportunities.
Teresa hopes to leave a legacy of helping current and future generations thrive
and achieve financial stability. Before taking over as CEO, she was president ofThrivent’s core life, health and annuities business after serving 10 years as senior
vice president, general counsel and secretary. In addition to her managerial
commitments, Rasmussen is an active member of the American Council of Life
Insurers Board of Directors and serves on its Steering Committee on Consumer
Issues. She is also on the board of the Walker Art Center, where she is secretary,chairs the audit committee and serves on the executive committee. She
received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Minnesota State University at
Moorhead. After passing the CPA exam, she earned her JD from the Universityof North Dakota.

Mary Dillon

Anything is possible with Mary Dillon as Executive Chair of top performing
cosmetics retailer and “money-making machine,” Ulta Beauty. Managing over
45,000 employees, 92% of whom are women, inspired the formation of Mary’s
nonprofit, the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation, which has donated morethan $14 million to women and their families. Ulta serves as a one-stop-shop
supplying shoppers with products from all categories of the beauty industry,making Ulta the number one destination for Gen Z clientele. Passionate about
studying consumer behavior, she understands the importance of keeping her
team prepared, nimble, and innovative. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, she was
President, CEO, and director of U.S. Cellular; global chief marketing officer andexecutive VP for McDonald’s Corporation and held numerous titles at PepsiCo.
Mary also serves on the board for Starbucks Corporation and KKR & Co. andhas been named one of Fortune’s most powerful women. She holds a bachelor’s
degree in Marketing and Asian Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans / 2018

S&P
500

Ulta Beauty / 2013
Stepped Down June 2021, became
Executive Chair from Jun 2021-Jun 2022
NOW CEO OF FOOT LOCKER

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Laura Alber

Laura Alber, CEO of Williams-Sonoma exceeds expectations by smartly
managing different company software platforms through investments intechnology, improved shipping methods, customer service, and otherrevenue producing sources. Laura joined Williams-Sonoma in 1995 as a senior
buyer in the Pottery Barn subsidiary brand. Through a series of promotions,she became President of William Sonoma where she headed global supply
chain, distribution, and logistics, preparing her for her role as CEO. Laurafeels that WSI is set to outperform its lifestyle competitors because of
their superior lifestyle merchandise, collaborative and creative culture,and international expansion plans. New market spaces WSI has entered to
expand their multi-channel brand include Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, PBdorm,West Elm and West Elm Market, Mark and Graham, Rejuvenation and the WS
Agrarian collection. Laura earned a B.A. in psychology from the Universityof Pennsylvania and serves on the Board of Overseers for her alma mater’s
College of Arts & Science.

Debra A. Cafaro

Debra Cafaro, CEO of Ventas, Inc., directs the top real estate investment company
in providing management, leasing, marketing, facility development and advisory
services to hospitals and health organizations. She’s in charge of roughly 1,200
healthcare, research and innovation and senior living properties in North America
and the UK; and advises leading healthcare providers and research institutions
on their financials. Since early 2020, Debra successfully led Ventas through theunprecedented COVID-19 crisis with compassion and conviction, consistently
prioritizing the health and safety of her employees and 75,000 seniors residing
in Ventas-owned senior living communities. For her efforts, she was awarded theOrder of Lincoln, Illinois highest public service honor. Preceding Ventas, Debra was
President and Director of Ambassador Apartments, Inc., a practicing lawyer for 13
years, and a judicial clerk for the Honorable J. Dickson Phillips. She earned a BA
from the University of Notre Dame and a JD degree from the University of Chicago
Law School.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. / 2010

S&P
500
F1000

Ventas, Inc. / 1999

S&P
500

Joey Wat

Yum China Holdings / 2018

As CEO, Joey Wat brings a unique business approach Yum China Holdings,
the successful food corporation which operates popular fast food chains
including KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and many others. She sums it up this way:
“Good food, good fun, internal beauty, external beauty.” Since assuming CEO
responsibilities, Wat has overseen major renovations to 95% of Yum China’s
KFC fast- food restaurants which account for roughly 70% of Yum China’s
revenues. In addition to the updates of existing KFC restaurants, she alsoorchestrated the opening of over 1,000 new KFC locations across the country.
In the past few years, Joey has been named one of the most powerful: womenin business, business leaders and women in international business. She holds
a master of management degree from the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University

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2022 DATA

Russell 3000
Looking beyond the top 500 lists, the Russell 3000 covers a broader view of companies listedon the stock market than other indexes. By measuring total market capitalization, it delivers acomprehensive view of the largest public companies incorporated in the United States, covering
approximately 98% of tradable stocks. In this index too, women are increasing their share of the
CEO position overall. The Russell 3000 index contains 3,000 publicly traded U.S. companies of the
U.S. equity market. In 2021, women made up 6.2% of CEOs in Russell 3000 companies. As of June
2022, there are 186 women CEOs in the Russell 3000.

“One woman canmake a difference.”– Sharon Bowen, Chair NYSE

6

The number of women CEOs increases slowly,
but steadily in the past 5 years

54.1% 4.2%

433%

3.2% 3.2% 3.2%

4.5%

3.5%
3%

2
1
0

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4.8%

5.1% 5.2%

5.6%

6.2%

NEW WOMEN CEOs in the Russell 3000
NAME

COMPANY

NAMED

Yvonne L. Greenstreet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Natalie Grace Wolfsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . AssetMark Financial Holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Julie K. Streich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barnes Group Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Katharine A. Keenan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blackstone Mortgage Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Katherine H. Antonello. . . . . . . . . . . . . Employers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Julie Marie Eastland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Yamini Rangan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HubSpot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Melinda D. Whittington. . . . . . . . . . . . . La-Z-Boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Denise A. Paulonis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Wendy Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SecureWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Laura A. Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SI-BONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Jennifer C. Witz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sirius XM Holdings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Mary B. Fedewa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORE Capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2021
Katie A. Lorenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alerus Financial Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Nicole Sandford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aspira Women’s Health Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Sue E. Gove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Kathryn Haviland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blueprint Medicines Corporation . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Leagh E. Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Kelli A. Valade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denny’s Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Maggie Wilderotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DocuSign, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Stacey M. Stevens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iCAD, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Yael Duffy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. . . . . . . . . 2022
Dr. Jacqueline Elizabeth Shea Ph.D.. . . Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Laurel M. Hurd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interface, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Lynn A. Tetrault J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NeoGenomics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Kristi Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NexImmune, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Carrie Eglinton Manner. . . . . . . . . . . . . OraSure Technologies, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Karen S. Haller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Lorie Tekorius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Greenbrier Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Rati Sahi Levesque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The RealReal, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022
Sima Sistani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WW International, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022

Note: We are happy to report that since the end of data collection, June 30th, 2022,
there are four additional CEOs on the Russell 3000: Suzanne Winter at Accuray Inc.,
Patricia H Nilsen at New York State Electric and Gas Corp. Subsidiary of Avangrid,
Julie Baron at Trean Insurance Group and Stephanie McMahon Levesque at World
Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

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WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA

Fortune 1000 & Russell 3000
2022
R3000

Katie A. Lorenson

Alerus Financial Corporation / 2022

R3000

Nicole Sandford

Aspira Women’s Health Inc / 2022

R3000

Sue E. Gove

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. / 2022

R3000

Kathryn Haviland

Blueprint Medicines Corporation / 2022

Katie A. Lorenson is President, CEO & Director of Alerus Financial Corporationin 2022. She joined the Alerus Financial Corporation in 2017. She was
Executive VP & CFO of Alerus Financial Corporation 2017 to 2022. She is
President & CEO of Alerus Financial, National Association. She was Treasurer& CFO of Central Bancshares, Inc. She was employed at Central Bancshares,
Inc. until 2015. She was Chief Financial Officer of the Central Bank. She was
employed at the Central Bank until 2016. She has a Bachelor’s in Accounting
from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Nicole Sandford was appointed President and CEO in February 2022 after
serving as a member of the company’s Board since February 2021. Nicole
brings more than three decades of executive and leadership experience tothe role. Nicole has extensive experience as an innovator and business leader
as well as a sought-after advisor to CEOs and Boards on strategy, operations,human capital, governance, and risk. At global consultancy Deloitte, Nicole
was the executive sponsor of multiple new businesses in the life sciences/
healthcare, financial services, and consumer industries where she consistently
oversaw rapid, sustainable growth. Nicole is an Emeritus Member of the
Weinberg Center at the University of Delaware and the patient representative
for the Greenwich Hospital Breast Cancer Accreditation Committee. She is
the Board Chair of Girl Scouts of Connecticut and a Board Member of the
Stamford Public Education foundation. Nicole has received the Yale School ofManagement’s “Rising Star” Award and The International Alliance for Women(TIAW) World of Difference 100 Award. She holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration (with honors) from Niagara University.

Ms. Gove has been an Independent Director of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. since
May 2019. Throughout her tenure, Sue served two years as a member ofthe Audit Committee and three years as a member of the Nominating andCorporate Governance committee. In March, she was named Chair of theBoard’s Strategy Committee. Sue has spent more than 30 years within theretail industry serving a variety of senior financial, operating and strategic roles
that included President and Chief Executive Officer of Golfsmith International
Holdings and Chief Operating Officer of Zale Corporation. She has also served
as a Senior Advisor for Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm,from March 2017 to March 2019, where she primarily focused on advisory andturnaround for retail companies. She is the President of Excelsior Advisors, LLC,
a retail consulting and advisory firm founded in August 2014.

Kathryn Haviland, serves as President, CEO & Director of Blueprint Medicines
Corporation since 2022 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since 2019
until 2022. Ms. Haviland built relationships with key opinion leaders and patientadvocacy groups and collaborated with the orphan disease community. Priorto Sarepta, she served as Executive Director of Commercial Development
at PTC Therapeutics from 2007 to 2012, where she was responsible forestablishing and executing PTC’s commercial strategy and building its
corporate infrastructure. She held various corporate development and project
management roles at Genzyme from 2005 to 2007. Ms. Haviland holds a BA in
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Economics from Wesleyan University andan MBA from Harvard Business School.
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R3000

Leagh E. Turner

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. / 2022

R3000

Kelli A. Valade

Denny’s Corporation / 2022

R3000

Maggie Wilderotter
DocuSign, Inc. / 2022

A seasoned global technology leader with expertise in the software industry
and a proven ability to drive growth, Leagh Erin Turner is Co-CEO and
Director of Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. She previously served as President
and COO. She is responsible for all Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. operational
functions. She. Leagh previously served in many senior leadership roles
within SAP, including: Global Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Customer
Program Chief Operating Officer in EMEA and Canada, Acting Chief
Operating Officer of SAP Europe, Middle East, and Africa and Acting
President of SAP Canada, an Chief Operating Officer and Vice Presidentof Sales Central Region.. She is a strong advocate for the advancement of
women in leadership and has been recognized twice on the WXN (Women’s
Executive Network) Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women list. She holds a
BA from the University of Western Ontario.

Kelli A. Valade is President and CEO of Denny’s Corporation and also
serves as a director since 2022. She serves as President and CEO BlackBox Intelligence (formerly TDn2K) since 2019. She serves as a Director of
Seasoned 2.0 Inc. She serves as Director of at Seasoned LLC. She has beenwith Brinker International holding various positions, including Director of
Human Resources for On The Border, Vice President for Emerging Brands &Corporate Human Resources and served as Senior Vice President of Chili’sand On The Border PeopleWorks and Brinker Shared Services. She sits on
the Board of Trustees for the Shelton School in Dallas. Prior to joining Brinker,
Keili worked for the Specialty Concepts Division of Carlson Restaurants
Worldwide. She holds a seat on the Founders Board of the Multi-Cultural
Food Service Hospitality Alliance. She has also received several industry
recognitions, including being named to the Nation’s Restaurant News Top
50 Power List several times. In addition, The Western Foodservice andHospitality Expo gave her the Beacon Award in 2016 and Dallas Business
Journal named her a Woman Worth Watching in 2013. She is also a Memberof the Society for Human Resource Management and Women’s Foodservice
Forum. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Binghamton
University and an MBA from Syracuse University.

Seasoned executive and DocuSign Chairman Mary Agnes “Maggie”
Wilderotter was appointed interim CEO in 2022. Previously, she was Chair
and CEO of the Grand Reserve Inn, a luxury inn located on Wilderotter
Vineyards. Maggie joined DocuSign’s Board of Directors in March 2018.
She brings a wealth of experience in technology and enterprise services in
addition to her four years on DocuSign’s Board. For more than ten years, she
served in a number of senior leadership roles at Frontier Communications
Corp., including as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors; Chair and CEO;and President, CEO, and a director. She is also a public company Director at
Costco Wholesale Corp., Sana Biotechnology and Lyft, Inc. Maggie received
a B.A. in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross.

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R3000Stacey M. Stevens
iCAD, Inc. / 2022

R3000

Yael Duffy

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust / 2022

R3000

Dr. Jacqueline
Elizabeth Shea Ph.D.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. / 2022

Since joining the company in 2006, Stacey M. Stevens has held several senior
executive-level roles with increasing responsibility and has most recently
served as Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer.
Under her leadership, the Company has successfully launched leading-edge
products within its cancer detection and therapy businesses, formalized its
partnership with lead breast cancer researchers at the renowned Karolinska
Institutet, accelerated the development of an artificial intelligence-basedrisk prediction offering, and deployed a strong commercial organization todrive future growth. Stacey brings more than 20 years of global businessdevelopment, sales and marketing leadership experience with distinguishedorganizations such as Philips Medical Systems, Agilent Technologies andHewlett Packard’s Healthcare Solutions Group to iCAD. Prior to her tenure at
iCAD, she held the position of Vice President, Marketing Planning at Philips
Medical Systems, where she was responsible for the leadership of all global
marketing planning functions for Philips’ Healthcare Business. From 2003 to
2005, she was Vice President of Marketing for the Cardiac and Monitoring
Systems Business Unit of Philips. Prior to that, Ms. Stevens held several key
marketing management positions in the Ultrasound Business Unit of HewlettPackard/Agilent and Philips Medical Systems. Stacey earned a Bachelor ofArts Degree in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire, andan MBA from Boston University’s Graduate School of Management.

Yael has been President since 2022 and Chief Operating Officer since 2020.
Ms. Duffy is also Senior Vice President of The RMR Group (and is responsible
for overseeing asset management of a portfolio of office, industrial and retailproperties managed by RMR and the company’s credit and business analytics
teams. Since joining RMR in 2006, Yael has also worked in RMR’s Accounting
group as an Accounting Manager and Real Estate Services group as an
Area Director in the Northeast region. Prior to joining RMR, she worked at
Spaulding & Slye. Yael earned a bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in
Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a memberof the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (NAIOP).

Dr. Jacqueline Shea has served as INOVIO’s President and CEO since May
2022. A molecular biologist and cell cycle geneticist by training, Jacqueline
has dedicated much of her career to developing innovative products
to prevent and treat infectious diseases. At INOVIO, she is responsible
for establishing and leading overall corporate strategy across its clinicalprograms and advancing its DNA medicines platform She joined thecompany as COO, serving as a key member of the executive team and led
INOVIO’s manufacturing, commercial, business development, project andalliance management operations. Prior to joining INOVIO, she was the CEO
at Aeras where she oversaw two major clinical trial breakthroughs in thedevelopment of TB vaccines. Previously, she held executive roles at Emergent
BioSolutions and Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium. She has been
named as an inventor on more than 20 patents, is an author of numerous
scientific publications, has served on multiple advisory boards and currently
serves on the Board of Trustees for the Sabin Vaccine Institute. She received a
BSc Hons in Applied Biology from the University of Bath and a Ph.D. from the
National Institute for Medical Research in the UK.

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R3000Laurel M. Hurd

Interface, Inc. / 2022

R3000

Lynn A. Tetrault J.D.

NeoGenomics, Inc. / 2022

R3000

Kristi Jones

NexImmune, Inc. / 2022

Laurel M. Hurd is President, CEO and director of Interface, Inc., since April
18, 2022. She has been Segment President of the Learning & Development
Segment at Newell Brands Inc. since February 18, 2019. She served asa Division Chief Executive Officer of Writing at Newell Brands Inc since
February 2018 until February 18, 2019. From 2016 to February 2018, she
served as Chief Executive Officer of Baby Division at Newell Brands. She was
President of Home & Baby Segments at Newell Brands Inc. since January
2016. From May 2014 until 2016, Laurel was President of Baby and Parenting,leading the acquisition of Baby Jogger and later assuming leadership of theHome and Baby segment, including the Calphalon, Goody and Rubbermaid
consumer brands. Laurel served as Vice President of Global Developmentfor Baby & Parenting at Newell Brands Inc. (formerly Newell RubbermaidInc.) From 2012 to 2014, Laurel was Vice President, Global Development,
leading both Marketing and Research & Development for the Graco, Aprica
and Teutonia brands globally. Laurel served as Vice President of Sales at
Newell Rubbermaid, Calphalon brand from March 2001 to July 2010. She
served as National Sales Manager at Newell Rubbermaid; Calphalon brandsince July 1999 until March 2001. She served as Senior Regional AccountManager at Braun, division of Gillette since 1993 until 1998. She has been an
Independent Director at Thor Industries, Inc. since September 01, 2021. She
studied at Miami University.

Lynn Tetrault has served as a director since June 2015. Ms. Tetrault is founderand principal of Anahata Leadership, an advisory firm focused on supporting
the leadership effectiveness and development of executive women.
She worked from 1993 to 2014 with AstraZeneca, PLC, most recently as
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. Lynn was
responsible for all human resources strategies, talent management, executive
compensation and related activities, internal and external communications,
government affairs, corporate reputation, and corporate social responsibility
for the Company. She holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton
University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School.

Kristi Jones serves as President, CEO and Director at NexImmune, Inc.
since February 2022 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from March2018 until February 2022. She previously served as Senior Vice Presidentof Business Operations and Product Development, and Chief Business
Officer from Earlier in her career, Kristi was Vice President of Portfolio
Strategy at AstraZeneca. and Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing at
MedImmune. Prior to that, she held multiple leadership roles with increasing
responsibility at Genentech where she worked for 16 years, including Headof Immunology and Ophthalmology Global Product Strategy. She serveson the Life Science Panel for Springboard Enterprises focused on startup companies led by women and on the Cell Therapy Committee for the
Alliance of Regenerative Medicine. Kristi received her Pharmacy degree fromthe University of Texas, College of Pharmacy and her B.S. in Biology from
Texas Tech University.

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R3000Carrie Eglinton Manner

OraSure Technologies, Inc. / 2022

R3000

Karen S. Haller

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. / 2022

F100
R3000

Michelle Keefe

Syneos Health, Inc. / 2022

F1000

Lorie Tekorius

The Greenbrier Companies / 2022

Carrie Eglinton Manner serves as President, Chief Executive Officer & Directorof OraSure Technologies, Inc. since 2022. She serves as an Independent
Director of Repligen Corporation since June 11, 2020. She serves as a SeniorVice President of Advanced and General Diagnostics Clinical Solutions at
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated since April 2022 and served as its senior vicepresident of Advanced Diagnostics since joining in February 09, 2017 until
March 2022. She is responsible for bringing innovative diagnostic solutions tomarket through Quest’s clinical franchises. She co-Chairs the Quest’s African
American Employee Business Network. She serves as the Chief Executive
Officer of Clarient, Inc. She joined Clarient in February 2011. She serves as a
Director of Thrive Networks and holds a Bachelor of Science in MechanicalEngineering from the University of Notre Dame.

Karen S. Haller has been Chief Legal & Administrative Officer of Southwest
Gas Holdings, Inc. since 2018 and serves as its director since 2022 and served
as executive vice president since 2018 until 2022 and served as its senior
vice president since 2012 until 2018 and served as Corporate Secretary
since 2010 until 2019 and General Counsel since September 2008 until 2018
and is President and Chief Executive Officer from May 07, 2022. Ms. Haller
joined Southwest Gas in March 1997. She serves as Chief Executive Officer ofSouthwest Gas Corporation. She serves as an Executive Vice President, Chief
Legal and Administrative Officer and Director at Southwest Gas Corporation
since 2018. Prior to joining Southwest, she was in private practice in Tucson,
Arizona. She is a Member of the State Bars of Arizona, California and Nevada.
Ms. Haller holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in Finance from the Universityof Wyoming, as well as a JD from Cornell Law School.

Michelle Keefe has over 30 years of life sciences expertise and a proven trackrecord of creating cross-collaborative, agile teams that accelerate productdevelopment success. She most recently served as Syneos Health’s president ofMedical Affairs and Commercial Solutions, where she drove the transformationof the Company’s Commercial business. Prior to joining Syneos, Michelle
spent 20 years at Pfizer, with increasing levels of responsibility culminating as aregional president and led market development for the Visiting Nurse Serviceof NY. She previously served as global group president and chief development
officer at Publicis Health, overseeing the Contract Sales Organization, medical
affairs, and specialty agency functions. Michelle is currently an executive
sponsor of the Syneos Health DE&I Council and sits on the Healthcare
Businesswomen’s Association’s (HBA) Global Board of Directors. She holds a
B.S. in marketing from Seton Hall University.
Lorie L. Tekorius serves The Greenbrier Companies as Principal Executive
Officer, President, CEO NS CEO and Director. She was previously COO.
She grows Greenbrier at scale; to enhance its core business strengthsof Engineering, Manufacturing, Commercial and Leasing; to develop its
international business, while advancing workplace diversity, equity, andinclusion; and creating a strong external and internal talent pipeline alongwith succession planning for key management. She served as an executive
vice president of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. since April 26, 2017, until
August 26, 2019, and served in various management positions since 1995.
She has held various responsibilities at Greenbrier and its affiliates including
manufacturing scheduling, strategic planning and other roles interfacing with
the Commercial and Manufacturing units. She has received numerous publicrecognitions for her leadership in the rail industry and within the communities
where Greenbrier operates. In 2017, she was one of 25 recognized as “Womenof Influence” by the Portland Business Journal (PBJ). In 2018, PBJ named her
CFO of the Year. She was a 2020 National Association of Manufacturers’ STEP
A Head Honoree, Lorie has a BBA in accounting from Texas A&M University.
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R3000Rati Sahi Levesque

The RealReal, Inc. / 2022

R3000

Sima Sistani

WW International / 2022

Replaced Mindy Grossman
who was CEO prior (2017-2022)

2021
R3000

Yvonne L. Greenstreet

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. / 2021

Rati Sahi Levesque was born and raised in San Francisco. After sharpening herchops in the financial industry, Rati opened the fashion-forward Anica boutiquein San Francisco’s hip Russian Hill neighborhood. Setting out to fill the voidof avant-garde designers in the city, Anica acquired a significant following,
especially the store’s luxury consignment selection, which featured specialty
and vintage pieces. In addition, Anica boasted a large online presence,with e-commerce sales comprising 50% of business. Rati combined herconsignment and e-commerce success when she joined CEO Julie Wainwrightand The RealReal. Now both a mother and an entrepreneur, Rati cites thecreative selling process as the most fulfilling part of working at The RealReal,as well as the access to the world’s most beautiful and unique fashion. Rati
graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BS in economics.

Sima Sistani joined WW International in March 2022. Sima co-foundedHouseparty in 2016 as a face-to-face synchronous social network with theintention of bringing empathy to online communication. Under her leadership,
it grew to a community of over 150 million users and was acquired by Epic
Games in 2019. At Epic, she serves as the senior executive leading social
gameplay and feature development for their gaming products including
Fortnite. Previously, Sima led mobile growth operations at Yahoo! during
a pivotal transition to mobile-first. After Yahoo! acquired Tumblr in 2013,
Sima became their first head of media propelling them to become thefastest-growing social network in under six months. She has over 20 yearsof experience at the intersection of media and technology. Prior to Yahoo!,
Sima also held roles on the Film Finance team at Creative Artists Agency andGoldman Sachs where she worked in International Equities. She holds an MBAfrom the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA
in Sociology from Duke University.

Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet joined Alnylam in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer, waspromoted to President and COO in 2020, and was appointed as a Director
and Chief Executive Officer in late 2021. Yvonne has more than 25 years ofexperience in the Biopharmaceutical industry, driving strategy and innovation,bringing transformative medicines to patients, and building successful
businesses in the US, Europe and globally. Yvonne was Senior Vice President
and Head of Medicines Development at Pfizer serving on the executive
team leading a rapidly growing $16 billion division. Prior to Pfizer, she was
Senior Vice President and Chief of Strategy for Research and Development
at GlaxoSmithKline plc for 18 years. Dr. Greenstreet serves on the board of
directors of Pacira BioSciences, Inc., argenx SE and The American Funds.
Additionally, she is in the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, a member of the Discovery Council of Harvard Medical
School and a member of Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Health
Section Governing Board (HSGB). Yvonne trained as a physician and earned
her medical degree (MBChB) from The University of Leeds in the UK. She also
holds an MBA from INSEAD Business school in France.

2022 WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA | 40

R3000Natalie Grace Wolfsen

AssetMark Financial Holdings / 2021

R3000

Katharine A. Keenan

Blackstone Mortgage Trust / 2021

F1000

Rose Lee

Cornerstone Building Brands / 2021

F1000

Lynn Bamford

Curtiss-Wright Corporation / 2021

​ atalie is Chief Executive Officer of AssetMark and leads the strategic visionN
for the firm, which encompasses curated investment and technology solutions,business consulting and operations support, and strategic acquisitions thatserve the best interests of financial advisors and their investors. Natalie also
serves on the Board of Directors for the CFP BoardPrior to becoming CEO,Natalie was the chief solutions officer at AssetMark, focused on bringing
new products and capabilities to advisors and investors. Prior to joining
AssetMark, she held several leadership positions including head of marketingfor New York based asset manager, First Eagle Investment Management andhead of product management and development for Pershing. She has beenfeatured in CNBC, Barron’s, ThinkAdvisor, FA Magazine, Financial Advisor IQ,
RIA Intel, and InvestmentNews. Natalie earned an MBA from University ofCalifornia’s Anderson School of Management, and a BA from the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley.
Katie Keenan is the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, apublicly traded commercial mortgage REIT managed by Blackstone, and asenior managing director in the Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies group.
She is a member of the Real Estate Investment Committee for both Blackstone
Real Estate Debt Strategies and Blackstone Real Estate Advisors and is basedin New York. Before joining Blackstone in 2012, Katie held positions at G2
Investment Group, Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds and in the Real Estate
Investment Banking Group at Lehman Brothers. She is a member of the Boardof Directors of Getting Out and Staying Out, sits on the Advisory Board of
NYPEN Real Estate and is a member of WX New York Women Executives inReal Estate. Katie holds an A.B. in History from Harvard College.

Rose Lee has served as President and CEO since September 2021, joining
the board of directors at the same time. Prior to joining the company, she was
President of the DuPont Water & Protection business where she led a diverse
business creating water, shelter, and safety solutions for a more sustainable
world. Ms. Lee held senior leadership positions at Saint-Gobain in several
General Management positions serving construction, transportation, energy, anddefense sectors, as Strategy Director and CIO of North America region. Prior toSaint-Gobain, she held various engineering and management positions at Pratt& Whitney, a United Technologies company. She also was a Senior Consultant at
Booz Allen Hamilton in New York City. Ms. Lee is a board member of Honeywell.
She has served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council for the Federal
Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Inc., and is a member of Women Corporate
Directors, Philadelphia chapter. Rose earned a BS in aerospace engineering from
Cornell University, an MS in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lynn M. Bamford assumed the role of President and CEO of Curtiss-Wright
Corporation on January 1, 2021 and was named a member of the Board.
Previously, she served as President of the Defense and Power Segments since
January 2020, where she maintained overall responsibility for the segments’strategic goals, technology development, global operations, and financial
performance. She was previously Senior Vice President and General Managerof the Defense Solutions division from 2013 through 2019. During her tenure at
Curtiss-Wright, she successfully led the Company through nine acquisitions toenhance the global product portfolio. She has more than 30 years of operational
experience across the defense, aerospace, and commercial industries. Lynnholds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and an MS in
Electrical Engineering from George Mason University.

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R3000Katherine H. Antonello
Employers / 2021

R3000

Julie Marie Eastland

Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. / 2021

F1000
R3000

Kimberly Karen Ryan
Hillenbrand, Inc. / 2021

R3000

Yamini Rangan
HubSpot / 2021

Katherine H. Antonello was appointed President and CEO of Employers
in April 2021. She previously served as executive vice president and chief
actuary. Before joining Employers, Kathy was chief actuary of the National
Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and led the Actuarial andEconomic Services division. Her division contributed to maintaining a healthy
workers compensation system through the design and delivery of all actuarial
and economic work at NCCI, including rate/loss cost filings, legislative
analyses, compilation and analysis of insurance industry results, residual
market reserving, actuarial products, analytics, and research. She is a fellowof the Casualty Actuarial Society, a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and amember of the American Academy of Actuaries. In addition, she currently
serves on the board of directors of the Casualty Actuarial Society and as anadvisory board member of Kids Chance of America. Kathy earned her BS in
mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College.

Julie M. Eastland, serves as the President, CEO and board member at
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc. She was previously COO and and CFO at Recode
Therapeutics, Inc. since 2020. She has expertise in professional and corporate
industries, specializing in developing and implementing strategic plans into
operational successes. Julie serves as a Director of Dynavax Technologies
Corp. and Graybug Vision, Inc. She previously served as Independent
Director of Pascal Biosciences Inc. and a director of CG Therapeutics, Inc.
She holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University of the Edinburgh University
Management School and a B.S. in finance from the Colorado State University.

Kimberly K. Ryan serves as the CEO, President and Director of Hillenbrand,
Inc. She previously held the role of Executive Vice President at Hillenbrand,
Inc. since 2021 until 2021. She had been Chairman of Kimball International,
Inc. from 2018 to 2021. Ms. Ryan has been the President of Coperion GmbHsince 2015 and serves as its Senior Vice President. Ms. Ryan had been SeniorVice President at Hillenbrand, Inc. since April 4, 2011. She served as the
President of Batesville Casket Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc.
since April 2011 until April 2015. Ms. Ryan served as a Senior Vice Presidentof Hillenbrand, Inc. since 2011. Ms. Ryan has been an Independent Director of
Kimball International, Inc. since 2014. Ms. Ryan holds BBA in Accounting from
Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business.

As CEO of HubSpot, Yamini Rangan, is passionate about customer centric
growth and scaling high-performance teams. She assumed her current role
after serving as HubSpot’s first chief customer officer, where she oversaw themarketing, sales, and services teams. A tech industry veteran, Yamini has morethan 24 years of experience spanning product marketing, sales, and strategy.
She previously served as chief customer officer at Dropbox, where she was
responsible for embedding customer focus across the organization. Before
Dropbox, she was VP of sales strategy and operations at Workday, where shehelped quadruple revenue. At SAP, Yamini held several leadership roles instrategy, pre-sales and value-based selling and helped close landmark deals.
She has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Businessby the San Francisco Business Times and is a frequent speaker at customer
centric conferences. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering,a Master’s in Computer Engineering, and an MBA from Berkeley.

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R3000Melinda D. Whittington
La-Z-Boy / 2021

F1000

Barbara Turner

Ohio National Financial Services / 2021

R3000

Carey A. Smith
Parsons / 2021

R3000

Denise A. Paulonis

Melinda Whittington was named President and CEO of La-Z-Boy after
serving as chief financial officer. In that capacity, she led a global financeand accounting team responsible for external reporting, financial planningand analysis, investor relations, internal audit, treasury and risk management
and the tax function. She was previously chief financial officer for Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare information technology solutions company,and held prior leadership positions at Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (now The Kraft
Heinz Company) and Procter and Gamble. Melinda currently serves on theboard of the YMCA of Monroe, Michigan and is a member of the Ohio State
University Fisher College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council. She is a summa
cum laude graduate of Ohio State University, earning her BS in businessadministration. She is also a certified public accountant.

Barbara Turner is the eleventh president and first woman and person of color
to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ohio National Financial
Services. She joined Ohio National in 1997 as vice president, ONESCO
Operations. She steadily advanced becoming president and chief operating
officer, ONESCO, in 1999 and president and CEO, ONESCO, in 2013.
Under her leadership, ONESCO experienced record growth in profitability,
recruiting and assets under management. She also was promoted to senior
vice president, broker/dealer operations for Ohio National in 2006 and added
chief compliance officer responsibilities in 2014. She advanced to senior vicepresident, Annuities Strategic Business, in January 2015, and was named
executive vice president and chief administrative officer in January 2016. She
is an alumna of the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate of the SIFMA/
Wharton Securities Industry Institute

Carey Smith has served as President of Parsons since November 2019 andas CEO since July 2021. In these capacities, she is responsible for strategy,
growth and execution at Parsons, which is a disruptive technology provider
for global defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure markets with over
16,000 employees. Previously, Carey served as chief operating officer andas president of Parsons’ Federal Solutions business. Her strategic planningabilities, her understanding of California’s regulatory landscape and herunderstanding of cybersecurity are also put to work as a board member of two
public companies and three non-profits. Among her many honors, Carey has
been named one of the top women in STEM and one of the 100 top Diverse
Corporate Leaders. She is NACD certified in cybersecurity governance andholds an M.S. in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a. B.S. inelectrical engineering from Ohio Northern University.

Denise Paulonis has been Director of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. since 2018
and President and CEO. since 2021. She serves as Independent Director at
Conagra Brands, Inc. since 2022. She has held various leadership roles within
the finance and Investor Relations functions of the Michaels Companies,
PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble. Denise holds an MBA with concentrationin Finance and Strategic Planning from The Wharton School, University ofPennsylvania, and a BS in Finance and Economics from Miami University.

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. / 2021

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R3000Wendy Thomas

SecureWorks / 2021

R3000

Laura A. Francis
SI-BONE / 2021

R3000

Jennifer C. Witz

Sirius XM Holdings / 2021

F1000
R3000

Sara Elizabeth Armbruster
Steelcase Inc. / 2021

As President and CEO, Wendy Thomas leads SecureWorks to fulfill its purposeof securing human progress via innovative, battle-tested security solutions. She
first joined SecureWorks in 2008 leading Financial Planning & Analysis, where
she helped to execute strategic acquisitions that scaled the business and
IPO. As strategy lead and chief product officer, she developed the vision for
SecureWorks’ future, fueling the team that built and launched SecureWorks®
Taegis™. Most recently, Wendy served as president of customer success, where
she drove a customer-centric approach to help organizations achieve better
security outcomes. In this role, Wendy was recognized in the number one
position in The Software Report’s “Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity of2021.” She is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Laura A. Francis has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director on SIBone’s Board since April 2021. In previous positions as chiy public in October
2018 and building the operations of the business. Prior to joining SI-BONE,
Laura held executive and leadership roles with public and private life science
companies, including Auxogyn, now part of Progyny, Promega Corporation,
and Bruker Corporation. Earlier in her career, she was an engagement manager
with McKinsey & Company and audit manager with Coopers & Lybrand,
now PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has been a Director for Shockwave
Medical since January 2019, where she serves as Audit Committee chair andCompensation Committee member. Laura received a B.B.A. from the Universityof Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from Stanford University

Jennifer C. Witz has served as CEO of Sirius XM holdings since 2021, having
previously held the post of president, Sales, Marketing & Operations. She
joined the organization in March 2002 and has served in a variety of seniorfinancial and operating roles including: executive vice president, chiefmarketing officer, senior vice president, finance and vice president, finance.
Before joining Sirius XM Holdings, Jennifer was vice president, planning anddevelopment, at Viacom Inc., a global media company, Prior to that, she
was vice president, finance and corporate development, at Metro-GoldwynMayer, Inc. She has been recognized by Billboard on their 2022 Women inMusic Top Executives list and was a presenter at Credit Suisse’s 24th AnnualCommunications Conference. Jennifer holds a BA from the University ofPennsylvania Wharton School and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sara Armbruster is the President and CEO of Steelcase Inc assuming therole in October 2021. In past roles, Sara has had responsibility for a range
of innovation activities including global design research, the design andimplementation of new business models, and the development of external
growth opportunities, including acquisitions and partnerships. Before
joining Steelcase, Sara served as vice president of business development
at Banta Corporation, a publicly traded global printing and supply chain
services company based in Menasha, Wisconsin. ln that role, she led strategy
development and managed all merger and acquisition activity. Sara also
worked for McKinsey & Company and Andersen Consulting. Her board
memberships include Winnebago Industries, Chief Executives for Corporate
Purpose. Business Leaders for Michigan and The Right Place., and she is atrustee of the Steelcase Foundation. Sara holds a BA in Slavic languages
and literatures from Yale University, a MA in international relations from Johns
Hopkins University and an MBA from Dartmouth College.

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R3000Mary B. Fedewa

STORE Capital / 2021

F1000
R3000

Kirsten A. Lynch

Vail Resorts, Inc. / 2021

2020
F1000
R3000

Tanya L. Domier

Advantage Solutions / 2020
Stepping down to be replacedby Jill Griffin - 2022

R3000

Bethany M. Owen
ALLETE / 2020

Mary Fedewa serves as President & CEO of STORE Capital, the company
she co-founded in 2011, She has been a member of its Board of Directors
since 2016 and was named COO in 2017. In all her positions, she has playeda key role in the company’s portfolio growth to nearly $10 billion in assets
while leading nearly all areas of operations, including acquisitions, servicing,
portfolio management, information technology and real estate closings. Prior
to co-founding STORE Capital, Mary held a number of leadership positions
with Spirit Financial Corporation and GE Capital spanning mortgage insurance,
private label financing and commercial finance. Mary has received the coveted
Stevie Award for Female Executive of the Year in Business Services and wasnamed one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona by Az Business and
AZRE magazines. Mary earned her BA degree in Business Management with aconcentration in Finance from North Carolina State University.

Kirsten A. Lynch has served as CEO of Vail Resorts, Inc. since 2021 andwas chief marketing officer and an executive vice president at Vail Resorts
Inc., from 2011 until her CEO appointment. In her marketing roles, she was
responsible for the Vail Resorts marketing functions, including brand marketing,advertising, CRM, market research, pricing, e-commerce, online marketing,and strategic alliances. She is also responsible for Vail Resorts marketing efforts
in its Mountain, Hospitality and Real Estate divisions. Kirsten holds a BS in
Marketing from Illinois State University and a MA in Business from Washington
University in St. Louis.

Advantage Solutions Executive Chair, Tanya Domier joined Advantage in 1990,
quickly rising through the company’s ranks, holding a variety of executive-level
positions in sales, marketing, and operations. Until May of 2022, she served
as CEO. In her leadership roles, Tanya has strategically shaped the futureof Advantage. Under Tanya’s leadership, Advantage also began growing its
international presence to offer integrated outsourcing solutions to multinational
clients across 40 countries. After the 2017 acquisition of Daymon Worldwide,
Advantage became the only global solutions company with a comprehensive
suite of both brand-centric and retailer-centric services In October 2020,
Advantage became a public company trading on the Nasdaq exchange. She
is a recipient of The Bishop’s Award for Exemplary Business Integrity and wasnamed The Shelby Report of the West’s 2015 Woman Executive of the Year.
She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Chico.

Bethany Owen serves as the Board Chair, President, and CEO of ALLETE,
having held a variety of leadership positions since joining the company
in 2002. Her previous roles include senior vice president, chief legal andadministrative officer and secretary: president of Superior Water, Light andPower Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, vice president of
Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE, and vice president–
ALLETE Information Technology Solutions. She joined ALLETE as senior
attorney after having practiced law in both the public and private sectors.
Bethany sits on the boards of the University of Minnesota Foundation, Duluth
Superior Area Community Foundation and Challenge Center, Inc. She holds
a BA in International Studies from Vanderbilt University and a JD from the
University of Minnesota Law School.

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R3000Dr. Cheryl R. Blanchard Ph.D.
Anika Therapeutics / 2020

R3000

Lynne Marie Laube
Cardlytics / 2020

R3000

Molly Langenstein
Chico’s FAS / 2020

R3000

Patricia L. Cook

Finance of America Companies / 2020
Retired June 2022

Dr. Cheryl Blanchard was appointed President and CEO of Anika Therapeutics,
after serving as interim CEO. Anika specializes in the development,
manufacture and commercialization of therapeutic pharmaceuticals andmedical devices. Cheryl brings to her role extensive experience in preclinical, clinical, and commercial development of advanced, game-changing
products in biologics, drug delivery and medical devices. Prior to her work
as an executive officer with Anika, she served as the president and CEO of
Microchips Biotech, Inc., a venture-backed biotechnology company developing
regenerative medicine and drug delivery products, from 2014 until its sale toDaré Bioscience. Cheryl has also been a Principal at Blanchard Consulting, LLC
which provides scientific, regulatory, and business strategy consulting services
to medical device companies and private equity clients. She holds 32 patents
and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. She received a BS
degree from Alfred University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Universityof Texas at Austin.

Lynne Laube is the CEO and co-founder of Cardlytics, a business recognized
as one of the country’s fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte Fast
500 and Inc. 5000. Founded in 2008, Cardlytics helps marketers understandhow and where consumers spend money by partnering with the top financial
institutions around the world. Cardlytics helps companies better target theirmarketing and measure the impact of their marketing using actual customer
purchases. Lynn sits on the boards of Endeavor Atlanta and NerdWallet
and was featured as an Inspiring Women to Watch by Inc. Magazine. She
is a recipient of The Women of the Year Award from Georgia’s Women in
Technology and was named one of the top 10 venture-backed female founders
by Inc. Magazine and Entrepreneur 360. She received a BBA in Finance andMarketing from the Carl H. Lindner College of Business.

Molly Langenstein is Chief Executive Officer and President of Chico’s FAS,
Inc., and has been a director since 2020. An experienced strategist, manager,
and merchant with a record of success revitalizing sales and profitability in theretail fashion industry, she brings to her responsibilities a 30-year track recordof building multiple successful brands. She joined the company in August of
2019 as president of the Apparel Group and subsequently transitioned to therole of CEO and President. Before joining Chico’s, she held leadership roles
at a number of divisions of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s in various key markets
including Miami, San Francisco, and Minneapolis. As a general merchandise
manager her responsibilities included ready-to-wear, men’s and children’s
wear apparel. She began her work in the apparel retail industry as a buyer at
Burdines. Molly received her BS degree in fashion merchandising from Kent
State University and currently serves on their Advisory Board.

Patti Cook is a seasoned finance executive and the CEO of Finance ofAmerica Companies (FOA), a publicly traded, end-to-end consumer lending
and services platform. Patti has helped build and scale the company’s
diversified lending platform, which offers consumers a comprehensive suiteof financial solutions aimed at meeting their needs at each phase of theirfinancial lives. Prior to joining FOA in 2016, Patti served as the President ofDitech Financial LLC from February 2013 to February 2016 and Executive
Vice President of Green Tree Servicing (now Ditech Financial LLC) fromJanuary 2009 to February 2013. Patti holds a B.A. from Saint Mary’s College
and an M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business. She loves
people and the challenge of running a business and is a passionate believerin the power of education. Her strong sense of family translates into herwarm, approachable management style.

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R3000Mimi Eckel Vaughn
Genesco / 2020

R3000

Lisa A. Grow
IDA / 2020

R3000

Tamara D. Fischer

National Storage Affiliates Trust / 2020

R3000

Julie Schertell

Neenah, Inc. / 2020

Merger between Neenah and SWM
formed Mativ - 2022

Mimi Eckel Vaughn assumed her roles as Chair, President & CEO of Genesco
after serving in a variety of leadership roles within the organization including
chief financial officer, chief operating officer, vice president and senior vicepresident – strategy and business development, and senior vice president –strategy and shared services. Prior to joining Genesco, Mimi was executive vicepresident of business development and marketing and acting chief financial
officer for Link2Gov Corporation; a consultant at McKinsey & Company andheld corporate finance positions at Goldman Sachs & Co., Wasserstein Perella& Co., and Drexel Burnham Lambert. She serves on the board of 6 companies
in addition to Genesco and is a member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society. Mimi
received an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and an MBAfrom Harvard Business School.

Lisa Grow has been President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDACORP,
Inc. and Idaho Power since, 2020 and was appointed to the IDACORP and
Idaho Power boards of directors in February 2020. Prior to her position as
President and CEO, Grow served as Idaho Power’s Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer. Lisa has also served as Senior Vice Presidentof Operations and, prior to that, Senior Vice President of Power Supply.
Lisa began her career at Idaho Power in 1987 and held many engineering
positions before moving into management. She took on diverse jobs thatallowed her to gain valuable experience in many areas of the company
resulting in her being named Vice President of Delivery Engineering andOperations in 2005. Lisa sits on the Federal Reserve Bank’s Salt Lake City
branch board. She also serves on the St. Luke’s Health System Board of
Directors and is a Hope Society Member of the Women’s and Children’s
Alliance. Lisa received a BS in electrical engineering from the University of
Idaho and an EMBA from Boise State University.
Tamara D. Fischer has served as an officer of National Storage Affiliates
Trust since its inception in 2013 and is currently President and CEO and amember of the Board of Trustees. In addition, Tamara serves as Chair of the
PRO Advisory Committee. Before joining NSA, Tamara was the executive vicepresident and CFO of Vintage Wine Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust
focused on assets in the U.S. wine industry. She continued to serve Vintage
Wine Trust as a consultant through its dissolution in 2010. Earlier in her
career, Tamara served as the executive vice president and CFO of Chateau
Communities, Inc., one of the largest real estate investment trusts in the
manufactured home community sector. She remained at Chateau throughits sale in 2003. Tamara is a member of the Executive Board of Governors of
NAREIT and is the Vice Chair of the national Self Storage Association. She
holds a BBA in Accounting from Case Western University.

Julie Schertell is President and CEO of Mativ, a leading global manufacturerof specialty materials and has more than 30 years of experience building andexecuting global strategies for companies within the commercial products andspecialty materials industry. Julie is passionate about customer experience andshareholder value creation. With a proven track record of scaling businesses
globally, she has experience leading complex organizations, developing talent,
driving innovation, improving financial performance, and leading operational
excellence. Her largest professional undertaking to date was the recent mergerof Neenah and SWM. She was a three-time recipient of Georgia-Pacific’s CEO
Award and a two-time recipient of Neenah Inc’s Imaginer’s Award. Julie holds
a BS in Accounting from Florida State University’s College of Business and amaster’s in finance from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
She is also a CPA.

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R3000Dr. Helen Sabzevari Ph.D.
Precigen / 2020

F1000

Mary E. Kipp

Puget Energy / 2020

R3000

Dr. Laura Shawver Ph.D.
Silverback Therapeutic / 2020

F1000

Anne P. Noonan

Summit Materials / 2020

As President and CEO of Precigen and a member of its Board of Directors, Dr.
Helen Sabzevari brings extensive expertise in research and development of
immunotherapy-based therapeutics and in translating novel treatments frompre-clinical stage into the clinic. Prior to joining Precigen, she co-founded andserved as chief scientific officer of Compass Therapeutics, a fully integrated
drug discovery and development company focused on manipulating theimmune system to treat human disease. Earlier in her career, Helen was senior
vice president of Immuno-Oncology as well as Global Head of Immunotherapy,
Oncology, Global Research and Early Development at EMD Serono (asubsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany). She is the recipient of
numerous awards including the National Institutes of Health Merit Award, thePharmaVOICE 100 Award and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Team
Science Award. Helen has a Doctorate in Cell and Molecular Immunology anda Postdoctorate in Immunology from The Scripps Research Institute.

With deep industry knowledge of electric and natural gas service and anunderstanding of both customer needs and the world’s need for cleaner
energy, Mary E. Kipp is Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) CEO. Mary looks toposition PSE to transition to clean energy and ensure PSE is everyone’s choicefor energy in Washington state. Mary was CEO and president at El Paso
Electric where she helped EPE serve a wide range of customers with a focus
on being budget friendly, safe, and trustworthy. Mary aided EPE in becoming
100% coal free by growing renewable resources as well. Before EPE, she wasa lawyer working at El Paso Natural Gas Company and Greenberg Traurig, LLP
and became a prosecuting attorney for FERC who focused on prosecuting
violations of federal energy laws. Mary received a BA from Williams College,
a JD from The University of Texas School of Law, and is an alumnus of Exeter
College, Oxford University.

Dr. Laura Shawver is CEO of Synthorx, a company focused on optimizing
protein therapeutics. Prior to joining Synthorx, she was CEO and directorof Cleave Biosciences, CEO of Phenomix Corporation, and president of
SUGEN Inc. Her work in understanding the role of VEGF receptor in tumor
angiogenesis led to the development of a new class of drugs including
SutentTM currently marketed by Pfizer for kidney and stomach cancer.
Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2006, she founded the non-profit
organization, The Clearity Foundation which provides access to molecularprofiling for women with recurrent and refractory diseases to help prioritize
treatment options. Laura is a member of the American Association for Cancer
Research, serving on its Science Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee.
She received her doctorate in pharmacology at the University of Iowa andpursued postdoctoral training at the University of Virginia Cancer Center andWashington University.

Anne P. Noonan is President and Chief Executive Officer of OMNOVA
Solutions Inc. a $760 million global producer of emulsion polymers, specialty
chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces. She was appointed to thisposition in 2016. Anne joined OMNOVA in September 2014 as president of its
Performance Chemicals business segment. Prior to OMNOVA, she spent 27
years at Chemtura Corporation, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals,
serving as senior vice president and president of Chemtura’s Industrial
Engineered Products business, which included flame retardants, brominatedperformance products and organometallic specialties. Anne is the recipientof numerous awards including Crain’s CLE 2019 Notable Women in STEM andtheir 2017 Crain’s Women of Note. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry and a Masters
in Organometallic Chemistry from the University of Dublin.

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F1000R3000

E. Jean Savage

Trinity Industries / 2020

R3000

Hayden Brown
Upwork / 2020

PRE-2020
F1000

Fran Horowitz-Bonadies
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. / 2017

R3000

Debra Osteen

Acadia Healthcare / 2019
Retired March 2022

Jean Savage is CEO and President of Trinity Industries since February 2020.
She was previously the vice president of the Surface Mining & Technology
division of Caterpillar, Inc. There, she oversaw the division’s end-to-end value
chain, ensuring a customer-centric approach in product design, development,
manufacturing, and sales. Earlier, Jean held leadership roles in Caterpillar’s
Progress Rail division, and worked in a variety of manufacturing andengineering positions at Parker Hannifin Corporation. She began her career
as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserves for nine years. Jean is amember of the League of Railway Industry Women and serves on the boardof the United Way of Tucson. She holds a BS in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MS in Engineering
Management from the University of Dayton.

As president and CEO of Upwork, Hayden Brown is known for her boldleadership and her passion for the company’s mission to create economic
opportunities so that people live better lives. She is committed to building asustainable, high-performing business that delivers on that mission in everbigger ways. Before being named CEO, Hayden held leadership roles atUpwork in both product and marketing, including chief marketing and productofficer. In this role, she led the expansion of Upwork’s offerings to attractand serve sophisticated business buyers who could significantly benefit from
Upwork’s global pool of talent. Prior to joining Upwork, Hayden led corporate
development for LivePerson and held strategy and corporate development
roles at Microsoft. Hayden was named by Staffing Industry Analyst to their 2020
Staffing 100 North America List. She holds an A.B. in politics from Princeton
University and also studied at Oxford University.

Fran Horowitz-Bonadies brings to her responsibilities as President, CEO& Director at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Chief Executive Officer of
Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. (a subsidiary of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.)
years of experience in the retail industry garnered from leadership roles
in a variety of organizations. She previously held the position of Executive
VP-Womens Merchandising & Design at Express, Inc. and EVP-Womens
Merchandising & Design at Express Parent LLC (a subsidiary of Express, Inc.),
President of Ann Taylor Loft, Vice President & Divisional Merchandise Manager
at Bloomingdale’s LLC and Brand President & Chief Merchandising Officer at
Hollister Co. California LLC. She serves on the boards of Conagra Brands, Inc.,
CECP and SeriousFun Children’s Network and is a member of The Columbus
Partnership. Fran received a liberal arts degree from Lafayette College and an
MBA from Fordham University.

Debra Osteen retired as CEO and Director of Acadia Healthcare in March
2022. Her passion and vision helped many struggling patients and continue
Acadia’s mission that sets a standard of excellence. Prior to joining Acadia in
December 2018, Osteen served as Executive Vice President of Universal HealthServices, Inc., and President of UHS’s behavioral health division for nineteen
years. Additionally, Osteen currently serves as a board member of the National
Healthcare Council. Osteen was ranked 33rd in Modern Healthcare magazine’s
2019 list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, and she has
previously been named among the magazine’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare.
Debra has a bachelor’s in human development from Pacific Oaks College.

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R3000Erin N. Kane

AdvanSix / 2016

F1000

Eileen P. Drake

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings / 2015

R3000

Dr. Jacqualyn A. Fouse Ph.D.
Agios Pharmaceuticals / 2019
Stepped Down August 2022

R3000

Angela K. Selden

American Public Education / 2019

Erin N. Kane is president and CEO of AdvanSix, a fully integrated manufacturerof nylon 6 resin, chemical intermediates, and ammonium sulfate fertilizer.
Previously, she held positions of increasing global responsibility at Honeywell,and Six Sigma and process engineering positions at Elementis Specialties
and Kvaerner Process. Erin led the spin-off of AdvanSix into an independent,
NYSE-listed public company, including the appointment of an executive
team, oversight of global business operations and strategy, creation of abest-practices corporate governance regime and Board of Directors function
and the structuring of compensation and succession planning. Erin sits on theboards of directors of AdvanSix Inc., the Chemours Company, the American
Chemistry Council, and the AIChE. She holds a BS in chemical engineeringfrom Bucknell University.

As president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Eileen Drake is responsiblefor defining the company’s vision, guiding the strategic business plan, andbuilding relationships with customers and stakeholders. She joined Aerojet
Rocketdyne as chief operating officer. She previously was with United
Technologies Corporation as president of Pratt & Whitney AeroPower’s
auxiliary power unit and small turbojet propulsion business. Prior to joining
UTC, Eileen managed production operations at both the Ford Motor
Company and Visteon Corporation, where she was Ford’s product line
manager for steering systems and plant manager of Visteon’s fuel system
operation. She also served on active duty for seven years as a U.S. Armyaviator and airfield commander of Davison Army Airfield in Fort Belvoir,
Virginia. She serves on the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries
Association, on their Executive Committee and on the National SpaceCouncil’s Users’ Advisory Group. She holds an MBA from Butler University
and a BA from the College of New Rochelle.

Dr. Jacqualyn Fouse is Chair & CEO of Agios, a company dedicated todeveloping small-molecule anti-cancer therapeutics. She previously served aspresident, chief operating officer and board member of Celgene Corporation.
Before joining Celgene, Jacqualyn served as chief financial officer of Bunge
Limited, a leading global agribusiness and food company. Prior to Bunge, she
was senior vice president, chief financial officer, and head of corporate strategy
at Alcon Laboratories, a leading ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical
device company. In October 2021, she was named to the Boston Business
Journal 2021 Power 50: The Movement Makers, a group dedicated to Boston’s
continual growth as a place for equity, inclusion, and diversity. Jacqualyn holds
a bachelors and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Texas
at Arlington and a master’s degree in environmental management from Yale’s
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Angela Selden was appointed CEO of APEI in 2019 and brings more than
30 years of experience in technology and technology-enabled services, bothwithin private-equity and publicly traded environments. She was formerly CEO
and board member of DIGARC, a leading education technology provider tohigher education institutions. Previous roles include CEO of Workforce Insight,
a global, strategic workforce consulting, analytics, and services company;
CEO and Executive Co-Chairman of Arise Virtual Solutions, a virtual workforce
solutions outsourcer, and interim CEO of Skybridge Americas, a global contact
center and provider of fulfillment solutions. Earlier in her career, Angela
spent 18 years at Accenture, including serving as the Managing Partner. She
graduated from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN with a Bachelorof Arts in both Accounting and Computer Science, serves on the University’s
Opus College of Business Strategic Board of Governors, and was honored as
the University’s Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012.
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R3000G. Janelle Frost
AMERISAFE / 2015

F1000

Susan R. Salka

AMN Healthcare Services / 2005

R3000

Dr. Shoshana Shendelman Ph.D.
Applied Therapeutics / 2016

R3000

Sylvia A Wulf

AquaBounty Technologies / 2019

Gerry Janelle Frost holds the position of President, CEO & Director at
AMERISAFE, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer & President at American
Interstate Insurance ComPny (a subsidiary of AMERISAFE, Inc.). AMERISAFE isa specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance focused on small to
mid-sized employers engaged in hazardous industries, principally construction,
trucking, and agriculture. Other positions she has had with AMERISAFE Inc.
include president and chief operating officer, executive vice president and chief
financial officer. Janelle is chair of the board of directors of the New Orleans
Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and also a member of the Young
Presidents’ Organization, Louisiana Chapter. She received a BS degree from
McNeese State University in 1992. She is the university’s 75th Anniversary
Notable Alumna of McNeese and a Hall of Fame member of their College ofBusiness. In 2016, she was awarded their Distinguished Alumni Award.

Under Susan Salka’s leadership as CEO of AMN Healthcare Services, thecompany has become known as the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions
and the largest and most diversified healthcare staffing company in the nation.
Susan is an active industry spokesperson in the healthcare and investmentcommunities and has been one of the driving forces behind the company’s
strategic and operational success. She is passionate and actively involved in
the areas of corporate social responsibility, diversity and inclusion, and genderequality. Susan has received broad-based recognition for her efforts in diversity
and gender equality from Bloomberg, the American Staffing Association andStaffing Industry Analysts. For years she has been acknowledged as one ofModern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People. An alumna of Chadron State
University, she was honored with their Distinguished Alumni Award and also
received an honorary doctorate degree from San Diego State University.

Shoshana Shendelman, PhD founded Applied Therapeutics in 2016 andserves as its President CEO and Chair of the Board. The company develops
novel products to target cardiovascular disease, galactosemia, and diabetic
complications. Prior to founding Applied Therapeutics, she founded
Clearpoint Strategy Group LLC, a boutique life sciences consulting firm,
where she served as the Managing Director from July 2012 to December
2016 and served as a Senior Advisor from January 2017 to December 2018.
She is a member of the Clinical Advisory Board of Columbia University
Medical Center and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians& Surgeons, where she serves on the Nominations Committee and theCommittee on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Shoshana received her
Ph.D. in Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies (CMBS) from Columbia’s
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Appointed Executive Director, President and CEO of AquaBounty Technologies
in January 2019, Sylvia Wulf brings to her positions extensive experience as aproven leader driving both growth and improved performance. Her expertisespans a diverse set of company environments including start-up, rapid growth,mature, consolidation and traditional businesses ranging in size from $100
million to $10 billion in revenue. She was President of the Manufacturing
Division and SVP of Merchandising for US Foods, a $23 billion broad line
foodservice distributor with responsibility for the P&L of the $10 billion Meat,
Seafood and Produce operations and the $1 billion Manufacturing Division of
U.S. Foods. She serves on the Board of the National Fisheries Institute and wasnamed one of the most powerful women in Illinois by the National Diversity
Council in 2016. Sylvia holds a BS in Science from Western Illinois University
and an MBA in Finance/Marketing from DePaul University.

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F1000
R3000

Judy R. McReynolds
ArcBest / 2010

F1000
R3000

Dian C. Taylor

Artesian Resources / 1992

R3000

Dr. Leen Kawas Ph.D.
Athira Pharma

As CEO, President, and Chair of ArcBest®, Judy R. McReynolds has activatedher visionary leadership to evolve ArcBest into a multibillion-dollar integrated
logistics company — leading the way with cutting-edge technology andcustomized solutions that help keep the global supply chain moving. Judyguides ArcBest with over 30 years of experience in the transportation andlogistics industry, including 25 years with the company. In 2010, she was named
ArcBest president and CEO, then in 2016, she was elected Chair of the ArcBest
Board. Judy previously served as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer andvice President and controller. She is on the board of First Bank Corp. (Fort Smith,Ark.), as well as various other local community, educational and transportationindustry boards. She is the recipient of numerous awards including Global Trade
Magazine’s Top Ten Women in Logistics and Women Inc.’s Most Influential
Corporate Board Directors. A Certified Public Accountant, Judy holds a BA in
accounting from the University of Oklahoma.

Dian C. Taylor is currently Chair, President and CEO of Artesian. Under Dian’svisionary leadership, Artesian has grown from serving water customers only innorthern New Castle County, Delaware to being the largest investor-owned
water utility on the Delmarva Peninsula. As a result of her stewardship, Artesian
now serves over 300,000 people across all three counties in Delaware and in a
growing service territory in Cecil County, Maryland. Dian has been instrumental
in educating customers, the public at large and school children on theimportance of water conservation and environmental protection. She serves on
the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the National Associationof Water Companies, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of theDelaware State Chamber of Commerce, and The Committee of 100. She is therecipient of the Samuel S. Baxter Memorial Award in recognition of her efforts onbehalf of water resources management.

Dr.Leen Kawas, Ph.D., has served as chief executive officer and as a memberof Athira Pharma’s board of directors since January 2014. Previously, Dr. Kawas
served as vice president. Dr. Kawas serves on multiple boards, including theWashington Governor’s Life Science Advisory Board, Scientific Review Boardfor the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, and Alzheimer’s Association –Washington Chapter Board. She also served as the co-chair of the International
Alzheimer’s Association Business Consortium. Dr. Kawas earned a Ph.D. inmolecular pharmacology from Washington State University in 2011 and apharmacy degree from the University of Jordan in 2008.

Resigned Oct 2021

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Sarah Boyce

Avidity Biosciences / 2019

Sarah Boyce brings to Avidity extensive experience in the life sciences industry,where she has built global organizations and brought to patients a number ofinnovative therapies, including Tegsedi®, Waylivra®, Soliris®, Gleevec® andTasigna®. She most recently served as President and a member of the boardof directors of Akcea Therapeutics, where she led commercialization of thecompany’s rare disease products. Prior to joining Akcea, Sarah held multiple
executive-level roles at leading pharma and biotech companies including
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Forest Laboratories, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Novartis
Oncology and Roche. The Healthcare Technology Report has named Sarah
one of their 25 Biotech CEOs for 2022 for her work in “advancing researchand bringing breakthrough drugs and treatments to market.” She holds a B.S.
degree from the University of Manchester in England.

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R3000Mary G. Puma

Axcelis Technologies / 2002

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Karen L. Zaderej
AxoGen / 2011

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Darcy Horn Davenport
BellRing Brands / 2019

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Dr. Lan Huang Ph.D

BeyondSpring, Inc / 2013

Mary Puma has been Axcelis’ CEO since January 2002. She played an
instrumental role in the company’s spin off from Eaton Corporation in 2000,
when she was named President and COO. Puma joined the semiconductorbusiness in 1998, when it was Eaton’s Semiconductor Operation, first serving
as its vice president and then as the vice president for the total operation.
Puma joined Eaton in May 1996 as the general manager of the company’scommercial controls division. Earlier in her career, she spent 15 years in various
marketing and general management positions at five different General Electricbusiness units. Mary is a board member of Nordson Corporation, North Shore
Medical Center and Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International(SEMI). She holds a BA in economics from Tufts University and an MS in
Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Karen L. Zaderej has served as Axogen’s President, Chief Executive Officer, anda member of its board since September 2011 and as Chairman of its Board
since May 2018. She has held the role of CEO of Axogen’s wholly owned
subsidiary, Axogen Corporation since May 2010. Ms. Zaderej joined Axogen
Corporation in May 2006 and served as vice president of marketing and sales
from May 2006 to October 2007 and as COO from October 2007 to May
2010. Earlier in her career, Karen founded Zaderej Medical Consulting to assist
medical device companies build and execute successful commercializationplans. She sits on the board of Directors of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals and isa member of the University of Tampa Board of Trustees and the MedExec
Women Board of Advisors. She holds a BS in chemical engineering from
Purdue University and an MBA in Marketing Organization Behavior from
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.

As President and CEO of BellRing Brands, Darcy Horn Davenport oversees
the organization’s many businesses which market ready-to-drink protein
shakes and other beverages, powders, and nutrition bars in the convenientnutrition category. Their product line includes Premier Protein, Dymatize
and PowerBar. Prior to joining BellRing Brands, she was President of Post’s
Active Nutrition business, where she served in a variety of leadershiproles in marketing and management since 2009. Darcy started her careerin finance with Ernst & Young but spent most of her career in marketing.
Darcy held marketing and brand management positions at Dreyer’s Ice
Cream, Zobmondo Entertainment and Timuk2 Designs. Darcy earned herundergraduate degree from Princeton University and her MBA from New York
University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Dr. Lan Huang is Co-founder, Chair and CEO of BeyondSpring. Dr. Huang
has more than a decade of entrepreneurial experience in the Chinese andU.S. biotechnology industry and invented and holds patents for a number ofbiotech products for oncology and dermatology indications. Prior to founding
BeyondSpring, Dr. Huang co-founded Wuxi MTLH Biotechnology Co. Ltd.,
whose self-designed cancer peptide drug’s China rights were acquired in2010 by Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group. She also co-founded Paramax
International, a clinical CRO company in China. In addition, Dr. Huang worked
with Forward Ventures, where she led partnering initiatives between Forward’s
portfolio companies and Chinese pharmaceutical companies. She is the2009 recipient of China’s “Thousand Talent Innovator Award” and in 2021
was named to PharmVOICE magazine’s 100 Most Inspiring People in theLife Sciences Industry. She holds a BA in Biology & Chemistry from Lawrence
University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

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F1000Cindy BaierBrookdale Senior Living / 2018

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Julia M. Laulis
Cable One / 2017

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Diane M. Sullivan
Caleres / 2011

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Maeve O’Meara

Castlight Health / 2019

Company merged with Vera in
February 2022

Cindy Baier is President, CEO and board member of Brookdale Senior Living,
the nation’s premier operator of senior living communities. She assumed hercurrent responsibilities in 2018, initiated the company’s operational turnaroundstrategy and developed the “Winning Locally” action plan. Within her
second year, the company’s Net Promoter Score increased 20%. In her thirdyear as CEO in 2020, J.D. Power recognized the company as #1 in customer
satisfaction (in a tie) in assisted living/memory care communities. She has led
the company through the largest public health crisis in 100 years by prioritizing
the health and well-being of its residents, patients, and associates. She is
the recipient of numerous awards including McKnight’s Women of Distinction
designation and the Corporate Citizenship Award from the Conference Board.
She holds bachelor and MS degrees in Accounting from the University of
Illinois and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Julia Laulis brings to her role as President, CEO and Chair of Cable One over
20 years of experience with the organization. She joined Cable One in 1999
as Director of Marketing-NW Division and has held numerous leadership roles
including vice president of operations for the SW Division; head of Cable ONE’s
Phoenix Customer Care Center and COO responsible for the company’s sales,
marketing and technology areas. Prior to joining Cable ONE, she was seniordirector of marketing for Jones Intercable. Julia currently serves on the boardsof The AES Corporation, CableLabs, The Cable Center, and C-SPAN and is atrustee of the C-SPAN Education Foundation. In 2020 she was named to AZ
Business Magazine’s list of Most Influential Women in Arizona. She holds a BA
in telecommunications and telecommunications management from Indiana
University, Bloomington and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School
Program for Management Development.

Diane Sullivan, who has headed up six different companies is currently Chairman
and CEO of Caleres. Calares is a leading footwear company that owns andoperates a variety of footwear brands. Diane joined the company as president
in 2004 and added chief operating officer to her responsibilities in 2006. Prior
to joining Caleres, she was vice chairman of the Footwear Group at Phillips-Van
Heusen. Diane also served as president and COO of The Stride Rite Corporationand gained extensive consumer brand management and sales expertise at
several companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company. She is aprominent supporter of the Two Ten Footwear Foundation and FFANY Shoeson Sale and oversees Caleres’ giving to the St. Louis Art Museum and Missouri
Botanical Garden. The company is also a longtime patron of the United Way ofGreater St. Louis and the March of Dimes. She received an MBA from Babson
College and an undergraduate degree from Boston College.

As the CEO of Castlight Health, Maeve O’Meara, an expert in health benefits,
is responsible for strategy and day-to-day operations. She also serves on
the Board of Directors. Maeve has been with Castlight since 2010 and
was appointed as CEO in July 2019 after leading multiple functions within
Castlight, including product management, user experience and productanalytics, and customer experience. Prior to Castlight, Maeve was a venture
capital investor at Highland Capital Partners, where she focused on health IT,
healthcare services, and the consumer internet market. She began her careerat Bain & Company. Maeve serves on the National Business Group on Health
Cost Institute and has been named a Top Digital Innovator by Employee
Benefits News. She holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBAfrom the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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R3000Jillian C. Evanko

Chart Industries / 2018

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Ellen R. Alemany
Cit Group / 2016

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Cheryl Beranek
Clearfield / 2007

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Jean R. HaleCommunity Trust Bank / 1999
Retired Feb 2022

Jillian Evanko is the President and CEO of Chart Industries, Inc. She joined
the company in February of 2017 serving as CFO. Prior to joining Chart, she
was the vice president of Truck-Lite Co., LLC. She also held multiple executive
positions at Dover Corporation and its subsidiaries from 2004 through 2016,
including vice president and CFO of Dover Fluids. She serves on the boardsof Chart Industries, Alliant Energy and its regulated utilities Interstate Powerand Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Jillian is also
on the boards of the non-profits: the National Association of Manufacturers
and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. She is the winner of the 2020
ExxonMobil Power Play Rainmaker award, the 2020 S&P Global Platts EnergyAward for Chief Trailblazer, and the World LNG Executive of the Year 2020.
Jillian holds a BS in Business Administration from La Salle University and an
MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Ellen R. Alemany is chairwoman and CEO of CIT Group and chairwoman,
CEO, and president of CIT Bank, N.A., the company’s bank subsidiary.
Though she became CEO while the company was in flux, she returned on her
promise to achieve a 10% return on tangible common equity in three years.
In 2019, she led CIT Group in its $1 billion deal to acquire Mutual of Omaha
Bank. That year, CIT Group was reported to have posted a return on tangible
common equity of between 9.67% and 10.34%. Her strategic vision continues
to shape CIT Group for the better. Prior to joining CIT Ellen led the RoyalBank of Scotland Americas. She was named one of the 25 Most Powerful
Women in Banking-by-Banking magazine and one of the 50 Most Powerful
Women by Crain’s New York Business. She holds an MBA and Doctorate of
Humane Letters from Fordham University and an Honorary Doctorate from
Bryant University.

As President/CEO, Cheryl Beranek brings to her positions combined talents intransformational business development, strategic planning, P&L management,
marketing, and finance in turnaround environments and high-growth markets.
Recognized by Forbes, Ernst & Young, and various industry organizations, she iscredited for a distinctive management style that fuses global marketing acumenwith collaborative leadership. On joining Clearfield, she converted it from a
R&D-based corporation with limited revenue into a leading provider of opticalfiber management and connectivity platforms – reversing 20 years of previous
losses. Prior to Clearfield, she was president of APCN and President/COO of
Americable. A member of the National Association of Corporate Directors,
she was named to the Minnesota Hall of Fame by Twin Cities Business anddesignated one of 50 Women to Watch by Global Telecoms Business. Cherylholds a BS in Marketing from Southwest Minnesota State University and an MSfrom North Dakota State University.
Jean Hale, who served as chairman, president, and CEO of Community Trust
Bancorp for 23 years, retired in February 2022. Jean joined the company
in 1969 and progressed through the officer ranks and in 1992 at the age of45, was named president and CEO of Community Trust Bank. She becamepresident and CEO of Community Trust Bancorp in 1999 and chairman in
2005. During her tenure, the company’s total assets increased 152% from
$2.2 billion on December 31, 1999, to $5.5 billion at June 30, 2021. During
her 52 years of service, the company has grown total assets from $25 million
to $5.5 billion and had 41 years of consecutive increases in cash dividends.
She has a BS in Business from Pikeville College and Stonier Graduate Schoolof Banking, Rutgers University.

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R3000Casey C. Lynch

Cortexyme / 2014

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Sandra B. CochranCracker Barrel Old Country Store / 2011

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Heather E. Brilliant

Diamond Hill Investment Group / 2019

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Jennifer F. Francis

Diversified Healthcare Trust / 2018

Casey Lynch is the CEO, Co-founder, and Chair of Cortexyme, a clinical stage
biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel approach for treatmentof Alzheimer’s and other degenerative disorders. Prior to co-founding
Cortexyme, she co-founded and led various companies and organizations in thebiotechnology industry including Aspira Biosystems, Inc. and NeuroInsights, LLC.
Casey also co-founded the Neurotechnology Industry Organization and served
as a board member until 2018. Earlier in her career, she oversaw toxicology
screening and evaluated new product opportunities at Centaur Pharmaceuticals,
including multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and uveitis and conducted preclinical testingfor Alzheimer’s disease treatment at the Wadsworth Medical Center. She holds a
B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, and M.S. in
Neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco.

Sandra B. Cochran has served as President and CEO of the company since
September 2011. Previously, she served as Cracker Barrel’s executive vicepresident and CFO. Before joining Cracker Barrel, Sandra held the roles ofchief executive officer, president and vice president for Books-A-Million,
Inc. and was part of the leadership team which took the company public in
1992 and completed a secondary offering in October, 1993. Prior to joining
Books-A-Million, she held the position of vice president, corporate finance for
SunTrust Securities, Inc., a subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc., for seven years.
Sandra holds a chemical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and an
MBA from Pacific Lutheran University. Following graduation from Vanderbilt,
she entered the United States Army where she ultimately served as a Captainin the Ninth Infantry Division.
Heather Brilliant brings more than 20 years of domestic and international
investment industry experience to her role as President & CEO. Most recently,
she served as CEO, Americas with First State Investments. Prior to that role,
she spent almost 14 years with Morningstar where she served as global headof equity & credit research before advancing to CEO, Morningstar Australasia.
Earlier in her career, Heather held several roles analyzing both credit and equity
at firms including Bank of America and Driehaus Capital Management. She
holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and serves as the Chairof CFA Institute Board of Governors. She currently serves as a CBWN (Chicago
Booth Women’s Network) Ambassador—Columbus. Heather earned her MBAfrom the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a degree in
economics from Northwestern University.

Jennifer Francis brings to her roles as Diversified Healthcare Trust’s Managing
Trustee, President, and Chief Executive Officer over 30 years of experiencein the commercial real estate industry. She was formerly President and COO.
Additionally, Jennifer serves as executive vice president of The RMR Group
LLC, responsible for asset management and leasing activities at all RMR
managed properties. Prior to joining RMR in 2006, she was a Partner at CBRE/NE Partners, where she performed brokerage and corporate advisory services
for a number of large corporate clients on their national commercial realestate portfolios. Previously, Jennifer was a vice president at The Gunwyn
Company where she was responsible for the asset management of a portfolioof commercial, retail, and residential assets.

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R3000

Hana Khouri

Drive Shack / 2019

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Susan G. Riel

Eagle Bank / 2019

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Marguerite M. Nader

Equity LifeStyle Properties / 2013

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Julia Hartz

Eventbrite / 2016

Hana Khouri, as President, CEO and board member of Drive Shack actively
oversees the company’s golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses,
which are focused on bringing people together through competitivesocializing. She brings to her positions an extensive background in the golfindustry. Prior to joining Drive Shack Inc. Hana served as chief of staff to the
CEO of New Fortress Energy. From July 2013 through July 2018, she held
various positions at Topgolf, a golf themed entertainment company, includinginternational director of operations, national director of operations, national
director of site openings and director of operations. During her tenure at
Topgolf, Hana opened over 20 venues globally, including the company’s
flagship venue in Las Vegas and its first international location in Australia. She
studied at Marshall University.

Susan Riel is President and CEO of EagleBank, a community bank committed
to setting a new standard for banking, and its holding company, Eagle
Bancorp, Inc. She has nearly four decades of experience in the commercial
banking industry and is responsible for leading the bank’s overall growthstrategies, enhancing shareholder value, and focusing on talent management
and team building. Prior to being named CEO, Susan served as senior
executive vice president and COO of the bank, and executive vice presidentof the company. She has been with the company since 1998 and has been amember of the Company Board of Directors since 2017 and the Bank Board
since 2018.

Marguerite Nader, a seasoned real estate investment trust (REIT) executive,
is President, CEO and Director of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., a realestate investment trust that owns and operates over 400 high quality resort
communities across the United States and British Columbia. Marguerite
joined the company in 1993 and since joining has served in a wide variety ofdepartments including asset management, sales and marketing, finance, andacquisitions. A member of the company’s Management Committee, she also
serves on the boards of Ventas, Inc. and National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts, Inc.

As CEO, Founder and board member of Eventbrite, Julia is responsible forthe vision, strategy, and growth of the company. Under her leadership, thecompany has become a global ticketing and event technology platform thathas received multiple awards for workplace culture. These accolades include
Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces in the U.S, Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Best
Places to Work, and San Francisco Business Times’ Best Places to Work in the
SF Bay Area. Julia has been honored as one of Inc.’s Female Founders 100,
Fortune’s 40 Under 40 business leaders, Inc.’s Under 35, Julia Hartz and Fortune’s
Most Powerful Women. Entrepreneurs. She sits on the boards of Four Seasons
Hotels and Resorts and the UCSF Foundation Investment Company and serves
as a volunteer for Code2College. Julia holds a BA in telecommunications from
Pepperdine University.

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R3000Julia Cheek

EverlyWell / 2015

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Dr. Catherine Corrigan Ph.D.
Exponent / 2019

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Nancy S. Lurker

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals / 2016

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Jennifer L. Sherman
Federal Signal / 2016

Julia Taylor Cheek is the CEO and Founder of EverlyWell, a digital healthstartup empowering consumer to order, self-collect, and understand lab tests.
The company’s goal is to help transform lives with modern, diagnostic-driven
care. Based in Austin, EverlyWell launched in June 2016 after raising $3M
in capital and garnering awards from Tech Crunch and Rock Health. They
now have over 5,000 customers in 46 states. Prior to founding EverlyWell in
2015, Julia was the vice president of corporate development and strategy at
MoneyGram International, a public financial services company that operates
in 200 countries. She currently also serves on the board of Headspace Health.
In 2017, Julia was named the number one female entrepreneur to watch by
CIO magazine. She holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from Vanderbilt
University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Dr. Catherine Corrigan is President and CEO of Exponent. She joined thecompany in 1996, was promoted to principal in the Biomechanics Practice in
2002, and to corporate vice president in 2005. In 2012, she was appointed
vice president of Exponent’s Transportation Group, overseeing the company’s
Vehicle Engineering, Biomechanics, Human Factors, and Statistical and Data
Sciences practices, as well as Visual Communications. She was appointed
President in in 2016 and CEO in 2018. Jennifer has consulted in the area of
injury biomechanics and on issues related to motor vehicle and product safety
for more than twenty years. In 2019 she was named a Woman of Influenceby the Silicone Valley Business Journal. Catherine holds a Ph.D. in Medical
Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology,
an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a BS.E. in Bioengineeringfrom the University of Pennsylvania.

Nancy Lurker brings to her roles as President, CEO and Director of Eyepoint
Pharmaceuticals broad-based experience as a corporate leader in thepharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Prior to assuming her position
with Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, she served as president and CEO and a
director of PDI, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed healthcare commercialization company
now named Interpace Diagnostics Group. She also served as senior vicepresident and chief marketing officer of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation,
the U.S. subsidiary of Novartis AG. In addition, Nancy also served as president
and CEO of ImpactRx, Inc., a privately held healthcare information company.
Ms. Lurker currently serves on the board of directors of the Cancer Treatment
Centers of America, a privately held company. She holds a BS in Biology/
Chemistry from Seattle Pacific University and an MBA in Finance/Marketingfrom the University of Evansville.

Jennifer L. Sherman is President and CEO of Federal Signal Corporationand has operational responsibility for their domestic and international
businesses. She has worked with the board and the executive leadership teamto strengthen the company’s strategic focus and growth, promote margin
improvements, and achieve record financial results. Prior to being named CEO,she served as COO, chief administrative officer, senior vice president, general
counsel, and secretary. Her continuing focus on new product development
has earned the Company a Chicago Innovation Award in October 2016 and anomination for CEO Innovator of the Year from the Executives’ Club of Chicago
in June 2017. She serves on the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric and is
the immediate past Chair of The Community House and continues to serve as a
Trustee. Jennifer earned both her business degree in finance and a law degreefrom the University of Michigan. She is also a Fellow of the Kellogg School ofManagement at Northwestern University’s CEO Perspectives.

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R3000Dr. Helen I. Torley

Halozyme Therapeutics / 2014

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Bonita I. Lee

Hanmi Financial / 2019

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Constance H. Lau

Hawaiian Electric Industries / 2006
Stepped Down 2021

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Marita Zuraitis

Horace Mann Educators / 2013

Dr. Helen Torley brings extensive commercial and business experience aswell as an extensive knowledge of the biotechnology industry to her roles as
President and CEO. Throughout her career, she has led l successful productlaunches, including Kyprolis®, Prolia®, Sensipar®, and Miacalcin®. Prior
to joining Halozyme, Helen served as executive vice president and chiefcommercial officer for Onyx Pharmaceuticals. In this role she was responsible
for the successful launch of Kyprolis in the US and led the development of
Onyx’s commercial capabilities in ex-U.S. markets and in particular, in Europe.
She also oversaw the development and commercial collaboration with Bayeron Nexavar® and Stivarga®. In 2018, Helen was awarded the EY Entrepreneur
Of The Year® San Diego in the category of Operational Excellence. She
received her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees (M.B. Ch.
B.) from the University of Glasgow and is a Member of the Royal College ofPhysicians (M.R.C.P).

Bonita Lee brings more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry
to her role as CEO of Hanmi Financial. She joined Hanmi as chief operating
officer in 2013 and was promoted to President in 2018. During her tenure withHanmi, the Bank’s total assets have nearly doubled. Her deep understandingof the Bank’s business and strong record of success allows her to execute
Hanmi’s strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Hanmi in August 2013, Bonita wassenior executive vice president and chief operating officer of BBCN Bank and
BBCN Bancorp Inc., where she was named acting president and COO and led
an executive team carrying out the duties of the CEO during a managementtransition period. Lee also held senior executive positions with the $1.4 billionin-asset Shinhan Bank America, an arm of the South Korean-based Shinhan
Bank, from September 2008 to March 2009. She is a graduate of the University
of Illinois at Chicago.
Born and raised in Honolulu, Constance Lau leads Hawaiian Electric Industries,
a multibillion-dollar company providing sustainable energy to islanders, as
President & CEO. Her efforts contribute to the overall mission of achieving 100
percent renewable energy for the future, the most ambitious clean energy goalin the nation. Committed to preserving Hawaii’s resources and land, Constancesees it as her responsibility to create strong partnerships with communities
that share the same vision. Lau serves on the boards of the Electric Power
Research Institute, the Edison Electric Institute, and the Associated Electrical& Gas Insurance Services, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s
Twelfth District Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. She holds
a B.S. degree in Administrative Sciences from Yale University, an MBA from
Stanford University School of Business, and a JD degree from the University ofCalifornia’s Hastings College of Law.

Marita Zuraitis, as President. CEO and Director of Horace Mann Educators
Corporation brings 30+ years of leadership in the property and casualty
industries to her roles. Horace Mann is a leading multiline insurance company
focusing on the financial needs of educators. Marita joined Horace Mannas president and CEO–elect in May 2013 and assumed her present rolein September of that year. Prior to Horace Mann, she was president of theproperty and casualty insurance companies of The Hanover Insurance Group
with responsibilities for both personal and commercial lines representing $3
billion in annual premiums. She was also a member of Hanover’s Executive
Leadership team. Earlier in her career, she served in senior management
positions at The St. Paul/ Travelers Companies, USF&G and Aetna Life andCasualty. Marita holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from
Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and has completed the Advanced
Executive Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton
School of Business.
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R3000Mary Ann Scully

Howard Bank / 2005
Stepped Down Feb 2022

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Adelene Q. Perkins

Infinity Pharmaceuticals / 2010

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Maureen Hewitt

InnovAge Holding / 2006
Resigned Jan 2022

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Shacey Petrovic

Insulet / 2019
Stepped down in June 2022

Mary Ann Scully is the Chief Executive Officer of Howard Bank and is
Chairperson of its board of directors. A lifelong banker with more than 40
years of varied executive experiences in the Maryland marketplace, Mary Ann
led teams responsible for both Howard Bank’s organic growth and repeatedstrategic acquisitions that have created the Greater Baltimore region’s largest
locally headquartered banking company and Maryland’s third largest locally
headquartered bank with more than $2 billion in assets. She received anhonorary degree from Howard Community College and was recognized among
the Seton Hill University Distinguished Alumni and as an Alumni Laureate
honoree for Loyola College.

Adelene Perkins serves as Infinity’s chief executive officer and Infinity’schair. Prior to being named CEO, she served as Infinity’s President. She
joined Infinity in June 2002 as executive vice president and chief businessofficer. Prior to joining Infinity, she served as vice president of business andcorporate development of TransForm Pharmaceuticals where she was also an
early member of the management team that built the company prior to its
acquisition by J&J. Earlier in her career, Adelene formed and served as chief
executive officer of MetaMorphix, a joint venture between Genetics Instituteand Johns Hopkins University. In addition to chairing the Infinity board, she
is on the boards of Bruker Corporation, Massachusetts General Hospital, BIO(Biotechnology Industry Organization), the Massachusetts Biotechnology
Council, and Project Hope... She received her M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School and her B.S. in chemical engineering from Villanova University.

Maureen Hewitt is president and chief executive officer of InnovAge andhas served in this role since 2006. Maureen is responsible for growth,transformation, and the strategic direction of InnovAge. Previously, Maureenledfor-profit and nonprofit healthcare organizations for 25 years, including postacute, acute care, long-term care, LTACS, and senior housing. Maureen has led,
and is currently working for, publicly traded, for-profit and nonprofit healthcare.
With an emphasis in healthcare administration and policy, she received hermaster’s degree from Wayne State University.

Shacey Petrovic has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Insulet
Corporation since January 1, 2019 and has served on its Board of Directors
since September 2018. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Petrovic
served as Insulet’s President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2016
to December 31, 2018. From February 2016 to October 2016, she served as
Insulet’s Executive Vice President and President, Diabetes Products, and fromFebruary 2015 to February 2016, she served as Insulet’s Chief Commercial
Officer. From 2013 to 2015, Ms. Petrovic served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Clinical Innovations, LLC, a developer and manufacturerof medical devices and diagnostics for women’s health. Ms. Petrovic earned
her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Wisconsin. She also
currently serves on the Board of Directors for Alydia Health.

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R3000Lois K. Zabrocky

International Seaways / 2016

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Dr. Sharon Mates Ph.D.

Intra-Cellular Therapies / 2013

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Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
Johnson Outdoors / 1999

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Kristine L. Juster

Kimball International / 2018

Lois K. Zabrocky brings to her roles as President, CEO, and board memberof International Seaways extensive experience in the shipping industry.
Before assuming leadership for International Seaways, Lois held a numberof senior management positions including senior vice president for OSG’SInternational Flag strategic business unit with responsibility for commercial
management and oversight of fleet operations. Previously she was chiefcommercial officer, with responsibility for OSG’s international flag crude,
products, and gas businesses. Lois has also served as vice president of
Aframax International, a pool of 35 Aframax tankers. While she held that
position, the Aframax Pool expanded in membership, size and profitability.
Lois currently serves on the Board of ITOPF Limited, a leading industry
based, not-for-profit ship pollution response adviser and Tidewater, a publicly
traded company. She holds a BS degree from the United States MerchantMarine Academy and recently completed the Harvard Business School
Strategic Negotiations and Finance for Senior Executives courses.

Dr. Sharon Mates has been Chair, President, and CEO of ITI since June 2002,
having co-founded the company in May of that year. Prior to co-founding
ITI, she was a co-founder of Functional Genetics, and served as its chair andCEO. Earlier in her career, Sharon was president and a board member of North
American Vaccine Inc. and its predecessor companies. She has served on
several boards, and recently completed a board membership and a two-year
chairmanship of the Board of the New York Biotechnology Association. Sharon
has also served on the Advisory Council of the Center for Society and Health at
the Harvard School of Public Health, the Board of Visitors of the Biotechnology
Institute of the University of Maryland and the board of directors of Gilda’s
Club of New York. She received a B.S. from Ohio State University, a Ph.D. fromthe University of Washington and completed her postdoctoral fellowships at
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Helen P. Johnson-Leipold brings to her roles as Chairman & CEO of Johnson
Outdoors nearly four decades of experience in business transformation, Withskills in strategic planning, global operations and strategic marketing andplanning, Helen leads Johnson Outdoors, a publicly-traded outdoor recreationequipment company; Johnson Financial Group, one of the nation’s largest
private financial services companies; and, The Johnson Foundation, a nationallyrecognized center of collaboration and catalyst for solutions to a better
tomorrow. Earlier in her career, she spent eight years in advertising at Foote,
Cone & Belding and also founded Spiaggia, Chicago’s first five-star restaurant.
Helen is actively involved in numerous local and regional civic and charitableorganizations, including, The Prairie School, an independent private day-schoolfounded by her mother, Imogene Powers Johnson, where she serves as Vice
Chairman. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Cornell University.

Kristine Juster joined Kimball International as CEO in 2018 and has beena board member since 2016. She has a proven, career-long track record ofscaling growth strategies, while preserving the core values that are critical to
the long-term sustainability of a business. Prior to Kimball International, Kristine
served for over 20 years as a global executive at Newell Brands includingpresidential responsibilities for a variety of leading brands including Levelor,
Cephalon, Sharpie and Expo. Earlier in her career, she was cofounder of PC
Compatibles. Throughout her career, Kristine has driven significant growth
for the businesses she has led through brand innovation, distribution channel
expansion including e-commerce and a global mindset. She serves on theboards of the Trex Company and BIFMA. She holds a Bachelor of Applied
Sciences in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Cornell University.

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R3000Mary Anne Heino

Lantheus Holdings / 2015

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Wendy L. Simpson
LTC Properties / 2007

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Simone F. Lagomarsino
Luther Burbank / 2019

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Sara A. Greenstein
Lydall / 2019

Stepped down Nov 2021,
named CEO of Axel Johnson Inc.
in June 2022

Mary Anne Heino brings to her roles of President and CEO of Lantheus
over 30 years of diverse pharmaceutical industry experience. Prior to her
present positions, she served as chief commercial Officer and COO. August
2015. Prior to joining Lantheus, Mary Anne led Angelini Labopharm LLC
and Labopharm USA in the roles of president and senior vice president ofWorld Wide Sales and Marketing. Earlier, she served in numerous capacities
at Centocor, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company, including vice president
strategic planning and competitive intelligence, vice president sales andsenior director Immunology Marketing. She began her professional careerwith Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. as a Sales Representative in June 1989 andworked her way up to the role of Field Sales Director in 1999. Mary Anneearned a BS in Nursing from the City University of New York, a BS in Biology
from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an MBA from theStern School of Business at New York University.

Wendy Simpson has been LTC’s CEO and President since 2007 and was
appointed Chairman of the Board in 2013. LTC Properties is a real estate
investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care. She
brings to her roles more than 25 years of experience with health care related
businesses. She joined the company in 2000 as Vice Chairman and has also
served as Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and COO. Prior to joining LTC,
Wendy held executive positions in public companies that owned acute care
hospitals, LTACHs, psychiatric hospitals and home health services. In 2020,
Wendy received the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement
Award bestowed for outstanding contributions in the area of senior living or
skilled nursing. She began her career in public accounting. She earned a BS
degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University.

Simone Lagomarsino serves as President, CEO and Board Chair of LutherBurbank bringing broad-based experience in community banking to herleadership roles. Prior to joining Luther Burbank in 2019, Simone served
as President and CEO of the Western Bankers Association: as a director ofPacific Premier Bancorp; as CEO of Heritage Oaks Bank and as President andCEO of Heritage Oaks Bancorp. In addition to her role at Luther Burbank,
Simone serves on the boards of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of
San Francisco and of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital,
Inc. She is regularly honored in financial services industry organizations andpublications, and in 2013, was named by American Banker as Community
Banker of the Year. She holds a BA in Economics from Claremont McKenna
University and an MBA in Finance from Claremont’s Peter F. Drucker andMasatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management.

Sara Greenstein brings to her role as President & CEO of Axel Johnson
extensive operational expertise and the ability to lead and transform large,
multifaceted global organizations. Most recently she was CEO of Lydall, Inc.
She previously held various leadership roles at the Underwriters Laboratory
including president, supply chain, sustainability. Her experience in creating
sustainable value for employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment
has resulted in her ability to successfully guide major transformations of global
manufacturing and service companies. Sara’s experience extends across multiple
industries from CPG to industrials with her deep expertise in manufacturing,
digital transformation, product development and innovation, and commercial
relationships with major global OEMs. She holds a BS from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the University of Michigan
Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

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Dr. Alexandria Forbes Ph.D.
MeiraGTx Holdings plc / 2015

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Anna Protopapas

Mersana Therapeutics / 2015

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Andrea R. Owen
MillerKnoll / 2021

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Maryjo R. Cohen

National Presto Industries / 1994

Dr. Alexandria Forbes is founder, President and CEO of MeiraGTx, a verticallyintegrated, clinical stage gene therapy company. Prior to founding MeiraGTx,
she served as senior vice president of Commercial Operations at Kadmon
Holdings, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company and spent 10 years as a publicmarket’s healthcare investor responsible with a specialty in pharmaceuticals
and diagnostics companies. Early in her career, Alexandria served as a
postdoctoral fellow at NYU Langone Medical Center and as a research fellow
at Duke University and Johns Hopkins University, in addition to serving on
the board of MeiraGTx, she is a trustee and director of the Hilary and Galen
Weston Foundation, the European arm of the Weston Brain Institute, a charity
supporting research into neurodegenerative diseases. She received an M.A. in
Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics
from Oxford University.

As President & CEO of Mersana Therapeutics, Anna Protopapas brings to herroles a substantial track record of leadership experience in the biotech industry.
Prior to Mersana, she was president of Millennium, where she led Takeda
Pharmaceutical Co.’s $1.3 billion oncology business. She also served as theexecutive vice president of Global Business Development for Takeda where
she was responsible for global acquisitions, partnering, licensing and venture
investing. In this role, she led Takeda’s $12 billion acquisition of Nycomed, acritical step in the company’s globalization. Earlier in her career, she was an
executive officer at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and served in various seniorleadership positions, playing an integral role in the company’s transformationfrom a genomics start-up to a fully integrated oncology leader. She holds a BS
in Engineering from Princeton University, an MS in Chemical Engineering fromMIT and an MBA from Stanford University School of Business.

Andrea Owen is an experienced CEO and Director with a demonstrated historyof leading complex customer-focused businesses. She is a life-long learner witha passion for identifying and solving problems for customers, strategic anddigital transformation, innovation, trend analysis, talent, team, and businessdevelopment. Andi is currently President and CEO of MillerKnoll, a collectiveof dynamic brands and one of the largest and most influential modern design
companies in the world. MillerKnoll was created in 2021 from the combinationof Herman Miller and Knoll, and includes brands Colebrook Bosson Saunders,DatesWeiser, DWR, Edelman Leather, Fully, Geiger, HAY, Holly Hunt, KnollExtra,
Knoll Office, KnollStudio, KnollTextiles, Maars Living Walls, Maharam, Muuto,
naughtone, and Spinneybeck|FilzFelt. Andrea holds a BA from the Collegeof William and Mary and completed Harvard Business School’s Advanced
Management Program.

Maryjo R. Cohen has been Chief Executive Officer of National Presto Industries
since May 1994 and has been its President since May 1989. Ms. Cohen serves
as a Treasurer of Presto Manufacturing Company Inc. She served as Interim
Chief Financial Officer of National Presto Industries Inc., from June 2008 to
September 2008, Treasurer since September 1983 and served as its Vice
President since May 1986. Ms. Cohen has been the Chairman of National
Presto Industries Inc. since January 2002, when she took over from her retiring
father. She has been with the National Presto Industries Inc. since 1976, herentire professional career. Prior to becoming an Officer, she served as an
Associate Resident Counsel and Assistant to the Treasurer of National Presto.
Ms. Cohen has been a Director of National Presto Industries Inc. since 1988.
She received B.B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.

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Susan L. Givens

Susan Givens has served as CEO and board member of New Senior Investment
Group since the company’s inception in October 2014. She brings 20 years
of private equity, capital markets, M&A, general management, and financeexperience to her roles. Previously, Susan was a managing director in the
Private Equity group at Fortress Investment Group, where she spent morethan 13 years. While at Fortress, she also served as the CEO of New Senior
Investment Group and as CFO and treasurer of New Residential Investment
Corp. where she was responsible for various real estate, healthcare, financial
services, infrastructure, and leisure investments. In addition, Susan was
responsible for overseeing equity capital markets transactions in the Private
Equity group. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Governors, and the
Audit & Investment Committee of Nareit and a member of The Real Estate
Roundtable. She received an undergraduate degree from Middlebury College
and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Beth A. Wozniak

Beth Wozniak is CEO of nVent, a $2.5B leading global provider of electricalconnection and protection solutions. nVent’s mission, under her leadership,
is to create safer systems through inventive electrical solutions. nVent has
approximately 10,000 employees globally and Beth is passionate aboutbuilding an inclusive and diverse workplace. Before her role as nVent’s CEO,Beth served as president of Pentair’s Electrical segment, and as president ofPentair’s Flow & Filtration Solutions global business unit, respectively. Prior
to joining Pentair, she held several leadership and program management
positions at Honeywell and its predecessor AlliedSignal including presidentof Honeywell’s Environmental and Combustion Controls business; presidentof its Sensing and Control business; vice president of Business Integration;
vice president of Six Sigma; and vice president of Engineering and Program
Management. Beth holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from McMaster
University and an MBA from York University.

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New Senior Investment Group / 2014

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nVent Electric plc / 2018

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Cynthia B. Taylor

Oil States International / 2007

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Leslie L. Trigg

Outset Medical / 2014

Cynthia Taylor is President and CEO of Oil States International Inc. anda member of its board. Prior to her current responsibilities, she served aspresident and COO, and as senior vice president, chief financial officer andtreasurer. Previously, Cynthia served as chief financial officer of L.E. Simmons &Associates, Inc. She has also held positions at Cliffs Drilling Company and Ernst& Young LLP. Cynthia sits on the AT&T board of directors and the Dallas Fed
board, having previously served on the Houston Branch board. She is involved
with the 12th Man Foundation, Texas A&M University Mays Business School
Development Council, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Greater Houston
Partnership. She holds a BBA degree from Texas A&M University and is acertified public accountant.

Leslie Triggs serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Outset
Medical, technology company focused on dialysis improvement. She joined
the company from Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, where she was an
executive in residence. Prior to that, she served in several roles at Lutonix,
a medical device company including executive vice president, and as chiefbusiness officer of AccessClosure. She also previously held positions with
FoxHollow Technologies, a manufacturer of devices to treat peripheralartery disease, Cytyc and Pro-Duct Health, both medical device companies
and Guidant, a cardiovascular medical device company. She serves on theboards of Adaptive Biotechnologies and the Medical Device Manufacturers
Association. Leslie holds a B.S. degree from Northwestern University and an
M.B.A. from The Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

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R3000Jennifer G. Tejada
PagerDuty / 2016

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Laurel Sayer

Perpetua Resources / 2016

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Terrie J. Curran

Phathom Pharmaceuticals / 2019

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Patricia K. Collawn
PNM Resources / 2010

Jennifer Tejada is CEO and Chair of PagerDuty, a cloud computing company
specializing in a SaaS incident response platform for IT departments. It has
been recognized by Forbes on its “Cloud 100” as well as the USA Today
list for the top small and mid-sized companies for diversity in 2018. Jennifer
brings to her role 25 years of unique experience, spanning mass consumer
products to disruptive cloud and software solutions. Jennifer has a successful
track record in product innovation, optimizing operations and scaling public
and private enterprise technology companies. Prior to PagerDuty she waspresident and CEO of Keynote Systems and chief marketing officer for
Telecom New Zealand. She sits on the boards of Estee Lauder and UiPath.
Jennifer holds a BA in Business Management and Organizational Behavior
from the University of Michigan.

Laurel Sayer has served as President and CEO of Perpetua Resources, since2016. Under her leadership. Perpetua Resources is committed to Idaho’s
resources and people, to restoring the abandoned Stibnite mining district
and to responsibly developing the critical resources needed for a more secureand sustainable future. Before her appointment as CEO, Laura served on the
Perpetua Resources Board for two years. Prior to her association with Perpetua
Resources Board, she worked as the executive director of the Idaho Coalitionof Land Trusts (ICLT), which is dedicated to supporting and advancing private
land conservation in Idaho. Laurel also spent more than two decades working
on policy matters with Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and Idaho UnitedStates Senator Mike Crapo, with an emphasis on natural resource issues.
She is the recipient of the Ed Hill Conservation Award for her efforts in landconservation in Idaho’s Upper Snake River Valley and holds an Associate
Degree in Business Administration and Management from Ensign College.

Terrie Curran is CEO and President at Phathom Pharmaceuticals, a late clinicalstage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
new treatments for gastrointestinal diseases. Previously, she was president,
Global Inflammation and Immunology (I&I) Franchise and member of the
Executive Committee at Celgene. She joined Celgene in 2013 as the U.S.
Commercial Head of the I&I Franchise and built the capabilities and recruited theteams that executed the successful launch of OTEZLA® for moderate-to-severeplaque psoriasis. Prior to joining Celgene, she served as senior vice president
and general manager, Global Women’s Health at Merck & Co. She currently sitson the board of Myovant Sciences. Terrie holds graduate and bachelor’s degrees
from the University of Technology Sydney.

Patricia Collawn, as Chair, President and CEO of PNM Resources brings morethan 25 years of leadership experience in the utility and electricity indsutries
to her roles. Through its regulated utilities, PNM and TNMP, PNM Resources
provides electricity to nearly a million homes and businesses in New Mexicoand Texas. She is also Chair, President and CEO of PNM, and Chair and CEOof TNMP. Patricia previously served as president and COO and as utilities
president of PNM Resources. Prior to joining PNM Resources, Patricia waspresident and CEO of Public Service Company of Colorado, an Xcel Energy,
Inc. subsidiary. In 2020, she joined the board of directors of EquitransMidstream Corporation and serves on its management development andcompensation committee and its health, safety, security, and environmental
committee. She also sits on the board of Cheniere Inc. Patricia holds a BA from
Drake University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Maria Pope

Portland General Electric / 2018

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Sherry S. Bahrambeygui
PriceSmart / 2019

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Cynthia J. Warner

Renewable Energy Group / 2012
Stepped Down June 2022

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Kate W. Duchene

Resources Connection / 2016

As an advocate for sustainable energy solutions nationwide, Maria Pope
uses her authority as CEO, President and board member of Portland General
Electric to provide affordable, clean energy to all communities. Prior to being
promoted to President and CEO in 2018, Maria acted as PGE’s senior vicepresident of Power Supply, Operations and Resource Strategy where sheheaded the company’s transition utilizing regional smart grids. Before working
in the energy sector, she started her career in finance at Morgan Stanley
and later transitioned to electronic design automation at Mentor Graphics
Corporation. She currently serves on the Oregon Global Warming Commission,
The Nature Conservancy, Electric Power Research Institute and the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Maria holds a BA from Georgetown University
and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Sherry Bahrambeygui is well versed in the roles and expectations of being
PriceSmart’s CEO. PriceSmart operates membership club stores in Latin
America, the Caribbean, and Asia, selling food and consumer goods inapproximately 30 warehouse-style stores. Sherry’s areas of expertise ininternational business, employment, and compensation make her an invaluableasset to the company. She also sits on PriceSmart’s board. Sherry previously
served as CEO of Real Estate Investment Company for PS Ivanhoe, LLC forover eight years. Sherry has a thorough understanding of business, operations,and financials from her impressive background beginning as a licensed
stockbroker and a partner in multiple law firms, including a founding partnerof the law firm of Hosey & Bahrambeygui, LLP. She currently serves as Director
and Vice Chair of the Price Philanthropies Foundation and holds a BS inpolitical science from UCSD and a JD from California Western School of Law.

Until stepping down in June 2022, Cynthia Warner served as president andCEO and as a director of Renewable Energy Group, Inc., an advanced biofuel
producer, since January 2019. Warner served as executive vice president ofoperations for Andeavor (formerly Tesoro Corporation) from August 2016
until October 2018, when Andeavor was acquired by Marathon Petroleum
Corp. Prior to that, Cynthia served as Andeavor’s executive vice president ofstrategy and business development from October of 2014 to August of 2016.
She previously served as chairman and chief executive officer of Sapphire
Energy, Inc. Cynthia is a director of IDEX Corporation where she is a memberof the Compensation Committee and a former chair of the Nominating andCorporate Governance Committee. She holds a BS Chemical Engineering from
Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Kate serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at RGP, where she isfocused on leading RGP through successful transformation and bringing
the company back to meaningful growth. She first joined RGP in 1999 as
the Company’s first corporate counsel and has since operated in numerous
executive roles – Legal, Corporate Secretary, Human Resources, Marketing
and RGP Legal. Prior to joining RGP, Kate practiced law with O’Melveny &Myers LLP, in Los Angeles, California. Duchene received her J.D., cum laude,from New York University School of Law and her B.A. in Political Science from
Stanford University. In addition to Duchene’s career success, she currently
serves on the UCI Foundation as well as the California Minority Counsel
Program. She has also served as a board member and board chair for Human
Options, an organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence.

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R3000Debra G. Perelman
Revlon / 2018

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Leslie D. HaleRLJ Lodging Trust / 2018

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Cheryl Janet Henry

Ruth’s Hospitality Group / 2018

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Tamara L. Lundgren

Schnitzer Steel Industries / 2008

Debra G. Perelman is President and CEO of Revlon and a member of its Boardof Directors. A thoughtful, team-oriented, and decisive leader, she is breaking
paradigms to compete in today’s digital and consumer-first environment. She isrecognized for her global perspective, financial acumen and holistic approach
to brands, consumers, and technology. Prior to being named President andCEO, Debra served as COO of Revlon. She began her career at Revlon andhas served in numerous leadership roles across all facets of the business. Debra
is co-founder and Vice Chair of the Child Mind Institute, a national nonprofit
dedicated to children and families struggling with mental health and learning
disorders. She also serves as a board member of the Children’s Hospital ofPhiladelphia and is a member of the President’s Advisory Council at Princeton
University. Debra holds an MBA in finance and accounting from Columbia
Business School and a BA from Princeton University.

Leslie Hale is President and CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust, a leading hotel realestate investment trust. Since joining RLJ in 2005, she has played a pivotal
role in setting and executing the strategic vision at RLJ. holding progressively
senior roles. She was appointed CFO in 2007, COO in 2016 and CEO in
2018. Leslie helped successfully lead the execution of the initial public
offering (IPO) of RLJ in 2011 and is on RLJ’s Board of Directors. She serves
on Macy’s, Inc.’s Board of Directors, is a Howard University Trustee and is a
Board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Baltimore Branch.
Additionally, Leslie is a member of the MINA Advisory Board, NAREIT
Advisory Board of Governors, AHLA Executive Board and IREFAC and theYoung Presidents Association. She holds a BBA in Finance from Howard
University and an MBA from Harvard School of Business.

Cheryl Henry is President, CEO and Chairwoman of the Board of Ruth’s Chris
Hospitality Group, a restaurant company with a focus on American steakhouserestaurants. She has served as CEO since August, 2018 and was appointed
to the board of directors as of that date. She brings to her roles, broad-based
experience that includes real estate development, marketing, and consumer
branding. Prior to her current responsibilities, she held numerous leadershiproles including president and COO, senior vice president, chief branding officer
and chief business development officer. Before joining the Ruth’s Hospitality
Group team, she was the chief of staff for the Mayor of Orlando. Cheryl has
served on the Board of Trustees of the Culinary Institute of America since
December 2017 and on the Board of Governors of the Center for Creative
Leadership since June 2017. She holds a BA in Finance and Management fromthe University of Pittsburgh.

Tamara Lundgren is president, CEO, and board member of Schnitzer Steel
Industries, one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled metals
in the United States. Tamara joined SSI in 2005 as chief strategy officer andbecame its president and chief executive officer in 2008. Since she assumed
her top leadership roles, SSI has expanded its geographic footprint from 41
facilities primarily located in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California to
116 operating facilities along both coasts of the United States and in Alaska,
Hawaii, Western Canada, and Puerto Rico. In addition to SSI, she sits on theboards of the Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco, Parsons Corporation andRyder System, Inc. She is also chair of the executive committee of the boardof the US Chamber of Commerce. Tamara holds a B.A. from Wellesley College
and a J.D from the Northwestern University School of Law.

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R3000Barbara Humpton
Siemens USA / 2018

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Virginia C. Drosos

Signet Jewelers Limited / 2017

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Erica J. Rogers

Silk Road Medical / 2012

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Karen Colonias

Simpson Manufacturing Co. / 2012

Barbara Humpton as CEO is committed to keeping Siemens USA in theforefront of industry and infrastructure advancements. With a true passion for
utilizing STEM education, she is able to take technology to the next level anddiversify its true purpose which, to her, is expanding what’s humanly possible.
Earlier in her career, Barbara was acting CEO and president of Siemens USA
Government Technologies, Inc. (SGT), an integrator of Siemens’ service forcentral government organizations and divisions. Before joining Siemens
USA in 2011, She filled in as a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton where
she was responsible for program execution and new business improvement
for innovation counseling in the Department of Justice and Department ofHomeland Security. Barbara is Chair of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary
Assessments and sits on the boards of Triumph Group, Fluence and Ouster.
She holds a BS in Mathematics from Wake Forest University.

Virginia Drosos is CEO and board member of Signet Jewelers, the world’s
largest specialty retail jeweler. She is focused on delivering a world class digitalfirst, omnichannel experience to customers of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared The
Galleria Of Jewelry, H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Peoples and Piercing Pagoda.
Virginia has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the consumer
goods, personal care and healthcare industries. She has been at the forefrontof globalizing, mass market ecommerce retail while reinventing productcategories and turning around billion-dollar brands. She previously served aspresident & CEO of Assurex Health and group president at Procter & Gamble.
She is on the board of American Financial Group, an insurance and investments
company. In 2017, Virginia was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year and
Women of the Year by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber of Commerce. She
holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia Terry School of Businessand an MBA from The Wharton School.

Erica Rogers is President and CEO of Silk Road Medical, having led thecompany from early clinical trials to IPO. She is an experienced CEO and serial
entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device
industry. Prior to Silk Road Medical, Erica was COO of Medicines360, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company developing drugs and devices for women.
Erica was the founder and CEO of Allux Medical, as well as the co-founder of
Visiogen, which was acquired by Abbott Medical Optics in 2009. Erica spentover 12 years at Boston Scientific, in sales and marketing positions. She began
her career in pharmaceutical sales. Erica holds five issued and 15 pending
US patents in medical devices and nanotechnology. She was recently named
to Top 100 Women of Influence in Silicon Valley and featured in Fierce CEO
magazine. She earned a BS in zoology from San Diego State University.

Karen Colonias has been the CEO of Simpson Manufacturing since January
2012 and in 2013 was appointed to its board. She previously served as CFO,
secretary, and treasurer. Prior to that, she held the position of vice presidentof Simpson Manufacturing’s subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.,and in that capacity served as the Branch Manager of the Simpson StrongTie
manufacturing facility in Stockton, California. She joined Simpson Strong-Tie
in 1984 as an engineer in the research and development department, where
she was responsible for the design and testing of new products and codedevelopment. She is a member of the board of Reliance Steel & Aluminum
Company and is a licensed professional civil engineer. She holds a BS in civilengineering from California State University, Sacramento and an MBA inmarketing from Cal State East Bay College of Business & Economics.

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Shelly Ibach

Sleep Number / 2012

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Suzanne Sitherwood
Spire / 2012

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Caren L. Mason

STAAR Surgical Company / 2015

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Cindy J. Miller
Stericycle / 2019

Shelly Ibach is President & CEO of Sleep Number Corp., which provides
360 smart beds featuring, adjustable comfort and biometric sleep tracking
technology. As CEO since 2012, Shelly has combined her passion for
creating consumer value with her visionary leadership to build a purposedriven company, delivering superior shareholder returns. She previously held
numerous executive roles in strategy, sales, product and marketing, and honed
her instincts as an expert retailer and brand developer during her 25 years
at Target Corporation. As Sleep Editor-at-Large for Thrive Global, Shelly isshaping the growing understanding that sleep is the center of wellness. She
also serves on the executive committee of the Minnesota Business Partnership,
an organization comprised of presidents and CEOs from 120 Minnesota
companies. She is a University of Wisconsin-Stout alum

Suzanne Sitherwood serves as President, CEO and Director of Spire Inc.
Ms. Sitherwood. She has more than 37 years ofexperience in the natural
gas industry. Over the course of her career, Suzanne has gained extensive
management and operational experience and has demonstrated a strong
track record of leadership, strategic vision, and business acumen. Under her
leadership, the company’s natural gas utility business has grown from 625, 000
customers to nearly 1.7 million, and its enterprise value has grown from $1.3
billion in 2012 to $6.3 billion as of November 1, 2018. Suzanne has a BS inindustrial engineering technology from the Southern College of Technology
and an MBA from Brenau University.

Caren Mason is President and CEO of STAAR Surgical. Caren assumed her
position as President and CEO of STAAR on March 1, 2015, having servedon the Board of Directors since June of 2014. Caren was previously CEO of
Verinata Health and president and CEO of Quidel Corporation, a publicly
traded rapid immunoassay and molecular diagnostics test company. During
her tenure at Quidel, she engineered a four-year turnaround and delivered
significant top-line growth, profitability, growth capital and valuation for thecompany. She earned Quidel the title of one of 200 Best Small Companies byForbes in 2007 & 2008. Her current memberships include the boards of theMedical Device Manufacturing Association, the American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery Foundation, and Beyond Blindness. She also sits on
the American Executive Committee of the American-European Congress ofOphthalmic Surgery. She is a graduate of Indiana University.

Cindy J. Miller brings to her role as Stericycle’s President and CEO a trackrecord of successful leadership in transportation, logistics and supply chain.
Additionally, she sits on Stericycle’s board and is chair of the safety andcompliance committee. Prior to Stericycle, she served as president, Global
Freight Forwarding for United Parcel Service (UPS). Cindy had a 30-year careerwith UPS starting as a driver and progressing to district manager for operating
regions in the United States and then managing director for regions in Europe,
the Middle East, and Africa before becoming president of the European
region. She currently sits on the board of UGI Corporation and is a member of
the C200 Club, the National Association of Corporate Directors and has been
named to Forbes 50 Over 50. Cindy received a BA degree from Pennsylvania
State University and an executive MBA from the London Business School.

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R3000Dr. Nancy A. Simonian M.D.
Syros Pharmaceuticals / 2012

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Jane Taylor Elfers

The Children’s Place / 2010

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Julie Wainwright
The RealReal / 2011

Stepped down in June 2022

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Ellen R. Gordon

Tootsie Roll Industries / 2015

Nancy is the founding CEO of Syros and has an established track record ofvalue creation in biotechnology. Prior to Syros, she was chief medical officer
at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and previously vice president of ClinicalDevelopment at Biogen. Nancy has overseen the successful developmentof numerous medicines. Under Nancy’s leadership at Millennium, VELCADE
became a mainstay of treatment for multiple myeloma. She also led
development of Millennium’s clinical pipeline, including NINLARO for
hematologic malignancies and ENTYVIO for inflammatory bowel disease. At
Biogen, Nancy played a central role in developing AVONEX and TYSABRI for
multiple sclerosis. She started her career as an assistant professor at Harvard
Medical School and neurology staff at Massachusetts General Hospital. She
trained in neurology and internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospitaland holds a BS in biology from Princeton.

Jane Elfers joined The Children’s Place as President and CEO in January
2010. Jane has delivered several years of industry-leading shareholder returns
through attracting best-in-class talent across the company, a relentless focus
on product, a complete overhaul of the company’s systems, expansion into
multiple international markets, the introduction of a digital and brick-andmortar wholesale strategy, and the development of a multi-pronged strategic
digital transformation of The Children’s Place brand. Jane is a 34-year retailveteran and a turnaround expert. She previously served as president andCEO of Lord & Taylor, during which time she transformed the ailing brand,saving it from extinction. Jane began her retail career at Macy’s. She currently
serves on their Board of Trustees. and is a graduate of Bucknell University,where she earned her BS in Business Administration and currently serves on
their Board of Trustees.

As founder and CEO of The RealReal, Julie Wainwright created one of themost successful online luxury consignment sites. With $288 million in funding
raised, Julie believes The RealReal will become a billion-dollar business in thenext few years. She, was an early tech entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer
and headed up Reel.com, an online video site, in 1997 before taking over as
CEO of Pets.com in 1999. A now symbolic case study of the dot.com boom
and bust, the site collapsed after going public in 2000, losing $300 million ofcapital investment. In the wake of its failure, Julie was involved with a numberof other online start-ups, before launching The RealReal in 2011. She earned
her BSGM from Purdue University.

Ellen Gordon became Chair and CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries in 2015. For
more than five decades, she and her late husband, Melvin, built the company
into one of the largest U.S. candy makers with operations throughout
North America and distribution channels in more than 75 countries. Ellenjoined Tootsie Roll in 1968 and has served as vice president of productdevelopment, senior vice president and president and COO before assuming
her current responsibilities. She has served as a board member or trustee
at CPC International, HDI Investment Corp., the National Confectioners
Association, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Global
Advisory Board, and Unilever Bestfoods. She is a founding member, former
president, and former foundation chair of the Committee of 200. A dedicatedphilanthropist, Gordon has supported institutions that advance education,
health care and human services. She received a BA in Russian language andliterature from Brandeis.

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Carrie Bourdow was appointed President, CEO and member of the Trevena
Board of Directors in October 2018. She has served in various senior positions
at Trevena, joining the company as chief commercial officer and appointed
executive vice president and COO in January 2018. Prior to Trevena, she wasvice president of marketing at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., until its acquisition
by Merck & Co. in January 2015. At Cubist, she led launch strategy, marketing,reimbursement, and operations for five acute care hospital pharmaceuticals
totaling over $1 billion in annual revenues. Prior to Cubist, she served for morethan 20 years at Merck, where she held positions of increasing responsibility
across multiple therapeutic areas. Since June 2017, she has served on theboard of Nabriva Therapeutics, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company.
She holds a BA in Spanish language and literature from Hendrix College andan MBA in Business from Southern Illinois University.

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Carrie L. Bourdow
Trevena / 2018

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Dr. Athena M. Countouriotis M.D.
Turning Point Therapeutics / 2018

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Dr. Emily Marine Leproust Ph.D.
Twist Bioscience / 2013

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Dr. Martine A. Rothblatt Ph.D.
United Therapeutics / 1996

Dr. Athena Countouriotis, President, CEO, and board member of Turning
Point Therapeutics has broad oncology biotech leadership experience,
guiding multiple development programs to approval. Her experience
includes large and small molecule therapeutics in hematologic and solid
tumor indications, with multiple regulatory approvals in the U.S. and Europe.
She joined Turning Point Therapeutics in May 2018 as executive vicepresident and chief medical officer to advance the clinical development ofrepotrectinib. Athena previously served as senior vice president and chief
medical officer for Adverum Biotechnologies, and before that as senior vicepresident and chief medical officer of Halozyme Therapeutics. She received
her M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine and her bachelor’s degreefrom the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Emily Marine Leproust is CEO and Founder of Twist Bioscience. As an
early pioneer in the high-throughput synthesis and sequencing of DNA, she isdisrupting the process of gene synthesis to enable the exponential growth ofsynthetic biology applications in multiple fields including medicine, DNA data
storage, agricultural biology, and industrial chemicals. Prior to co-founding
Twist Bioscience, she held escalating positions at Agilent Technologies where
she architected the successful SureSelect product line that lowered the cost of
sequencing and elucidated mechanisms responsible for dozens of Mendeliandiseases. She also developed the Oligo Library Synthesis technology, where
she initiated and led product and business development activities for the team.
Emily has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers, many on applications ofsynthetic DNA, and is the author of numerous patents. She holds an MS in
Industrial Chemistry from CPE Lyon and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry andNuclear Acids Chemistry.

Dr. Martine A. Rothblatt is Chair, CEO & Founder of United Therapeutics
Corp., a Chief Executive Officer at Revivicor, Inc. and a President & CEO at
Lung Biotechnology PBC. Martine was previously chairman & CEO of SIRIUS
Satellite Radio, Inc. She also served on the board at Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
She is currently on the Board of Directors at United Therapeutics Europe Ltd.,
Beta Technologies, Inc. and The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund. In 2021,
the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) selected her for its highest
honor, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, for her fostering of aviation
weather information on the flight deck and of advanced air mobility such as
electric helicopters. She received her graduate degree from the University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles
and a PhD from the University of London.

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Elizabeth A. Barrett

UroGen Pharma Ltd. / 2019

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Anjali Sud

Vimeo / 2014

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Melissa D. Smith
WEX / 2014

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Teresa Elder

WideOpenWest / 2017

Elizabeth Barrett brings to her CEO post at UroGen extensive experience
leading business organizations and Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies.
Prior to UroGen, Liz was CEO of Novartis Oncology and a member of theNovartis Executive Committee. She previously served as global presidentof Oncology at Pfizer Inc., where she held numerous leadership positions,
including president of Global Innovative Pharma for Europe, [resident of theSpecialty Care Business Unit for North America, and president of United States
Oncology. Earlier in her career, Liz held positions at Cephalon Inc., where she
was vice president and general manager of the Oncology Business Unit, andvice president at Johnson & Johnson. She has been the recipient of numerous
awards including DTC Marketer of the Year, Women’s Leadership Initiative
Ambassador and VP/Sales Marketing Award. Liz holds an MBA from Saint
Joseph’s University and a BS from the University of Louisiana.

Anjali Sud is CEO of Vimeo, the world’s largest ad-free online video platform
dedicated to empowering creators. Anjali was appointed to the position in
July 2017. She serves on the board of Dolby Laboratories, is a designatedYoung Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, and was listed as one of
Fortune’s 40 Under 40 rising business leaders in 2018. Anjali previously served
as general manager and senior vice president of Vimeo’s core creator business,where she oversaw the growth of Vimeo’s community of over 60 million video
creators, filmmakers, and brands using Vimeo to upload and share their work.
Prior to that, she led marketing at Vimeo, where she scaled revenue throughcustomer acquisition and retention, international expansion, and brandbuilding. Before joining Vimeo, she held various positions in e-commerce andmedia at Amazon and Time Warner. Anjali has a BS from the Wharton School in
Finance and Management and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Melissa Smith, as Chair and CEO of WEX, a leading provider of financial
technology services, leads the creation and execution of the company’s
strategy as well as the development of talent and culture globally. Melissa
assumed the role of CEO and a seat on the board of directors in January
2014 after serving as the company’s president. After she took the helm,
revenue more than doubled, reaching $1.7 billion in 2019. She also diversified
the company from predominantly US based to a global enterprise. Melissa
currently sits on the boards of Maine Health and Equifax. She was named
PYMNTS.com’s Most Innovative Women in Payments in 2014 and one of
PaymentsSource’s Most Influential Women in Payments in 2014, 2019,and 2021. Melissa earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the
University of Maine and was awarded their honorary Doctorate of Humane
Letters in 2021.

Teresa Elder brings to her role as CEO of WideOpenWest over 25 years ofexperience as a seasoned veteran in the telecommunications industry. Her
extensive background includes serving as a founding president of Clearwire
Wholesale (sold to Sprint), and prior to that as CEO of Vodafone Ireland andpresident of AT&T Broadband West (now Comcast). She served as a member
and chair of the Management Board of the Stanford University Graduate
School of Business until 2018. She is currently a member of the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation Board of Trustees and a member of the Board of C-SPAN. Teresa
received her undergraduate degree from Creighton University and she holds
an MS in Management from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.

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INSIGHT 22022 Minority Female
CEOs in Fortune 1000
By Anna Mok, President & Chair, Ascend
In the past year, women have made great strides representing 38.8% of the global
workforce and 24% of the C-Suite in corporate North America. While women are now
given more opportunities for promotion and leadership, minority women continue tobe left behind with a mere 4% representation in North American C-Suites (Catalyst,2022).
Systemic forms of sexism, such as the lack of opportunities for promotion for women
persist due to limited mentorship and sponsorship opportunities. Women also
continue to spend more time performing unpaid labor at work and at home. Women
have been found to spend more time volunteering to improve diversity, equity
and inclusion efforts than men. At home, women are still considered the primary
caregiver of children and for some multi-generational homes, even elderly parents.
These issues have only been compounded due to the pandemic, adding to theburden of working women.

Too little. Too slow.

A look at the 2021 Fortune 1000 companies shows that there are only 70 womenCEOs, with 43 of them representing Fortune 500 companies. The data further showsthat there are only nine minority female CEOS: two African Americans (a recordbreaking year), seven Pan-Asians, and no Latinas. Two Fortune 100 companies
are represented by Black women CEOs, while 5 Pan-Asian women CEOs currently
represent lower ranking Fortune 1000 companies. With the departure of Sonia
Syngal in July 2022, just two years after getting the top job at Gap, Inc, Lisa Su is thehighest Fortune 1000 ranking Pan-Asian woman CEO in 2022.
FORTUNE RANKCOMPANY NAME

CEO NAME

RACE

16

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

Roz Brewer

Black

79

TIAA

Thasunda Brown Duckett

Black

221

Gap, Inc.

Sonia Syngal

Asian

309

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Lisa T. Su

Asian

363

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Joey Wat

Asian

448

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Reshma Kewalramani

Asian

822

Hawaiian Electric Industries

Constance H. Lau

Asian

864

Match Group, Inc.

Sharmistha Dubey

Asian

889

Arista Networks, Inc.

Jayshree V. Ullal

Asian2022 WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA | 73

NOTES

Stepped down in 2022

Asian focused business

Stepped down in 2022

Below is a list of trailblazing minority female CEOs identified by Ascend. In the 67year history of the Fortune company ranking list, we have identified only 17 CEOs
as minority women. First published in 1955, it was not until 1972, 17 years later, thatthe first female CEO of a Fortune 1000 company was appointed It took another24 years for the first minority woman to become a Fortune 1000 CEO in 1996;
and three more years after that for a woman of color to make the Fortune 500 in
1999. While women overall are held back by the glass ceiling, this delay in progress
demonstrates that for women of color it is a double challenge, with a ceiling thatspans both race and gender.

What companies can do tosupport minority women’s
ascent to the C-Suite
What companies can do to support minority
women’s ascent to the C-Suite• Enact policies to support women of color’s higher
burden of caregiving and burnout• Continue to offer a hybrid/remote work model• Set hiring and promotion targets for minority
women on a frequent and regular basis• Establish mentorship and sponsorship
opportunities between allies and minority women
At the entry level, minority women represent 17%of the corporate workforce. It drops to 7% at theVice President level, then gets reduced to just 4%
at the C-Suites. Meanwhile, White men increase
in representation:35%, 56%, and 62% respectively(McKinsey & Company). As minority womencontinue to lack opportunities for C-Suite positions,the time is now for companies and allies to step up
as sponsors and mentors committed to elevating
qualified executives to the next levels.

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2022 DATA

Private Companies
Women lead in both public and privately held companies. Private companies continue tostep up in promoting women to both board seats and CEO leadership. Looking at board
diversity within private companies can provide insight into the current representationof women at the top. Private companies overwhelmingly utilize their own networks andreferrals to find new professionals to fill their board seats, according to CrunchBase. Our
stark findings for recently appointed female CEOs of private companies tells us that thelack of female representation within privately-held boards likely depends on and feeds
into the lack of female CEOs in the private sector.

“

The most significant barrier to female leadership is the actual
lack of females in leadership. The best advice I can give towomen is to go out and start something, ideally their own
businesses. If you can’t see a path for leadership within yourown company, go blaze a trail of your own.
– Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle2022 WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA | 75”

INSIGHT 3

Women Entrepreneurs;
What does 50 Years ofCounting Tell Us?
By Kimber Maderazzo, Chair, C200
It’s been 50 years since the U.S. Census Bureau first included data on womenowned businesses, an important win for women because it signified the first time
the Census Bureau recognized women entrepreneurship. At that time in 1972, there
were roughly 400,000 businesses owned by women throughout the US. Today, there
are more than 13 million women-owned businesses in America—a number that is
growing every day.
Over the last 50 years, women entrepreneurs have made a remarkable impact on
American business. Their optimism, ability to make connections, and resiliencethrough changing industry landscapes have fueled women to the helm of some of
the most successful companies. What’s more, women of color have propelled theoverall growth of women-owned companies over the last decade. The number of
Latina & Black women represented in the ProjectDiane 2020 database has doubled
in recent years, indicating that Latina & Black founders, and the startups they lead,are on the rise.

Supporting Women-Owned Businesses
is Good BusinessResearch has indicated that supporting women-owned businesses is good business.
In fact, a study by Boston Consulting Group encourages that investing in women
entrepreneurs can be extremely profitable. Although the level of financial backing
for women-owned companies averages less than half the funds invested incompanies founded by men, the study concluded that startups led by women weresignificantly better investments. Women-owned startups delivered higher revenue
over a five-year period—more than twice as much per dollar invested—than thosefounded by men.

The Numbers Tell a Mixed andRealistic Story

Although there’s much to celebrate, it’s hard to ignore the gender gap that still exists
between women-owned businesses and the total number of businesses overall.
Over this half century, women have progressed from owning 4.6% to now 40% of allcompanies; we celebrate this progress while still noting that these businesses only
account for 8% of all employment and 4.3% of total revenues.

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The under-representation of women entrepreneurs does not minimize theircontribution to solving important problems and producing innovative solutions.
Women bring a unique perspective to their businesses, often focused on addressing
problems for underserved members of the community and making a positive impact
on the world.
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) reports that halfof women-owned businesses are dedicated to healthcare, social assistance, andprofessional/scientific/technical services. And when compared with men, women are
significantly more likely to launch businesses within the much-needed healthcare or
education sectors.

Peer Support: An Often-Missing Piece

I’m encouraged by the growing discussion on the importance of supporting women
entrepreneurs—either by improving access to financial capital or through training
to help women build business skills. But the conversation tends to stop there, oneof the most critical success factors is often overlooked: access to a strong businessnetwork.
Working in the Beauty, Cosmetics, and Health industry, I have seen firsthand how
potent a peer community can be, and how a like-minded network can propel awomen-owned business forward. I also understand that these supportive structures
are in short supply.
Knowing how to strategically network is an incredibly powerful business tool,
important at all stages of a career. The secret to success is to be intentional about
the way you connect with others. It’s not enough to just be friendly at gatherings if
your goal is a seat at the table. Instead, important business relationships must besought out and nurtured.
I learned early on to push myself and to be intentional about building my networks;
I’m passionate about helping other women do the same. I’m a proponent of botha wide network that can help open doors and a deep personal network to discussdifficult topics and serve as a personal board of advisors.

Networks: A Great Equalizer for
Women Entrepreneurs

As Chairperson (and longtime member) of C200, I’m proud of our many programs
specifically designed to support women throughout different phases of their career.
However, most members will tell you that the biggest benefit they receive is thebuilt-in networking that comes with membership.
I’ve witnessed the power of members collaborating with like-minded women,building their companies with the help of strong support systems. I’ve seen thestarring role in success that networks play as they provide access to ideas, resources,
support, and mentorship.

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There’s no doubt that networking helps women entrepreneurs identify sponsors and rolemodels to expand their business opportunities. And while having a mentor has been
proven to accelerate many a career, approaching a prospective mentor can be daunting.
As leaders, we must encourage and help facilitate these networking relationships thatbuild women’s confidence and competence.
Women entrepreneurs have the power to change the world. Supporting the growthof women-owned enterprises will provide diverse and innovative ideas, services, andproducts across many industries. But first we must provide women access to all forms ofcapitals most importantly the social capital built from supportive networks.
If women entrepreneurs are able to increase the quality of their networks, they will
have access to the most powerful tool available to scale their businesses. Even whenchallenged with more obstacles and less access to funding than their male counterparts,
if we focus on networks, the rest will follow.

“

You’re seeing these leaders emerge, and you’re seeing more
women at the helm of companies, especially women of color,
you’re seeing more women on boards, which is a feeder, andseeing more women as heads of divisions, which means that
there’s an opportunity. And so I think the pipeline is strong,but it also means that boards need to say they’re open to
somebody who’s a first-time CEO.

”– Deb Liu, President and CEO, Ancestry.com

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DATA SUMMARY / PART 2

A Broader Perspective
Why does Diversity and Inclusion Matter?

Diversity and inclusion matter because it has downstream impacts that are beneficial to businesses.
The consumers that make up the market have become more diverse, meaning that companies must
parallel the image of the consumer basis.
• According to the 2020 Annual Business Survey (ABS), which covers reference year 2019, approximately 18.7%(1.1 million) of U.S. employer businesses were minority-owned, veteran-owned businesses made up about 5.7%
(331,151) of all businesses. About 20.9% (1.2 million) of businesses were owned by women.

Entrepreneurship• Women entrepreneurs grew by 48% year over year
from 2020-2021, outpacing their male counterparts
by 22%. While women aged 25-34 still account for
the largest group of female entrepreneurs, we also
see strong growth amongst women aged 18-24 (up73%) and women over 65 (up 76%).
• According to the National Association of WomenBusiness Owners, there are a total of 12.3 million
women-owned businesses in the US. This number
becomes even more astounding when you consider
that there were only 402,000 women-owned
businesses in 1972.
• The 2020 AMEX State of Women-Owned
Businesses Report states that 31% of all small
business or franchise owners are women.
Furthermore, according to NAWBO statistics from2019, Women-owned firms (51% or more) accountfor 39% of all privately held firms and contribute 8%of employment and 4.2% of revenues.
• One in five firms with revenue of $1 million or more
is woman-owned.
• According to Crunchbase data, a total of 595
companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board
last year, far exceeding the numbers in prior years.
Of these, 83 were founded or co-founded by
women, more than quadrupling that category’s
count from 2020, when there were 18 new unicorn
companies with at least one woman as a founder.

• A Unicorn Company is defined as a privately held
startup company with a value of over $1 billion. It
is commonly used in the venture capital industry.
The term was first popularized by venture capitalist
Aileen Lee. Unicorns are very rare and requireinnovation.
• A slate of female co-founded unicorns also went
public in 2021: 19 companies out of the total 124
unicorns went public last year. Of these, seven
were taken public by woman CEOs.
• The public-market debuts above $1 billion –include dating app Bumble, biometric identity
company Clear, apparel company FIGS, online
fashion brand a.k.a. Brands and biotechnology
companies Lyell Immunopharma, Humacyte and
Immunocore.

Technology• The total U.S. workforce is 47% female. Out of this
47% of females working in tech, only 28% of those
women hold leadership positions.
• Underrepresentation in the tech industry with fewer
than 3% of Bay Area tech jobs are held by Black,
Latina, Native American or other women.
• Women’s share in the overall global tech workforce
has increased 6.9% from 2019 to 2022, while theirshare in technical roles has grown by 11.7%.
• Women made gains – from 8% of STEM workers in1970 to 27% in 2019 – but men still dominated thefield. Men made up 52% of all U.S. workers but 73%
of all STEM workers.

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INSIGHT 4

An Insider’s Guide to
the Women-Led B Corp
Movement
By Anne Chambers, CEO & Co-Founder – 17 Ways
Consumers, employees, and regulators are looking for more from companies
than products, profits, and transactions. Transparency is being demanded by all
stakeholders. B corps, representing companies that meet the highest standards ofverified social and environmental sustainability, are leading the way in corporate
purpose. Transparency is at the heart of the B Corp movement and required for B
Corp certification.
Women, as research has shown, are by nature more collaborative and transparent
and more geared to social and humanitarian initiatives. which could explain why
nationwide there are currently 217 women owned Certified B Corps in the U.S.

Certification is the Foundation of the
Women-run B Corp Movement

B Corp Certification is a designation that indicates a business is meeting highstandards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from
employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.
In order to achieve certification, corporations must:• Demonstrate high social and environmental performance in accordance withrigid measurable standards.
• Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to
be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders.
• Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance to be
publicly available.

WeTheChange: Taking Women-led
B Corps to the Next Level

In 2018 Eileen Fisher, whose company was one of the founding B Corps, invited
all women CEOs of certified B Corps to convene in Irvington NY. We gathered to
ask the question, “what can we do together that none of us can do alone?” And
WeTheChange was born.
What took place on that day in May transformed the group of 100 isolated companies
into a movement of empowered women dedicated to “creating a radically inclusive
and richly regenerative global economy.” It didn’t happen all at once, but the energy
in that room propelled us forward. We created a virtual community with members
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from all over North America; started having monthly meetings and identified five actiongroups to support growth and connection: Political Advocacy, Equity Diversity andInclusion, Shifting Capital, CEO Peer to Peer and Grow Your B team. Additionally, a task
force was deployed to write our “womanifesto.”
When we reconvened a year later in 2019, again thanks to Eileen Fisher, all the CEOssigned the declaration which was then posted on our site, wethechnage.net, with aninvitation for other women, male allies, and leaders of purpose-driven organizations tosign. The declaration states: “We are empowered women creating a radically inclusive
and richly regenerative global economy. As women leaders of Certified B CorporationsTM
and other purpose-driven enterprises, we believe in business as a force for good togenerate abundance and prosperity for all. We are building a world where business is inharmony with nature and all life thrives.”
Today, the community has grown, and the relationships have deepened. The monthly
meetings continue. Slack channels are buzzing, and industry sub-groups have beencreated. Companies are doing business together and creating partnerships, sharing
resources and collaborating on responses to issues in a way we never had the scale to
do before. For example, here is the response to the Supreme Court’s overturning ofRoe v Wade:“WeTheChange believes the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is asignificant step backward for our country, with implications for individual and population
health, health equity, patients’ rights to privacy, and norms of democracy and law in
the United States and globally. Protection of reproductive rights is a key indicator ofhealth outcomes and health equity for people around the world, and restricted accessto reproductive health services disproportionately affects low-income and BIPOC
populations and people of color.”
The WeTheChange position extends beyond Roe v.Wade indicating that we stand“firmly against any policy that jeopardizes the rights of people to make decisions about
their own bodies, their families, and their futures.” As we move forward, WeTheChange
is committed to creating a new economy that is inclusive of all people, where women
don’t need to fight for a seat at the table, and where values represent the verified socialand environmental practices that are universal for B Corps.

Happily, we are not alone

WeTheChange is a leader in the women-led B-Corp movement and I am happy to saythat we are being joined in our efforts by many other organizations including WBC’s
Companies of Purpose Initiative. Its goal is to identify best practices of purpose-driven
leadership to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in position, pay and power. It will
share and scale ways to influence action and change in the “social” aspects of ESG
including programs related to staffing, brand, and community.
We are truly better together!

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WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA

Private Companies &Entrepreneurs
ENTREPRENEURS

2020

Jill Ramsey

a.k.a Brands / 2020

Dr. Laura Niklason
Humacyte / 2020

Liz Homans

Lyell Immunopharma / 2020

Jill Ramsey joined a.k.a. Brands as CEO in May of 2020. Jill’s experience inleading business and product teams in ecommerce extends 20 years witha focus on merchandising, multichannel retail and 3rd party marketplaces.
Prior to joining a.k.a. Brands, Jill served as chief product and digital revenue
officer at Macy’s, Inc. where she led macys.com and the Macy’s mobile app.
During her tenure, she drove a transformational change toward a more digital,
agile, data and customer centric culture. Prior to Macy’s, she served as avice president at eBay, where she led all eBay vertical businesses (excluding
automotive) and merchandising support functions. Jill spent 15 years at
Walmart in e-commerce, leading merchandising across various categories. Jill
serves on the Board of Directors for Flexco, a leading, global manufacturerof conveyor belt products. She also serves on their Governance andCompensation Committees.

Dr. Laura Niklason, a world leader in tissue engineering and cellular therapies,
founded Humacyte in 2004. Laura has been deeply involved in all key aspectsof Humacyte’s growth, including scientific innovation and development,
financing, clinical trials, manufacturing and the development and managementof strategic partnerships. She led the first human implant of Humacyte’s humanacellular vessel (HAV) in 2013. In taking on the CEO role at Humacyte, Laura
will depart her role as the Vice-Chair of Anesthesiology at Yale University.
Among Laura’s many accomplishments, she was cited by Time for creating oneof the 50 Best Inventions of 2010, was inducted into the National Academyof Inventors, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academyof Engineering and Women in Technology Hall of Fame, and named by
Fortune magazine as one of 34 Leaders Who are Changing Health Care.
Niklason received her PhD in Biophysics from the University of Chicago,and her MD from the University of Michigan. She completed her residency
training in anesthesia and intensive care unit medicine at the Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston, and completed post-doctoral scientific training at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Liz Homans has served as our Chief Executive Officer and member of ourboard of directors since August 2020. From September 2018 to August 2020,
she served as our president and the operational lead as we grew in size, scope
and ambition. From December 2007 to May 2018, Liz served in multiple seniorleadership positions at Genentech, including vice president, U.S. sales andmarketing leader for Breast Cancer, vice president, U.S. sales and marketing
leader for Xolair, vice president, global regulatory operations leader and vicepresident, global product strategy, HER2 Franchise. From May 2004 throughNovember 2007, Liz served as executive director, Project Leadership andPortfolio Management at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liz received an M.B.A.
from Columbia University in the City of New York and a B.A. in German andEconomics from Bates University.
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Lynn G. Tilton is CEO and sole principal of Patriarch Partners, LLC and its
affiliated entities, a holding company managing 75 companies. Since 2000,
through Patriarch Partners’ affiliated funds, Lynn has had ownership in andrestructured more than 240 companies with combined revenues of $100 billion
She is the former chair and CEO of MD Helicopter, a manufacturer of commercial
and military helicopters, and the acting CEO of Dura Automotive Systems. a Tier
1 supplier to automotive and transportation industry OEMs, and CEO of Stila, acosmetics company. She previously worked for Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch
as an investment banker. Lynn holds a BA degree in American Studies from Yale
University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.

Lynn Tilton

Patriarch Partners LLC / 2000

Shital Daftari

Saris and Things, SNT Biotech / 2011, 2020

Carrie SiuButt

SimpleHealth / 2020

PRE-2020

Anne Wojcicki
23andMe / 2006

Shital Daftari started Saris and Things, an exclusive online website where one
can rent or buy designer Indian clothes for weddings and gala events.. Saris
and Things was just named as a 2021 50 Fastest Growing Women-Owned/
Led Companies by the Women Presidents’ Organization. Shital is a winner ofthe 2021 Enterprising Women of the Year Award. Her former company SNT
Biotech is one of the largest suppliers of Rapid and PCR COVID tests and lab
supplies to hospitals and labs across the country. SNT Biotech also provides
Onsite COVID Testing Services at schools and large corporations. She is the cofounder of the Women’s Empowerment Campaign Chicago (WE), a networking
and empowerment platform for Indian & South Asian women. She holds abachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and is a graduate of the Harvard Business
School’s Owner/President Manager Program.

Carrie SiuButt joined SimpleHealth as CEO in February 2020. She started hercareer on Wall Street, holding various finance and strategy roles at Fortune
100 companies including Bear Stearns, American Express, and MGM, andkick-started her health and wellness career in strategy and finance at Equinox
Fitness. As a Black and Chinese disabled woman, she is intimately aware of
the perils of our healthcare system, and is dedicated to improving healthcare
access in America, starting with reproductive healthcare via the SimpleHealthmission. Carrie received her MBA from Stanford University and holds abachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Anne Wojcicki co-founded 23andMe in 2006 after a decade spent inhealthcare investing, focused primarily on biotechnology companies.
Her hope was to empower consumers with access to their own genetic
information and to create a way to generate more personalized information
so that commercial and academic researchers could better understand anddevelop new drugs and diagnostics. A former Wall Street analyst, Anneteamed up with cofounder Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza to start DNA testing
company 23andMe in 2006. 23andMe got a $300 million investment from
GSK, formerly GlaxoSmithKline, in July 2018. In July 2020, a drug developedwith GSK began human trials. Presently, 23andMe has built one of theworld’s largest databases of individual genetic information. Under Wojcicki ’sleadership 23andMe has made significant advances in bringing personalized
medicine directly to the public. Anne graduated from Yale University witha BS in Biology. Getting access to and understanding her own genetic
information had always been one of her ambitions.”

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Diane Hendricks
ABC Supply / 1982

Janice Bryant Howroyd
Actone Group / 1978

Ashley Chen

ActioNet, Inc. / 1998

Ranjini Poddar

Artech Information Systems LLC / 2012

Diane Hendricks chairs ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributorsof roofing, siding and windows in America. Diane cofounded the businesswith her late husband, Ken, in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1982. She has run it
since his death in 2007. She led ABC to make the two biggest acquisitionsin its history, buying rival Bradco in 2010 and building materials distributor
L&W Supply in 2016. The company has nearly 800 branch locations andnearly $15 billion in 2021 revenues. Diane sold custom homes for a builder
before meeting Ken, a roofer. She has spent millions on local economic
development, rebuilding entire blocks in Beloit and bringing in several new
businesses to the state. She was list as #1 on Forbes 2022 America’s Self
Made Women.

North Carolina native and entrepreneur Janice Bryant Howroyd headed to Los
Angeles to follow her dreams with nothing more than $1500, a $900 loan fromher mother, a fax machine and a phone. Through hard work and perseverance,
she is now the first African American woman CEO and Founder of the largest
privately held, minority-woman-owned billion-dollar company. Operating in
more than 19 countries around the world, ActOne Group is a global leader inproviding employment, workforce management, and procurement services
to a wide range of industries. In addition to creating cutting edge solutions
that serve business communities around the globe, she serves as an educator,
ambassador, author and mentor. Janice was appointed a USA Ambassador
of Energy at the White House and received an appointment by President
Barack Obama in 2016 as a member of the President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Ashley Chen is Founder, and Chairman & CEO of ActioNet. Ashley has
over 25 years of experience and, through her leadership, has transformed
ActioNet from one person in 1998 into a Global Service provider withdouble-digit annual growth every year since its founding and with apresence in 40 states as well as multiple International locations. Ashley
has been featured in numerous publications, speaking engagements andaward nominations including Trailblazing Women in Business Award, Fairfax
County, VA, Top 25 Entrepreneurs from Virginia Business Magazine, and somany more. Ashley also holds both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees
in Computer Science from Binghamton University, and the highest leveltechnical & professional certifications.

Ranjini Poddar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Artech L.L.C., a leading diversity
firm that provides workforce solutions, IT consulting, and outsourced project
services to Fortune and Global 500 and government clients around theworld. Through her leadership, Ranjini has established a philosophy of Client
Centricity and Execution Excellence that is instilled in the company’s culture.
It is this operational and service delivery direction that has driven Artech to
become a fast-growth company and making Artech the #1 Largest WomenOwned IT Staffing Company in the U.S. according to a Staffing Industry
Analysts report. Under Ranjini’s leadership, Artech has become a company withover 10,500 industry professionals across the U.S., Canada, India, and China.
Ranjini received her Bachelors of Science degree in Information and Computer
Science from UC Irvine as well as her JD from Yale Law School.

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Jen Rubio
Away / 2015

Alice Schwartz
Bio-Rad / 1952

Whitney Wolf Herd
Bumble / 2014

Ellen J. Kullman
Carbon / 2019

Payal Kadakia Pujji
ClassPass / 2011

Jen Rubio is the Co-Founder and CEO at Away, a luggage manufacturer andretailer. She is also an angel investor and startup advisor. She served in theinaugural class of Levo League mentors and as a mentor/judge during multiple
Startup Weekend and Decoded Fashion hackathons. Her passions lie in theintersection of commerce and emerging technology and creating meaningful,integrated experiences between people and brands. Rubio has experiencespeaking at events, including TEDx, Women’s Wear Daily Summit, Google
Atmosphere, the Inc. 500 conference, Social Media Week, SXSW, Decoded
Fashion, Social Retail Summit, iMedia Brand Summit, and Brand Innovators.
Teaching experience includes Miami Ad School and guest lectures at Hyper
Island, NYU, UPenn, Northwestern, and Harvard. In 2015, she was named on
Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Marketing & AdvertisingWith $720 in savings, Alice Schwartz and her husband David launched Bio-Rad
Laboratories in a Berkeley Quonset hut in 1952. Early products included ion
exchange resins, substances used to facilitate pharmaceutical manufacturing
and lab research. Bio-Rad now sells 10,000 life science research and clinicaldiagnostics products and had 2021 revenues of $2.9 billion. Bio-Rad held its
IPO in 1966. It was listed on the American Stock Exchange in 1980, then the
New York Stock Exchange in 2008. Alice, who was widowed in 2012, owns an
11% stake and stepped down from the board in April 2022; her son Norman ischairman and CEO.

Whitney Wolfe Herd is cofounder and CEO of Bumble Inc., which operates
two online dating apps: Bumble and Badoo. Wolfe Herd founded Bumble,
the dating app on which women make the first move, with Russian billionaire
Andrey Andreev in 2014. Andreev, who founded Badoo in 2004, sold his stakein both apps to private equity firm Blackstone in November 2019. Whitney,
who owns a 21% stake in Bumble, became the youngest self-made woman
billionaire after it went public in February 2021—for ten months. Together,
Bumble and Badoo operate in 150 countries with 3 million paying users as ofDecember 2021.

Ellen J. Kullman is a United States business executive. Since November 2019,
she has been the chief executive officer of Carbon (company). She was formerly
Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company(“DuPont”) in Wilmington and is a former director of General Motors. Forbes
ranked her 31st of the 100 Most Powerful Women in 2014. Ellen retired
from DuPont on October 16, 2015. Ellen studied mechanical engineering at
Tufts University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in 1978. In 1983,
she received a master’s degree in management from Kellogg School ofManagement at Northwestern University.

Payal is the Executive Chairman & Founder of ClassPass and the Artistic
Director of The Sa Dance Company. With over 25 years of dance experience,
Payal also founded The Sa Dance Company, a contemporary Indian dancecompany. She has led the company to achieve tremendous community
support, sold-out performance, celebrity endorsements, and positive reviewsin The New York Times, MTV, and prominent South Asian publications. Prior tofounding ClassPass, Payal worked as a consultant at Bain & Company and atin Warner Music Group’s Digital Strategy and Business Development Group.
Payal also has a degree from MIT in Operations Research and Economics.

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Caryn Seidman-Becker
Clear / 2010

Michelle Zatlyn

Caryn Seidman-Becker is the co-founder and CEO of CLEAR, the secure
identity platform, which uses biometrics to make proving you are you simple. A
former hedge fund manager, she and a colleague bought Clear’s predecessor
out of bankruptcy in 2010. When she and co-founder Ken Cornick began with
CLEAR in 2010, they had a vision for a future that was both safer and more
frictionless. They started in the toughest environment, the airport, and today
have a platform that gives more than 10 million members experiences thatare secure, predictable and time-saving in more than 60 venues around thecountry. Caryn leads 2000 team members who are all committed to growing
CLEAR’s ability to create safe and easy member journeys and supporting
its members, partners and communities. Under her watch, Clear Secure hasgrown, generating $230 million in 2020 revenues from subscribers; it’s in 38
airports and 26 venues nationwide. After raising capital from investors including
airlines Delta and United, she took the company public in June 2021 at a $4
billion valuation.

Michelle Zatlyn is chief operating officer and president of Cloudflare, the internet
infrastructure and security company she cofounded in 2009. Cloudflare went
public in September 2019 and reached annual revenues of more than $650
million in 2021. The Canadian native met her cofounders Matthew Prince and
Lee Holloway while attending Harvard Business School. Michelle was previously
a Toshiba product manager, and a founding team member of Toronto employee
rewards firm Achievers. She owns a 5% stake in Cloudflare.

Cloudflare / 2009

Stefania Mallett
ezCater / NA

Trina Spear
FIGS / 2013

Stefania has spent over 25 years building and growing technology-enabledcompanies that solve real business problems. Stefania co-founded andsuccessfully sold InSite Marketing Technology (now NASDAQ: KANA). Her
tenure at National Logistics Management (a broker for $225M in transportation
services) brought NLM to profitability for the first time in 4 years. At IntraNet(now NASDAQ:TSAI), Stefania revamped the firm and vaulted it to #1 in its
market, a position it has maintained for 15+ years. At a dozen companies, she
has held general management, marketing, sales, product management, support,
and technical positions. Stefania also operates as a Director and advisor to many
for-profit and non-profit firms. She has a BS and an MS from MIT.

Trina Spear is the CEO and Co-Founder of FIGS, the digitally native, DTC
healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand creating technically advanced products
for the modern healthcare professional. Under Trina’s leadership, FIGS
has created premium products for healthcare professionals, introduced aconvenient and seamless DTC online platform, and built a community arounda profession. Trina’s accolades include being named in Goldman Sachs’
100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs (2018 & 2019); Endeavor Entrepreneur(Endeavor, 2015); Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young, Los Angeles
Region, 2018). Her article, “Transforming the Healthcare Experience: Doctors,
Nurses, Patients, and Beyond,” was published in the Journal of the American
College of Radiology in 2017. Additionally, under Trina’s leadership, FIGS was
ranked Number 21 on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 ranking of the nation’s fastestgrowing companies in 2018. Prior to launching FIGS, Trina was an associatewith the Blackstone Group – a leading global alternative investment business– in the firm’s hedge fund group. She also spent four years with Citigroup’s
investment banking and private equity divisions. Trina is a member of the2018 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. Trina received her
BA in Economics from Tufts University, graduating magna cum laude, and shecompleted her MBA at Harvard Business School.
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Emily Weiss

Glossier Inc. / 2014

Bahija Jallal, PhD
Immunocore / 2019

Johnelle Hunt

J.B. Hunt Transport Services. / 1961

Gail Miller

Larry H. Miller Group / 2010

Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of Glossier Inc, the digital-first beauty
company that’s changing how the world sees beauty. Emily is deeply
involved in developing the physical, digital and offline experiences that spark
conversation and foster connection for millions of Glossier customers andcommunity members. Founded in 2014, Glossier is the pioneer of a “skinfirst, makeup second” beauty philosophy that celebrates individual freedom
and choice. Prior to starting Glossier, Emily founded the beauty blog Into The
Gloss. She graduated from New York University with a degree in studio art.
Emily has been included in TIME’s 100 Next, Vanity Fair’s New Establishment,
Fortune’s 40 Under 40 and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.
Weiss graduated from New York University in 2007 with a degree in studio art.

Dr. Bahija Jallal is Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Board of
Immunocore. Prior to joining Immunocore in January 2019, she was presidentof MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s global biologics research and development
unit. She was also executive vice president of AstraZeneca and a member
of its senior executive team. Bahija serves on the Board of Anthem, Inc.
and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Johns Hopkins University
and the Board of Directors of the University of Maryland Health Sciences
Research Park Corporation. Bahija has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed
publications and has more than 15 patents. She is a Council Member of
the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable of the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. She is also the immediate
past president of the Association of Women in Science. Bahija was namedthe 2017 Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.
Prior to joining MedImmune, Bahija was vice president, drug assessment
and development, at Chiron Corporation, where she successfully establishedthe company’s translational medicine group. Prior to Chiron Corporation,
she was part of the research team at Sugen, Inc. Bahija received her PhD
in Physiology from Université de Paris VI, France and conducted her postdoctorate work in molecular biology and oncology at the Max Planck Institutefor Biochemistry in Germany.

In 1961, Johnelle Hunt and her late husband J.B. (d. 2006) sold their home andtook out loans to start a rice hull packaging operation. Eight years later, thecouple bought five trucks and seven trailers to launch trucking firm J.B. Hunt
Transport Services. The Lowell, Arkansas, business went public in 1983 andis now one of the biggest transportation companies in the nation, with $12.2
billion in sales. Johnelle, who stepped down as corporate secretary in 2008,
remains the firm’s largest individual shareholder, with a 17% stake. Johnelle
was a part of the 11 inaugural inductees to the Arkansas Women’s Hall ofFame, which opened in 2015. She donated $5 million to the J.B. and Johnelle
Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Center, which opened in Springdale, Arkansas inDecember 2020.

Utah-based Gail Miller owns the Larry H. Miller Group, which has interests
in real estate, healthcare, finance and entertainment businesses. She andhusband Larry (d. 2009) turned a single Toyota dealership into the eighthlargest auto dealer group in America before she sold it to Asbury Automotive
in 2021 for $3.2 billion. The Millers purchased the Utah Jazz NBA team in 1986
for $22 million; in 2020 the family agreed to sell it to billionaire Ryan Smith
for $1.66 billion. They still own a small stake. In 2018, she published the book
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Diane Gonzales

Netsync Network Solutions / 2002

Sarah Friar

Nextdoor / 2018

Gloria Bohan

Omega World Travel / 1972

Peggy Cherng

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. / 1983

Jenny Just
Peak6 / 1997

Diane Gonzales, President and CEO, founded Netsync Network Solutionsin 2002. She has grown the company to a multiregional IT consulting leader
focused on client satisfaction, excellence, and fair business practices, while
delivering the most innovative and sound solutions to Netsync’s clients.
Under Diane’s guidance, Netsync established rock-solid relationships with
Cisco and HP, leading to prestigious industry awards, such as Cisco’s 2014
SLED Education Partner of the Year and Break Away Partner of the Year US/
Canada: South

Sarah Friar, who hails from Northern Ireland, was named CEO ofneighborhood-focused social network Nextdoor in late 2018. Nextdoor
expects to go public in late 2021 via a SPAC merger valuing the company at$4.3 billion. Nextdoor is not profitable, but revenue has more than doubled
since Friar took over as CEO. Sarah previously spent six years as chief
financial officer of payments company Square, and was also an analyst atGoldman Sachs. Friar serves on the boards of Walmart and messaging firm
Slack. After entering a competition, Sarah won a scholarship offered by anaccounting company named Arthur Andersen and used this to achieve her
ME in Metallurgy, Economics and management in 1996 at Oxford University.
She continued her studies at Stanford Graduate School of Business where sheearned her MBA in 2000.”

President and CEO, Gloria Bohan launched Omega World Travel in 1972 asa small-town storefront travel agency and has grown it to a 486 employee
enterprise with offices worldwide. Omega’s family of Brands includes Omega
World Travel, Cruise.com, TravTech, Omega M.I.C.E division, and Luxury TravelTeam. The company is consistently listed on the Washington Business JournalBook of List’s as the largest women-owned business in the D.C. region. Gloria
is a hands-on owner, focusing on strategic partnerships and long-term directionof the organization. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, where
she also serves as a trustee and holds an honorary doctorate.

Peggy Cherng is Co-CEO of Panda Express, the $3.8 billion Chinese fast -foodchain, with more than 2,200 locations. In 1982, she left her engineering career
to help husband Andrew open the first Panda Express location in Los Angeles.
The Cherngs also run famed ramen house, Ippudo, in Berkeley, CA and haveinvestments in chains that sell everything from pizza, salad and cheesecake.
She is on the boards of the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of
San Francisco, the United Way of Los Angeles, Methodist Hospital of Arcadia
and the Peter F. Drucker School of Management. Peggy earned a bachelor’s
degree in applied mathematics from Oregon State University and a master’s incomputer science from the University of Missouri.

Jenny Just is CEO and Co-Founder of Peak6, an investment firm. She began
her career as an options trader in Chicago Jenny used her trading profits tostart or buy about 15 companies through Peak6. Peak6 also owns insurancecompany National Flood Services and e-sports franchise Evil Geniuses.Her
star investment, Apex Fintech Solutions, which handles the back-end trading
and technology for fintechs such as SoFi, Ally, eToro and WeBull. Apex Fintech
Solutions canceled plans to go public via a SPAC merger in December 2021.
The deal would have valued the company at $4.7 billion. She holds a BBA
from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

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Jennifer Telfer
Pillow Pets / 2003

Nina Vaca

Pinnacle Group / 1996

Jennifer Hyman

Rent the Runway / 2009

Robyn Fenty

Savage x Fenty / 2018

Jennifer Telfer, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Pillow Pets®, is doing
what most kids dream about doing when they grow up! She’s a successful“mompreneur” who has invented a fun and functional, highly popular
product that continues to grow. Jennifer has designed and created thousandsof versions of Pillow Pets selling over 100 million products worldwide Her
creativity and a quality product keep boys, girls and even adults coming backfor more. From Pillow Pets to Sleeptime Lites, to Jumboz and the newest lineof Sweet Scented Pets, Jennifer Telfer creates something for everyone.

Nina Vaca is Chair and CEO of Pinnacle Group, a workforce solutions
powerhouse that has been included in the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastestgrowing companies 13 times and was named fastest-growing women-owned/
led company by the Women Presidents’ Organization in both 2015 and 2018.
Nina has received numerous awards and recognition for her business success,including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and the Goldman
Sachs Most Intriguing Entrepreneur award, and has been named in the Top 5
of ALPFA/Fortune Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Latinas, one of the 101 Most
Influential Latinos in America, and 100 Most Influential People in Staffing.
She has received honorary doctorates from Northwood University, Mount
Mary University, and Berkeley College. Nina is a graduate of Texas State
University and has completed the Corporate Governance Executive Programat Harvard University.

Jennifer Hyman is Co-Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway, a fashioncompany with a technology soul that is disrupting the way women get dressed.
In her role, she sets the strategic priorities of the business and leads thecompany in growing all areas of the business, including marketing, technology,
product and analytics. She co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009 with Jennifer
Fleiss, and has since raised over $525 million in capital, growing the businessto over 11 million members and a valuation of $1 billion. Jennifer beenhonored with the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world, Forbes“12 Most Disruptive Names in Business”, Fortune’s “Most Powerful Female
Entrepreneurs”, “Trailblazers”, “40 under 40”, Fast Company’s “Most Creative
People in Business” and the Tribeca Film Festival’s “Disruptive Innovation”
award. She received her BA in social sciences from Harvard University and an
MBA from Harvard Business School.

Music and fashion icon Robyn Rihanna Fenty is CEO and Creative Directorof Savage x Fenty. Inspired to create a line of intimates that celebrates andspeaks to everybody, Savage X Fenty celebrates fearlessness, confidence, andinclusivity. In partnership with a team assembled from the industry’s elite, thelabel has disrupted and redefined the marketplace with its accessible pricepoint and extensive assortment of lingerie. “We want to make people lookgood and feel good,” explains Robyn, who approaches Savage X with thesame mentality she does in all her projects—to make something new and freshthat everyone can relate to and feel confident in.

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Joni Rogers-Kante
SeneGence / 1999

Eren Ozman

Sierra Nevada Corporation / 1989

Sara Blakely
Spanx / 2000

Katrina Lake

Stitch Fix / 2010

Lynda Resnik

The Wonderful Co. / 1993

Joni Rogers-Kante is the founder, CEO AND Chair of SeneGence®, which
provides a line of over 300 anti-aging skin care and long-lasting cosmetics
products sold through independent distributors worldwide Her dream ofdeveloping a company that gave women an opportunity to build theirown business regardless of age, background, or education has become aphenomenal success, with offices in five countries and hundreds of thousandsof Independent Distributors across the globe. Joni began her career at 16
years old, working for the Sav-On Corporation. By 23, she was the AssistantManager of the highest-performing store in the Sav-On chain. Joni is an active
member of the Orange and Creek County communities and is also the authorof Million Dollar Lips. In June 2020, Joni was installed as a Board Member ofthe Direct Selling Education Foundation.

Eren Ozmen is Chairwoman, President and majority owner of private aerospaceand defense company Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). SNC’s Dream Chaser
spacecraft is contracted by NASA for at least seven cargo missions to theInternational Space Station. In April 2021, SNC spun off its space capabilities,
headlined by Dream Chaser, into a new commercial space company, Sierra
Space. Sierra Space, which raised $1.4 billion at a $4.5 billion valuation in
November, is set to launch its first flight of a cargo Dream Chaser, named
Tenacity, by late 2022 or early 2023. Eren and her husband Fatih, both Turkish
immigrants, bought SNC in 1994 when it had just 20 employees. She holds an
MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Sara Blakely is founder and owner of shapewear brand Spanx, which sells
undergarments, leggings, swimwear and maternity wear in over 50 countries.
In October 2021, Blackstone announced it would buy a majority stake in Spanx,
valuing the company at $1.2 billion. She initially “shilled” her new invention,
which became shapewear brand Spanx, on the sales floor at various NeimanMarcus stores. While Spanx is a celebrity favorite, Sara is becoming a celebrity
herself. She was a guest judge on ‘Shark Tank’ and had a cameo in ‘Billions.’
A onetime door-to-door fax machine salesperson, she made a makeshift
undergarment using pantyhose to wear under white slacks. Sara received her
BA from Florida State University.

Katrina Lake is the Founder and former CEO of Stitch Fix, a fashion-based
subscription service. Stitch Fix was established in 2011 in San Francisco andwent public in 2017. That year, Katrina became the youngest woman to takea company public at age 34 and was the only woman to lead an initial public
offering in technology. As of November 2017, Lake held a 16.6% stake in Stitch
Fix. In 2017, Forbes named Lake one of America’s richest self-made women.
Katrina received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and earned a
Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Lynda Resnick is the marketing maven behind the Wonderful Co., a nearly$5 billion (sales) food conglomerate that she and her husband, Stewart,
own. The Wonderful Co.’s brands include Pom Wonderful, Mandarin Halos,
Wonderful Pistachios and Fiji Water. They own 135,000 acres of orchards
in Texas, Mexico and California, where they grow pistachios, almonds,
pomegranates and mandarin oranges. The couple met in the 1960s when
she provided marketing help for his burgeoning alarm business. A former
child actress, Lynda dropped out of community college and started her own
advertising agency at 19 years old.

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Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of
The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including Thrive and The
Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she launched Thrive, a leading behavior changetech company with the mission of changing the way people work and live byending the collective delusion that burnout is the price that must be paid forsuccess. She has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the World’s 100 mostinfluential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from
Greece, she moved to England when she was 16She serves on numerous
boards, including Onex and The B Team. Arianna holds an MA in Economics
from Cambridge University.

Arianna Huffington
Thrive Global / 2016

Eva Wang

VXI Global Solutions, Inc. / 1998

Susan Wojcicki
YouTube / 2014

Eva is the Co-Founder and guiding visionary at VXI. Since co-founding thecompany in August 1998, under her stewardship, VXI has grown globallyto 42 contact center locations and over 35,000 employees worldwide. Prior
to founding VXI, she co-founded and served as the president of the Asian
American Association, a teleservices marketing company, with David Zhou. A
Science graduate from the University of Nanjing, Eva has featured in leadingbusiness publications and is often invited to speak around the country about
her experiences as an Asian American entrepreneur.

Susan Diane Wojcicki is a Polish-American business executive who is the CEOof YouTube. She has been in the tech industry for over 20 years. Susan was
involved in the founding of Google, and became Google’s first marketing
manager in 1999. Wojcicki studied history and literature at Harvard University
and graduated with honors in 1990. She originally planned on getting a Ph.D.
in economics and pursuing a career in academia but changed her plans when
she discovered an interest in technology. She also received her Master’s of
Science in economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1993
and a Master of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School ofManagement in 1998.

“Companies need to recognizethat they have to live through astrong value system and wake up
to it every day and make decisions
through that lens.”– Roz Brewer, Walgreens Boots Alliance2022 WOMEN CEOs IN AMERICA | 91

PRIVATE COMPANIES

2021

Fidji Simo is the CEO of Instacart. Prior to taking that position, she was headof the Facebook app at Facebook, and Vice President of Video, Games, andMonetization. Previously, Fidji was on the boards of the L.A. Dance Project
and Cirque du Soleil. In October 2021, she co-founded the Metrodora
Foundation, a health clinic and research institute and is now the president,
a board member and investor. The Metrodora Foundation is focused ontreating patients with neuroimmune conditions. She also co-founded Womenin Product, a nonprofit organization for women in product management.
The organization works to advance the careers of women in technology andadvocates for equal representation in the workplace. In December 2021,
Fiidji joined Shopify’s board of directors. She holds a Master of Management
degree from HEC Paris. She spent the last year of her program at UCLA’s
Anderson School of Business.

Fidji Simo

Instacart / 2021

2020

Chrissy Taylor-Broughton is only the fourth CEO in Enterprise Holding’s morethan 60-year history, and she is the third generation of Taylor family CEO
leadership. She comes from a family of strong business leaders and has provento be no different in taking over the CEO position herself. Chrissy understands
the importance of being a hands-on boss, holding various positions at Enterprise
prior to CEO, starting out in the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Management Training
Program and shifting to Enterprise’s corporate headquarters in 2003. Chrissy has
worked hard to improve Enterprise, from restructuring the company’s financials
to moving to London in 2006 to develop Enterprise’s international market. She
was named Executive Vice President and COO in 2016 and is now one of the
top female CEOs and highest-ranking women among travel companies. Chrissy
received a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and an MBAfrom Washington University in St. Louis.

Chrissy Taylor-Broughton
Enterprise Holdings / 2020

PRE-2020

Kimberly J. Commins-Tzoumakas
21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc. /2018
Now called RAYUS Radiology

Maggie Hardy Knox

84 Lumber Company / 1992

Kimberly Commins-Tzoumakas, J.D., was appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer for 21st Century Oncology in 2018. Since 2014, she served as part ofthe leadership team for the company working closely with the equity owners
and bond holders to transform the company. Prior to 21st Century Oncology,
Kimberly has over 20 years of health care leadership expertise, including
working as part of a team with national health care companies faced withfinancial and regulatory challenges. She has also advised boards on strategic
partnering, growth and sale opportunities. She has served as a counselor andadvisor to several non-profit and for-profit boards throughout her career. She
received her Bachelor of Business Administration at Northwood University
and her JD from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.

Within a year of taking over 84 Lumber Company from her father and founder,
Joe Hardy, Maggie Hardy Knox refocused the company and was able to top abillion in sales as she led 84 Lumber to lock in on the professional market. Likeher father, Maggie is known for her vigorous approach and bold goals whichhave made 84 Lumber the successful company it is today. Beginning at theage of seven, Maggie accompanied her father on countless business outings
instilling in her the belief that nothing is impossible with dedication and hard
work. Maggie took over 84 Lumber when she was just 26, but there she proved
herself to be business savvy and tough when it came to making decisions.
Today, her goal is making 84 Lumber an industry leader by unlocking all its
potential and never backing down from challenges.

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Janette Marx
Airswift / 2018

Katie Potter

AlerisLife / 2019

Stepped down May 2022

Deborah Liu

Ancestry.com / 2018

Sheryl Meshke

Associated Milk Producers / 1991

Harnessing the power of her senior leadership, Janette Marx, CEO of Airswift,
helps the company seize a plethora of both domestic and international market
opportunities. Janette focuses on developing the people around her as she
believes everyone should be able to achieve their goals. Her career has been
filled with new initiatives like diversification strategies, sales and recruitment
growth, and operational improvements. Working at Airswift since 2014 Marx
served as COO before taking over as CEO. Before Airswift, she has a 20-year
history with the Adecco Group holding a range of senior management roles.
Throughout her career, Janette has received a number of honors including SIA’s
Global 100 Power Women in Staffing and recently won both a BreakthroughWoman award recognizing her contribution to industry and a Bullseye award
for leadership in staffing. Janette holds a bachelor’s in business management
and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Katie Potter leads a team of progressive, purpose-driven professionals
on a mission to enrich and inspire the journey of life for older adults, one
experience at a time. She became President and CEO of AlerisLife on Jan. 1,
2019. She also serves as Senior Vice President of The RMR Group (Nasdaq:
RMR), an alternative asset manager with more than $32 billion in total assets
under management as of Dec. 31, 2020. Under Katie’s leadership, AlerisLife’s
rehabilitation and wellness services division, Ageility, has transformed into a
growing fitness and lifestyle brand for older adults that is grounded in clinicalexcellence. Prior to becoming CEO, she served as AlerisLife’s Executive Vice
President and General Counsel. Before joining AlerisLife in 2012, she practiced
law in Boston at Sullivan & Worcester LLP and Burns & Levinson LLP, where
she focused on corporate law, including securities, mergers and acquisitions,
corporate governance, and other transactional matters. After earning a BA in
Government and Politics from the University of Maryland at College Park, Katie
went on to receive a JD from Syracuse University College of Law and a Masterof Laws in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University Law School.

Deborah Liu is CEO of Ancestry.com Prior to Ancestry.com, she was with
Facebook for 11 years and was its Vice-President of Marketplace. She also
formerly served in Director roles at eBay and PayPal and is the founder of
Women in Product, a nonprofit for thousands of women leaders in technology.
Deborah’s high-level involvement at these companies meant handling a widearray of tasks, but she said there has been one consistent theme throughout
her entire career: connecting people. She received her Bachelor of Science inEngineering at Duke University and her MBA from Stanford University.

Sheryl Meshke was appointed as co-president and CEO in 2014, previously
serving the cooperative as the senior executive vice president charged withestablishing strategic initiatives aimed at strengthening the performanceand value of the Midwest dairy cooperative with nearly $2 billion in annual
sales. Throughout her 30-year career she has held numerous positions in thecompany, responsible for strategic planning, public affairs, human resources,
and communications. Sheryl holds a bachelor’s degree in agriculture fromSouth Dakota State University and a master’s degree in business from the
University of St. Thomas.

Joanna Zabriskie

BH Management Services LLC / 2014

Kelly Coffey

City National Bank / 2019

Carrie Jones Barber

Dawn Food Products / 2006

Judith Faulkner

Epic Systems Corporation / 1979

Joanna Zabriskie is President and CEO of the BH Companies, one of thelargest multifamily management and investment companies in the nation.
She joined BH in 2013 as Senior Vice President, focusing on new initiatives
and special projects to improve the overall operating efficiency of theorganization. In December 2014, she was promoted to President and sincethen, BH has grown from 45,000 units to more than 90,000 units with over
$1 billion in systemwide sales. During Joanna’s tenure, BH has been
designated Top 100 Great Places to Work for Diversity, Women, andMillennials. Before BH, her previous company co-invested with BH for
many years as a sponsor/partner on multifamily acquisitions. Her roles
included serving as the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer ofHarbour Realty Partners, a company she co-founded to invest in multifamily
properties. Joanna earned an undergraduate degree from Carleton College
and a master’s in international management and an MBA from the American
Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird).

Kelly Coffey is City Nationals Bank’s first ever woman CEO. She has managed$70 billion in assets as well as given much support to her 5,300 colleagues
and 72 offices as a huge advocate in creating a diverse workplace. Prior to
becoming City National’s CEO, she was the CEO of J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Private
Bank. Spending more than 20 years at the firm’s investment bank where sheheld an array of leadership positions. In the beginning of her financial career,
she focused on mergers and acquisitions and spent six years in Argentina.
Kelly has been named three times to American Banker’s Most Powerful
Women in Finance List and twice to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s
annual list of the most influential citizens of Los Angeles. Kelly earned herbachelor’s degree in international affairs and French from Lafayette College,
and an MS in Foreign Service with a concentration in international businessfrom Georgetown University.

Carrie Jones Barber is CEO of Dawn Foods, a global leader in bakery
manufacturing and ingredients distribution. She has helped build Dawn intoa multi-billion-dollar company that remains rooted in its values and puts
people at the center of its strategy. Her unique understanding of international
business and her experience leading Dawn’s international growth hasprovided Carrie with a global view of the interconnectedness of customers,
suppliers, and people. Carrie serves on multiple business and charitableboards, including the Business Advisory Council for the Haworth College ofBusiness at Western Michigan, and the Board of Directors for Land O’ Frost.
She is a member of the American Bakers Association, the Society of Bakery
Women, and C200, a global organization focused on making a profound
impact on the advancement of women in business. Carrie also serves on
the President’s Leadership Council for Search for Common Ground. She
holds a BA from Western Michigan University and an MBA from the Kellogg
Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Judy Faulkner is the founder and CEO of Epic Systems, now the largest
company of its kind in America. Epic supports the medical records of over 250
million patients and is used by top medical centers such as Johns Hopkins
and Mayo Clinic. Judith signed the Giving Pledge in 2015 and has agreed toeventually give 99% of her assets to a private charitable foundation. She was
Forbes’ America’s Top 50 Women in Tech 2018. She received a bachelor’s
degree in mathematics from Dickinson College and a master’s degree incomputer science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Abigail Pierrepont Johnson
Fidelity Investments / 2014

Laura Karet

Giant Eagle, Inc. / 2012

Nicole Sahin

Globalization Partners, Inc. / 2012
Stepped down in April 2022

Kathy SimmonsGroup Benefit Services, Inc. / 1995

Finding traditional and non-traditional ways of getting people to choose
Fidelity as their choice of financial services has been the Johnson family’s goal
since it was founded in 1946 by current CEO Abigail Johnson’s grandfather,
Edward Johnson II. Emerging from the shadows of her exemplary father
and grandfather, she has been able to push the company into the future offinancial services. One example being cryptocurrency investments. Her maincommitment, which was passed down from her grandfather and father, will
always remain actively managing customers’ money. Since 1988, Johnson
has been trained to run the privately held company starting as an analyst andportfolio manager she has worked her way up the chain to CEO. Abigail is acommitted leader who works hard to develop leadership skills and experiences
so she can truly know all the ins and outs of financial services and her fellow
colleagues. Abigail received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her
Bachelor of Arts/Science at Hobart and William Smith.

Laura Karet leads and oversees Giant Eagle, Inc. She was appointed Chief
Executive Officer on January 9, 2012. Prior to leading the company’s day-today operations, she served as Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Vice
President. In that role, Laura developed and managed Giant Eagle’s shortand long-term strategic business plans, set the direction for the company’s
corporate priorities and was also directly responsible for the manufacturing
ventures, including its fresh food production facilities. She joined Giant Eagle
in 2000 as Vice President of Marketing and was later promoted to Sr. Vice
President of Marketing and President of New Formats. During that time, she
led the development, branding and implementation efforts behind the launchof the new innovative Market District format. Laura graduated from Amherst
College with a bachelor’s degree in English.

As Founder and Executive Chair of Globalization Partners, Nicole Sahin built
the industry-leading global Employer of Record category in a trillion-dollar
opportunity in the new era of global remote work. Globalization Partners
eliminates the traditional HR, legal, and tax hurdles companies otherwise
face when building global remote teams. Nicole began to build Globalization
Partner’s’ digitized and fully compliant global Global Employment Platform™
after spending years lending consulting expertise to high-growth companies
building international teams. Globalization Partners has won numerous
awards for its company and culture. In 2021, Nicole was named one ofGoldman Sachs’ most intriguing entrepreneurs. In 2020, Financial Times
named Globalization Partners one of the fastest-growing companies in
America. Inc. Magazine named Nicole a Top 100 Female Founder. Nicole
credits the success to her Triple Bottom line philosophy operating a businessin a way that is good for customers, employees, and shareholders. Nicole
holds an MBA in International Management from the Middlebury Institute ofInternational Studies.

Kathy Simmons, co-founded NETSHARE.com in 1995, an online networking
and job site for executives. Featured in Fortune Magazine as a pioneer site,
she launched many of the networking features that were later incorporated
into the LinkedIn platform. Overnight the company quadrupled in size andwas voted Best Site for Executives by Forbes Magazine, remaining a “Forbes
Favorite ‘’ site for 10 years. Kathy mentored hundreds of talented executives
through career and business transitions. Leveraging her talent as a “superconnector,” she helped executives, entrepreneurs, and businesses connect
with the talent and resources they needed to succeed.

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Lilly Donohue

Holiday Retirement / 2016

Samantha Mueting
iCORE Global / 2009

Collette Valentine

Integral Senior Living / 2014

Anita Zucker

InterTech Group, Inc. / 2008

As CEO of Holiday Retirement, Lilly Donohue is helping seniors live
better by reinventing the corporation. Shifting from a real estate-based
business to a service-based business model required her to retrain Holiday
Retirement employees to invest more time into building strong relationships,
experiences, and people. Lilly presents herself as less of a C-Suite executive,
and more of a coach whose job is to inspire, motivate and provide valuable
insights to teach the people that work under her to implement lastingchange. She seeks out people who are smart, creative, and strategic thinkers,
who are able to adapt quickly and take necessary risks when needed for theoverall success of the company. Under her leadership, Holiday Recruitment
was named as a Great Place to Work and was included in Fortune’s 50 Best
Workplaces for Aging Services list. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Boston
University - Questrom School of Business.
iCORE Global is led by Samantha Mueting, its founder and CEO. Educatedabroad, Samantha is known worldwide as an entrepreneur, industry leader,and has been credited for several successful start-ups.With currently 301
offices worldwide, and consistently putting numbers up worldwide thatkeep iCORE in the 10 ten worldwide. Throughout her 30-year professional
career Samantha has focused on highest and best use architecture of thefoundational business; having applied this in the real estate world, shedeveloped and mastered a unique approach to Global Business Channels. In
her early career as a strategic real estate consultant, she recognized the needfor, and the benefits of, specific client advocacy. Moreover, she recognized
the traditional real estate environment operated in conflict with its own clientbase. She has had the opportunity to define global real estate trajectories,
mergers, de-mergers, and disruptive growth.

Collette Valentine has been the CEO/COO of Integral Senior Living since2014. She joined the company in 2010 as the vice president of operations
and marketing. Prior to joining ISL, she was with Merrill Gardens for almost
five years, serving as vice president of operations. She has also worked at
Atria Senior Living Group as a regional vice president of operations, andalso holding a a variety of other positions including executive director of acommunity. Collette began her career with Harrah’s Entertainment as a hotel
sales manager. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with adegree in business management and is certified as a Residential Care for the
Elderly (RCFE) administrator.

Serving as an example and role model are ways InterTech Group’s CEO,
Anita Zucker, runs the private, family-owned holding company. The company
was founded in 1982 by Zucker’s late husband, Jerry Zucker. His passing in
2008, left her with a growing company and the values of honesty, respect,and fairness. Anitabelieves InterTech’s being family-owned makes it special,because it is run by a committed family and employees whose businessperformance is about collaboration and working together with care. Making
this key change has led InterTech to be successful beyond the Zucker’s
wildest dreams. Anita looks to increasing company revenues and reducing
costs by looking at ways to be more productive through better applicationof methods and technologies, innovation, and exceptional customer service.
She graduated from the University of Florida and received an MA from the
University of North Florida.

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Katherine McConvey
KMM / 1991

Beth FordLand O’Lakes / 2018

Vinita D. Gupta

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. / 2013

Nancy Collat Goedecke

Mayer Electric Supply Company / 2008

Katherine McConvey is the founder, sole shareholder, Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer of KMM, the largest independent resellerof cable and wire in the United States. Katherine founded KMM in 1991, in
response to the divesture of the Regional Bell Operating Companies andtheir rapidly changing supply chain needs. Since then, she has continued torecognize and act on emerging opportunities in the communications industry.
She has expanded KMM’s services into the wireless space and createdthe company’s Strategic Supplier Program, which allows KMM to mentor
small, certified diversity films while providing a single solution to customers.
Katherine holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Business and an MBA in Financefrom University of Windsor, Ontario in Canada.

Since joining Land O’Lakes in 2011, Beth Ford has held a variety of roles andwas named CEO in 2018. Her career spans six industries at seven companies.
She is a passionate advocate on behalf of farmers and rural America withthe goal of connecting people, particularly in urban areas, to the farmers
and rural communities who grow their food. Beth holds a bachelor’s degreefrom Iowa State University and a master’s degree in business from Columbia
University Business School. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Business
Roundtable, the Fortune 150 company PACCAR, Inc., and numerous otherindustry, non-profit and university boards. Among her numerous honors, Bethhas been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s 50 Greatest
Leaders and Most Powerful Women and was named to Fast Company’s Most
Productive People and Best Leaders lists. Beth holds a bachelor’s degreefrom Iowa State University and a master’s degree in business from Columbia
University Business School.

Vinita D. Gupta has been CEO at Lupin Limited since , 2013. and also serves
as an Executive Director. She has been the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc., the U.S. wholly owned subsidiary of Lupinsince 2003 and also has been its Managing Director since October 11, 2003.
She is an employee of Lupin Gmbh, Switzerland, wholly owned subsidiaryof Lupin Limited. She served as the President at Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
until August 2010. She has been a Director of Precigen, Inc. (formerly known
as Intrexon Corporation) since April 25, 2017. She has served as a Directorof Lupin since 2001 and Lupin’s Japanese subsidiary Kyowa Pharmaceuticals
since 2007. She served as a Non-Executive Director at Lupin Limited. She
served as a Whole-Time Director at Lupin Ltd until October 10, 2003. She
won Entrepreneur of the Year as part of the 2016 Forbes India LeadershipAwards and was named 2015 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. She
received Hall of Fame Award for The Most Powerful Business Women, 2017 by
Business Today. She is regularly named in Forbes Asia Top 50 Power Businesswomen listings for Asia Pacific. She is a Pharmacy Graduate from the Universityof Mumbai. She holds an MBA from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School ofManagement, USA.
Starting in high school, Nancy C. Goedecke began working at her family’scompany, Mayer Electric Supply Company, Inc., eventually taking over as CEO
after earning her college degree and working outside the company for two
years. She grew Mayer, founded in 1930 by her grandparents, by expanding tomore than 50 locations in 10 states with over a billion in annual gross revenues.
Nancy and her family have always believed standing still is never an option andin order to remain successful one must keep looking ahead for ways to growand looks to keep growing annual revenues from $1 billion to $2 billion. Hergoal is for Mayer to be the no brainer when it comes to distributing electrical
products and equipment for all –not only its customers but also employees andthe communities in which it operates.
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Julie Seal, founder, and CEO of Mirus Promotions since 2009. Since, thecompany has grown to a nationwide level, representing close to 200 brands,
and providing jobs to thousands. Seal attended San Diego State University(SDSU) earning a bachelor’s degree in multiple subject teaching credential.
Masters in communication studies from SDSU.

Julie Seal

Mirus Promotions / 2009

Nicole Mouskondis

Nicholas & Company, Inc. / 1994

Heather Kreager

Sammons Enterprises, Inc. / 2014

Nicole Piccinini Pesco

Save Mart Supermarkets / 2016

Nicole Mouskondis currently serves as the Co-CEO of Nicholas & Company,
Inc., a third-generation family-owned and operated broadline foodservice
distribution company, servicing customers in the Intermountain West. Prior
to her tenure at Nicholas & Company, Inc., she was the Marketing & Program
Director for Rocky Mountain Gymnastics and worked with Coca-Cola USA tomarket Elite gymnastics competitions throughout the country. She began her
career at Nicholas & Company as a Human Resources assistant and worked
up through the department to become the VP of HR for seven years, followedby leading in a Senior Vice President role for twelve years. Nicole graduatedfrom the University of Utah with a B.S. in Behavioral Science and Health,and received a master’s degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership(MASCL) from Seton Hall University.

Heather Kreager is the CEO of Sammons Enterprises, Inc. and a member of
its Board of Directors, chairing the company’s Executive Committee. She also
serves as Chairman of Compatriot Capital, Sammons’ real estate subsidiary.
She joined the Sammons organization in 1985, and served as General Counsel
for Sammons Enterprises, Inc. and Sammons Communications Inc. as wellas president of Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Heather received her BA from
Vanderbilt University. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University
School of Law and received her MBA from the University of Dallas.

Nicole Piccinini Pesco is CEO of the 206-store grocery chain, The Save
Mart. Prior to being CEO, she served as co-president and chief strategy andbranding officer for the Modesto, California-based company. In July 2015, she
led Save Mart’s launch of its first new concept store format in more than 20
years with the introduction of Lucky California in the Bay Area. Nicole is thedaughter of the late Robert “Bob” Piccinini, longtime owner and chairmanof the chain, and grew up in the grocery business. Nicole worked her way up
from being a service clerk in the stores on her summer vacations into rolesof increasing responsibility in accounting, private label, enterprise systems
implementation, marketing, and merchandising. Early in her career, she ran
fulfillment and logistics for Claudia Ciuti Shoes, a high-end Italian designer
based in New York City. Nicole graduated from the Polimoda Institute ofInternational Fashion Design in Florence, Italy.

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Lisa D. Johnson

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. / 2011

Thai LeeSHI International Corp. / 1989

Cherie Kloss

SnapNurse, Inc. / 2015

Lisa D. Johnson is CEO of Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. Prior to Seminole
Electric Cooperative, Inc, Lisa served as senior vice president and COO of
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) in Glen Allen, Virginia. Johnson
joined ODEC in 2006 following an 11-year tenure with Mirant Corporationand Southern Company. She serves as a board member and chair of the
Cooperative Research Network and was named one of Virginia’s most“Influential Women” in 2012. She holds a BS in mechanical engineering andmaterials science from Duke University

Thai Lee is the co-Founder, CEO and President of SHI International
Corporation, one of the world’s largest IT providers. Originally from Thailand,
Thai spent most of her childhood in Korea. In her teens, Thai moved to
Massachusetts with her older sister. The foundation of her company rests upon
the technology proving its utility to the customers. Thai attributes the successof her business to her management tactics; Thai believes in empowering her
employees by giving them autonomy with the customers. By doing so, her reps
provide great service maintaining high retention of clients and to look for newopportunities to invest in. Outside of work, Lee donates time and money to her
favorite educational charities and cancer research societies. She holds an MBAfrom Harvard University.

Cherie Kloss is the founder and former CEO of SnapNurse, a leading techenabled nurse and medical professional staffing platform. Prior to founding
SnapNurse in 2017, she worked for 17 years in the healthcare industry as ananesthetist. She served as an anesthetist for 18 years, holds a BS in biology &premed from Westmont College & a master’s degree from Emory University
School of Medicine. In 2021, Cherie was named an EY National Entrepreneurof The Year. She also ran a successful media company called MLC Media where
she and her team produced and sold more than $38M worth of content.

Stepped down July 2022

Mimi SongSuperior Grocers / 1981

Mimi Song, President and CEO of Superior Grocers, leads one of the largest
independently owned chain of grocery stores in Southern California. She has
more than 30 years’ experience in the supermarket industry and has dedicatedher career to making Superior Grocers a recognizable leader and innovatorin the Southern California retail grocery industry. A native of Korea, Mimi
immigrated to the United States in 1977, and founded Superior Grocers in
1981, with one store location. Since then, Superior has grown to 39 stores,
employing nearly 5,000 employees. Under Mimi’s leadership, Superior Grocers
is an active partner and strong supporter of education in the local communities.
The Superior Foundation, its non-profit arm, makes a direct connection withlocal communities, and provides ongoing support to schools, youth programs
and scholarship programs. For the past 15 years, the Superior Foundation
has raised over $2 million for many local elementary, high schools, and youth
programs, and scholarships have been given to over 280 schools and nonprofit organizations in Southern California

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Eileen C. McDonnell

The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company / 2011

Eileen C. McDonnell was Chairman and CEO from July, 2013 to January, 2022.
She previously served as chief marketing officer. Before joining Penn Mutual,
she was president of New England Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of
MetLife, and senior vice president of the Guardian Life Insurance Company.
A graduate of Molloy College, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Eileen majored inmathematics and computer science, and received an honorary Doctor ofLaws (LL.D.) degree in 2011. She earned her MBA in finance and investmentsfrom Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y. and was recognized in 2013 for‘Outstanding Service” to the university.

Stepped down in January 2022

Lizanne Kindler

The Talbots, Inc. / 2012

Jennifer F. Scanlon
Ul Solutions / 2019

Liz Mandarino

World Travel / 1991

Lizanne Kindler is CEO of Talbots, an omni-channel retailer of women’s apparel,
shoes and accessories that was established in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1947.
She returned to Talbots as president in August of 2012 when the company waspurchased by private equity firm, Sycamore Partners. She was promoted to
CEO nine months later. In addition, Lizanne also serves as Chair of Coldwater
Creek, another Sycamore Partners portfolio company. She started her career at
Ann Taylor Stores Corporation, where she spent 15 years in various leadershiproles. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Whitman School of Management
at Syracuse University, and most recently, joined the Boston Federal Reserve
Board of Directors. A native of Denmark, Lizanne graduated from the
Copenhagen Business School with a BA in Economics.

Jennifer F. Scanlon is President and CEO of UL Solutions, having previously
served as president, CEO and a director of USG Corporation, a 116-year-old
innovative building products manufacturer and one of UL’s oldest clients. Overher 16-year career at USG, she led the company through some of its mostsignificant strategic moves, including establishing the global joint venture, USG
Boral Building Products, and divesting L&W Supply. In 2018, she negotiatedthe sale of USG to Knauf for $7 billion, which represented a 76 percent
premium to the Company’s stock price compared to when Jennifer was named
CEO. She is the first woman to serve as president and CEO of UL and sets the
direction for the next generation of solutions for UL including building newofferings and opening new markets. Jennifer graduated from the University ofNotre Dame with dual degrees in government and computer applications andholds an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago.

Liz Mandarino has worked in the travel industry for 35 years, 25 of whichhave been with World Travel, where she now serves as President & CEO.
During her tenure, she has overseen day-to-day operations and contributed
to the sustained growth of the company. She is also responsible forvendor relationships and contracts. Liz started at World Travel, Ias a parttime, after-hours agent and has risen through the ranks, holding multiple
positions, including manager of the leisure office, managing director, senior
vice president, president, and now President and CEO. This succession of
positions has given her a unique view of the company, its employees, andits formula for success. In the fall of 2013, Liz received the Barbara O’Hara
Advocacy Award from ASTA in recognition of her work on Capitol Hill,
advocating transparency in airline pricing on behalf of the travel industry andconsumers in front of the TSA Congressional Committee. Liz graduated from
Northampton Community College.

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Mary Young

Young Living Essential Oils / 2015

With the mission of selling a product that helps better the lives of others,
Mary Young, Co-Founder and CEO of Young Living Essential Oils, was at theforefront of the wellness movement when she and her husband Gary Young
decided to share the power of essential oils with the rest of the world. The
couple started their Seed to Seal community in 1993 cultivating farmlandin Utah. As the demand for essential oils grew, Young Living businessheadquarters grew around the world with offices in Australia, Europe, Canada,
Japan, and Singapore. Dedicated to their efforts in belonging, diversity, andequality for all, the Youngs believe that “every person has the right to wellness;it transcends all and has the power to unite us as members of the same humanfamily striving for the same happiness.”“Walk the Talk, promote thewomen, make them the leaders…
intentionally put women in senior
and executive roles… if they see all
the women running the shop, thenthey start believing that they can
get there themselves”– Vidya Ravichandran, CEO and President, GlowTouch

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INSIGHT 5

Empathy is a Key Skill for
all CEOs – and It’s More
Important Than Ever
By Lorraine Hariton, CEO, Catalyst
At Catalyst, we work with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading
companies to build workplaces that work for women. Since our founding in 1962,
we’ve had great success in helping organizations build more inclusive workplaces andaccelerate progress for women. This year, Catalyst celebrates 60 years of progress
for women in the workplace. In this post-pandemic moment, through the Great
Reimagining of the workplace, we see unprecedented opportunities to finally create
workplaces that work for all.
Empathy is a key driver to help us get there. Unconscious biases have traditionallyled empathy to be characterized as “feminine” and “not suitable” for the workplaceor leadership positions. But Catalyst research has shown empathy to be a crucial
leadership skill – one we’re all capable of learning.

The Measurable Benefits of Empathy

Catalyst’s original research, “Words Aren’t Enough: The Risks of Performative Policies”
surveyed almost 7,000 employees in 14 countries. The research shows how empathy
improves inclusion, engagement, and retention when demonstrated by empathic
leaders who respect employee life circumstances, support both life and work needs,
and thereby foster inclusion, compared to less empathic leaders. It also shows that
employees with highly empathic senior leaders report significantly higher levels ofcreativity (61%) and engagement (76%) than those with less empathic senior leaders(13% and 32%, respectively).
If companies and leaders focus on creating inclusive working environments where
empathy is prioritized and practiced, we can help keep women in the workforce andcontinue to build pipelines to the highest levels of leadership, including the C-suite.

The Dangers of Performative Policies

In addition to reinforcing the value of empathy, our global research reveals how
performative workplace policies – when leaders talk the talk but don’t walk the walk -can undermine engagement, inclusion, and retention and do more harm than good.
The survey showed that only one in four (25%) employees feel their organization’s
racial equity policies are ‘genuine.’ We define genuine as those policies which are inline with the stated values of the organization, show care and concern for employees,
and are thoughtfully implemented. In contrast, statements without action, or action
without follow-through and intentional and meaningful change can lead to employees
questioning the overall ethics and values of an organization. In other words, leaders
must ‘talk the talk’ and ‘walk the walk.’
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Empathy Proves to be a Key Toolfor Retention, Motivation andCombatting Burnout

The need to retain a talented workforce has been brought into sharp focus by theGreat Resignation, and research has found that job seekers who do not feel that anorganization’s values match their own will look elsewhere.
Research shows that the majority of employees doubted the sincerity of theircompanies’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, with two out of three employees(68%) describing pandemic-related policies, for the care and safety of their workers,
as not genuine. The policies considered insincere included introducing a wellness
program to mitigate burnout, while ignoring unmanageable workloads and an‘always-on’ culture.
In our Catalyst research, we found that leader empathy played an essential role inwhether employees viewed Covid-related and racial equity policies positively. It showsthat leaders using empathy skills can bring employees along with them in their visionof an equitable future and reap the employee and organizational rewards.
When employees from marginalized racial and ethnic groups saw greater empathy
from senior leaders, there was a greater likelihood that they would find theirorganization’s racial equity policies genuine and experience an increased sense ofinclusion.
And importantly: empathy can help mitigate burnout. The findings show that
employees who perceived their organization’s Covid-19 policies as genuine and had
empathic senior leaders experienced less burnout than others.
These research findings are a wake-up call for CEOs who must ensure that authentic
messaging and policies, aligned with their organization’s culture and values, are at theheart of everything they do. Empathic leadership and “walking the walk” are more
important than ever.

“Learn to listen and especially taketime to listen to younger voices.”– Sheila C. Johnson, Salamander Resorts & Hotels

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Conclusion
Ascend, C200, Catalyst, and WBC note the importance of this report. The numbers
tell a powerful story of both the gains women have made in rising to top leadershiproles in corporate America, and the imperative to speed up this progress.
We must know where we are before we know where we’re going. So it is importantto both recognize and celebrate those women who are leading the way and tocontinue to build a base of data. In our first report, we predicted that by the end of2021, 10% of F500 CEOs could be women. It is 2022, and while we are closer, we are
not there yet. We will continue to report the results going forward and will celebrate
when CEOs are named. We will shine a light on the announcements with joint social
media and produce an updated report each year. Our work here, and yours, is justbeginning.

We commit to the following actions:•

We believe that accountability is key, and we are committed toshining a light on businesses and women CEOs through annual
reports such as this, as well as other publications throughout the year.

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WBC, with Ascend, C200 and Catalyst, will continue to track, profile,and publicly celebrate the appointment of new women CEOs.

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We will applaud the strong leaders advancing top women in theexecutive suite and toward the CEO position.

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We will support efforts to build pathways for women of color to beadvanced to executive leadership, board directorships, and executive
committees.

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We will develop and execute communication campaigns to build
knowledge and raise the voices of support.

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We will share this report with CEOs through many sources, including
the CEO Forum reaching 10,000 CEOs, with the Business Roundtableand other business trade associations.

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We call on current CEOs and Boards to be intentional in building
diverse pipelines and advocate for the talented women as CEOs.

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We applaud every woman and women of color appointment andtogether we will salute them as announced.

The Time is Now to Advance Women CEOs

The strategic and economic benefits of diversity are clear. The business casehas long been made. It is time to advocate for and advance great women—
especially women of color—as CEOs, and to promote gender equity at thecorporate CEO level. We are thrilled to see the Fortune 500 grow to 43 women
or 8.8% as of 2022. Our goals are to continue to move the needle and work

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for 15% representation by 2025. We will monitor the Fortune 500, the S&P
1000, the Russell 3000, and private companies, asking them to strengthen andexpand the pipeline of talented women moving into the CEO role and we willcontinually strive to meet the goals previously spelled out.

Beyond Just Reporting…. A Call to Action

At the beginning of this report, we listed specific goals for companies to achieveby 2025 and 2030. Together, we call on CEOs, boards, and search firms toact as advocates and sponsors and commit to these goals. We celebrate thechangemakers who are already driving this change -- leading, listening, thinking,innovating, and caring for the advancement of their companies and the world.
And while we acknowledge the progress made, we know that the work mustgrow and expand.
We must continue to work tirelessly to advocate, sponsor, witness, champion
and celebrate the number of women serving as CEOs in public and privatecompanies, and, yes, change the profile of the C-Suite to more women andwomen of color. We must recruit, support and advance women with significant
P&L responsibility so they can be propelled into the CEO role.
Together we will celebrate success, accelerate progress, and press on!

Credit Where Credit Is DueThis report was created thanks to the hard work and talents of our organizations
and many individual contributors. We thank WBC CEO Edie Fraser, Ascend
President and Board Chair Anna Mok, C200 Chair Kimber Maderazzo, Catalyst
President and CEO Lorraine Hariton, along with dozens of employees of thesefour organizations for sponsoring and developing the report. We thank theteams for gathering the data and research necessary to present an accurate
picture of the state of women CEOs in America, specifically Subha Barry,
Seramount and Anne Chambers, Co-Founder of 17 Ways. We thank writer, Joyce
Thomas and designer Mazana Bruggeman for delivering the report to its final
state. We thank Elizabeth Blockman, Programs and Operations Manager, WBC;
Maheen Naeem, Programs and Communications Associate, WBC and interns
Jessica Kweon, Claire Bowen, Trisha Kapur, and Adja Ndoye. We thank ChadCapellman for digitizing this report. And we thank you, the reader, for yourengagement and your commitment. We pledge to continue our work as webuild upon this progress and look to the future
WBC thanks Catalyst, C200 and Ascend and major resources such as Equilar and
PrivCo for the data, stories, and partnership. We are optimistic that the tide isturning for women CEOs as it has for women and women of color joining publicboards.

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