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The Women of Power & Influence Alumnae Network is a group of women who have been honored by the National Organization for Women for their visionary leadership. They are pioneers and role models, driving forward innovation, redefining workplaces, and inspiring the next generation of leaders.

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Women of Power & Influence Alumnae Network

Janet Yellen

Dr. Janet Yellen is the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and the first woman to ever hold this position. Dr. Yellen, an economist and educator, made history when she was appointed by former President Barack Obama as Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve in yet another historic first.

Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch made history when she became the first African-American woman U.S. Attorney General. She is widely recognized for defending and advancing civil rights during her tenure. She currently is a Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison.

Lara Abrash

Lara Abrash, is Chairman and CEO at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Her leadership as an innovator has ushered in new audit practices and processes, further expanding the premier accounting firm’s presence in the digital age with cutting-edge technologies.

Desiree Ralls-Morrison

Desiree Ralls-Morrison is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at McDonalds Corporation. Prior to this she served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Boston Scientific providing legal counsel across the company's global compliance function.

Linda Findley

Linda Findley is President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Apron, a publicly-traded company and top player in the highly competitive meal kit delivery industry. Before joining Blue Apron, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Etsy, Inc.

Marinela Tudoran

Marinela Tudoran is a Global Head of IB Technology and Americas Technology at Credit Suisse. Under her leadership, Credit Suisse has built and sustained one of Wall Street's most competitive electronic trading platforms.

Geraldine Buckingham

Geraldine Buckingham is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, Chair for the Asia Pacific region, and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. She is responsible for all business activities in the region, which includes Greater China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, India, and Korea.

Karen Halby

Karen Halby is President at Sony Corporation of America, formerly Head of Global Taxation. As a member of Sony's executive leadership and the first woman in this global executive role, she has implemented the company's first centralized tax department.

Anne Chow

Anne Chow is the CEO of AT&T Business, the first woman to hold the position, and the first woman of color CEO in AT&T history. Anne leads the $35 billion division of the global telecommunications giant, overseeing 30,000 employees, serving nearly 3 million business customers worldwide.

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney

Congresswoman Maloney is recognized as one of the most effective lawmakers in Congress. The first woman to give birth while serving in Congress, she is a prominent leader on women's rights, national security, and the financial markets.

Gretchen Carlson

Gretchen Carlson was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world and is a 20-year veteran of television news. She ushered in a new era of workplace sexual harassment accountability after winning a landmark settlement against the late Roger Ailes, former Fox News chairman.

H. Gwen Marcus

Throughout her thirty-six-year tenure at Showtime, Gwen Marcus has played an integral role in transforming the company into a gold standard of American television networks. As the Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Gwen serves as Showtime's chief legal officer, and is a frequent speaker on workplace diversity.

Michelle Peluso

Michelle Peluso is the Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at CVS Health and Co-President of CVS Pharmacy. She is responsible for leading the front store Retail business, transforming the consumer experience, and accelerating the company’s digital transformation.

Audrey Strauss

Audrey Strauss is the immediate past United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Named by The National Law Journal as one of the country’s top 50 women litigators, Audrey headed the prominent agency’s indictment and prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, related to sex trafficking.

Liz Elting

Liz Elting co-founded and lead TransPerfect in becoming the world’s largest provider of language and business solutions. She is recognized as one of the most prominent women entrepreneurs in the country and is dedicated to developing women business leaders.

Michelle H. Browdy

Michelle H. Browdy is the General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at IBM. Ms. Browdy oversees all of IBM’s global legal, security, corporate governance and compliance activities and policies, as well as IBM’s environmental and government and regulatory affairs functions.

Kimberley D. Harris

Kimberley D. Harris is Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation and General Counsel at NBCUniversal. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and was a former Deputy White House Counsel during the Obama administration.

Raj Seshadri

Dr. Raj Seshadri is President of Data and Services at Mastercard and a member of the company's Global Management Committee. She serves on the Boards of the American India Foundation, SAYA!, Mount Holyoke College, and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Elinor L. Hoover

Elinor L. Hoover is the Global Co-Head of the Consumer Products Group in Citi’s Corporate and Investment Banking division and serves as Vice Chairman of Capital Markets Origination at Citi. She is a key member of the Management Committee of Citi’s Corporate and Investment Banking group and coheads its Diversity Committee.

Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow hosts the Emmy Award-winning and top-rated The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC and is the first openly gay journalist to anchor a major U.S. news program. She is the author of "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power" and "Blowout" both of which debuted at #1 on the NYT bestsellers list.

Mary Jo White

Mary Jo White served as the 31st Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under her leadership, the Commission strengthened protections for investors and markets through transformative rulemakings that addressed major issues raised by the financial crisis. She is a Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton.

Liz Meyerdirk

Liz Meyerdirk is the CEO of The Pill Club, a digital health company that has revolutionized the way women access contraception. The former Uber Eats executive has made The Pill Club a leader in the fast-growing telehealth industry through the company's edgy brand and state-of-the-art prescription distribution system.

“Ever since Betty Friedan inscribed the letters N O W on a napkin, NOW has advanced women’s rights. It has made possible the successes of all of tonight’s awardees. Personally, I owe a special debt of gratitude. Without NOW’s support, and that of other women’s groups, I doubt that I would have been Chair of the Federal Reserve.”

– Dr. Janet L. Yellen

All Alumnae

2021

Anne Chow
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney
Liz Meyerdirk

2020

Genie Cesar-Fabian
Loretta Lynch
Gwen Marcus
Michelle Peluso

2019

Lara Abrash
Megan Clarken
Christa D’Alimonte
Liza Landsman
Sheri Roder
Dr. Raj Seshadri
Rose Stuckey Kirk

2018

Gretchen Carlson
Karen L. Halby
Kirstin Hill
Linda Findley
Beth Levine
Angela Mwanza
Dr. Janet Yellen

2017

Michelle H. Browdy
Leslie Dukker Doty
Geraldine Buckingham
Michelle McCloskey
Davia Temin
Marinela Tudoran

2016

Stacey Antar
Leilani Brown
Dale Cendali
Liz Elting
Jennifer Kennedy
Dr. Robin L. Smith

2015

Michelle Bottomley
Jane Gladstone
Elinor L. Hoover
Sharon Nelles
Desiree Ralls-Morrison
Jamie Wine

2014

Nithya Das
Carolyn Edgar
Heidi Levine
Joy Marcus
Dr. Ellen Strahlman
Bess Weatherman

2013

Kimberley D. Harris
Lauren Hochfelder
Ellen J. Rosenthal
Joan Solotar
Sandra Wilkin

2012

Leslie Abi-Karam
Paula H. Anderson
Donna Dabney
Julie Macklowe
Kelly M. Williams
Melinda M. White

2011

Susan Blount
Binta Niambi Brown
Melissa Cohn
Debra Coughlin
Lesley Rosenthal
Sung-Hee Suh

2010

Sharon Bowen
Angela Buonocore
Justice Betty Ellerin
Bridget Healy
Andrea Nicolas
Edie Weiner +

2009

Dr. Nereida Correa
Dany Levy
Patricia A. Martone
Betty Santangelo
Elizabeth Thompson

2008

Subha Barry
Sheila Birnbaum
Anucha Browne
Marlene Sanders +
Audrey Strauss

2007

Cathy Fleming
Lesley Goldwasser
Daryl Hannah
Roberta A. Kaplan
Elizabeth Sackler

2006

Preeta Bansal
Kay Booth
Betsy Levitt Cohn
LaMae Allen deJongh
Carrie A. McCabe
Donna Orender
Anna T. Pinedo

 

 

2005

Amy Butte
Rita Henley Jensen +
Suri Kasirer
Rachel Maddow
Michele Medaglia
Anne C. Vladeck

2004

Katha Pollitt
Meredith Wagner
Lizz Winstead

2003

Martha Burk
Elizabeth J. Coleman
Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman
Rhonda J. McLean
Nell Merlino

2002

Donna Chaiet
Dorchen A. Leidholdt
Laraine S. Rothenberg
Allison Schieffelin

2001

Madeline Lee Bryer
Nicole Miller
Amy Scherber
Elizabeth M. Schneider

2000

Candace Krugman Beinecke
Janet Tiebout Hanson
Carolyn Kubitschek
Cheryl Mills
Laura Ross

1999

Catherine Abate +
Sharon Emek
Marcia Ann Gillespie
Annette Gordon-Reed
Sarah L. Mandelbaum
Marcia Sells
Myra Vaughn

1998

Mary Dorman
Merle Hoffman
Alexandra Lebenthal
Hillary Richard
Dr. M. Vicki Wacksman
Ruth Whitney +

1997

Janet Benshoof +
Sylvia A. Law
Donna Lieberman
Elizabeth A. Mason
Valorie K. Vojdik
Mary Jo White
Patricia Williams

1996

Harriet Newman Cohen
Janice Goodman
Adria Hillman
Patricia M. Hynes
Barbara T. Rochman

1995

Pamela A. Liapakis
Kay C. Murray +
Judith P. Vladeck +

1992

Joy Behar
Barbara Ehrenreich
Linda Ellerbee
Denisse Oller

1991

Barbara Litrell +
Carol Martin
Gloria Steinem

1990

Patricia L. Francy
Mildred Robbins Leet +
Carol O’Cleireacain
Michaela Walsh
Dolores Wharton

1989

Karen Alschuler
Adrienne Bresnan
Judith Edelman +
Laurie Maurer

1988

Sophia Collier
Melba Duncan
Judy Lotas
Karen McIver
Sally Minard
Joanna Patton
Bernice Steinbaum

 

+ deceased

The 2019 Women of Power and Influence honorees: Liza Landsman, Christa D'Alimonte, Rose Stuckey Kirk, Raj Seshadri, Megan Clarken, Lara Abrash

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