Kathleen is responsible for the Leading Women Executives’ strategic direction, curriculum, design and delivery of programs, events and digital assets, as well as marketing and growth. Prior to joining Leading Women Executives, she was CFO for two venture-backed technology companies, served as principal in two Chicago-based private equity groups and practiced corporate law. Kathleen served…
Daniel is an Academic Advisor to the CEO Perspectives program, having served as the first Academic Director in 2005. He is the 9th Chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, he served as Provost of the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Canadian…
Daniella cultivated dynamic business leaders through Leading Women’s Executives’ best-in-class executive leadership program for the past eight years. She oversaw all aspects of LWE including strategy, business development, and collaboration with world-class academics and business advisors. She also oversaw LWE’s Fellows engagement strategy and hosted the LWE podcast series, ‘A Seat at the Table’. Prior…
In addition to serving as the Executive Director of CEO Perspectives, Michelle is the Founder & Principal of MMW Advisors, a strategic advisory firm that she established in 2020. Michelle previously worked at USG as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, where she was a member of the executive committee. Prior to that,…
Sheila is a trusted advisor to senior executives in association with Boston Consulting Group and ExCo Leadership. She has served as a director on five corporate boards across a wide range of industries, including as Chairman at JLL and Chair of Sustainability at McDonald’s. In her executive career, Sheila was the first woman on Northern…
Cheryl is a director of three corporate boards: Aon plc, Morningstar, and HNI Corporation. She is a Cornell University Emeritus Trustee and Presidential Councillor, and a board member of the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. Cheryl was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co. from 1995-2000. She is a…
Deb is responsible for overseeing the operations and management of Corporate Leadership Center and its two programs, CEO Perspectives and Leading Women Executives. Most recently, Deb was Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, at Deloitte, where she was responsible for boardroom programs and thought leadership that support corporate boards and directors…
