“We all have our own purpose in life and I feel very strongly that I have a bigger purpose than giving to just my immediate family and friends.” ~ Natalia Vodianova, Founder of the Naked Heart Foundation Summary: Supermodel, philanthropist, and mother of four, Natalia Vodianova founded the Naked Heart Foundation in 2004 following the Beslan tragedy, and plays a very…
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” ~ Oprah Winfrey, Founder of the Naked Heart Foundation Summary: Rising from poverty to become the first African-American woman billionaire, Oprah Winfrey embodies the American dream. Through television, movies, books, and radio she speaks to women the world over. CNN and Time have…
“I have a high bar for myself already; I always want to do something beautiful and meaningful.” ~ Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman, Film Director Summary: Patty Jenkins is a writer/director best known for her debut feature Monster, based on the life of convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos, directing the pilot episode of AMC’s hit show The Killing, and most recently as…
“It’s important to establish a development program so people can grow into the position they aspire to.” ~ Peggy Cherng, CEO of Chinese fastfood Chain Panda Express Summary: Peggy is co-CEO of the $2.8 billion Chinese fast food chain Panda Express, which has nearly 2,000 locations. In 1983, she left her engineering career to help husband Andrew open Panda’s first…
“There is no great force for change, for peace, for justice and democracy, for inclusive economic growth than a world of empowered women.” ~ Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women Summary: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. She was sworn into office on 19 August 2013 and brings a wealth of experience and…
“We [Americans] really need a system that comprehensively looks at the fact that we need these workers in the United States, we need to be able to provide a pathway to citizenship. We need to be able to allow them to be here legally and to do the work that they are doing and that we need.” ~ Pramila Jayapal,…
“Here’s to all #WomenInScience @NYUSternMktg has the highest number and percentage of #WomeninBusiness school Marketing departments!” ~ Priya Raghubir, Marketing Chair at NYU Stern Summary: After receiving an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad, which is India’s top business school, Priya went on to receive a PhD in Marketing from New York University. After serving as a professor for…
“Embracing failure is the most important trait I’ve developed in my career. I have tried to learn from my failures, and I believe it has made me stronger, more confident and more resilient.” ~ Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code Summary: Reshma Saujani is an American lawyer and politician, best known as the founder and CEO of…
“Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice Summary: One of few woman currently serving on the US Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg exercises influence over the laws that govern the United States. Like Justice O’Connor before her, Justice Ginsburg helps make the…
“Hopefully in the future, generational challenges will be measured by achievement, not gender.” ~ Safra Catz, Executive and Board Member at Oracle Corpooration Summary: Safra Catz is an Israeli-born American business executive. She has been an executive at Oracle Corporation ( Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications, platform services, and engineered systems having deployments in…
