It
Started With Eight Leading Businesswomen
In 2003, eight experienced businesswomen
recognized a coming trend and joined together to form a private
company to meet the needs of corporate boards for increased independence,
effectiveness and diversity. Each founder is an innovator in her
own right. Our collective networks and affiliations reach into thousands
of companies worldwide. Our track records are documented. And our
energy is simply unstoppable.
Christie Hefner
Founder
(Chicago,
IL): Chairman & CEO, Playboy Enterprises. Current
boards: MarketWatch.com, Canyon Ranch Health Resort. Former
boards:
Telocity and Sealy Corp. Founder: Committee of 200. Member:
YPO (49er), WPO & CEO.
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Gwendolyn S. King
Founder
(Washington,
D.C.): President, Podium Prose; Retired SVP of PECO Energy; former
Commissioner, Social Security
Administration. Current boards: Countrywide Financial, Lockheed
Martin, Monsanto, Marsh & McLennan. Former board: Pharmacia.
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Michele J. Hooper
Founder
(Chicago, IL): Former President and CEO, Voyager Expanded
Learning; former Corporate Vice President and President, Caremark
International Business Group. Current boards: Target, PPG Industries,
AstraZeneca PLC, DaVita. Former board: Seagrams. Chair: Chicago
Chapter of NACD. Former Chair: Committee of 200.
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Karen N. Horn
Founder
(New York, NY): Retired head of Global Private Client Services, Marsh & McLennan;
former Chairman & CEO, Bank One Cleveland; former President, Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland. Former Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation. Former presidential
appointee to the U.S.-Russia Invesment Fund. Current board: Eli Lilly. Former
boards: TRW, Rubbermaid. Member: Committee of 200. Member: YPO (49er).
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Jane Evans
Founder
(Phoenix,
AZ): Managing Partner of The Directors’ Council.
Former senior executive in consumer marketing, retailing, investment
banking and telecom with General Mills, Genesco, Montgomery Securities
and US West. Current boards: Altria (formerly Philip Morris),
Georgia-Pacific, Hypercom, KB Home. Former boards: PetsMart, The
Equitable, the LPGA.
Founder: Committee of 200. Member Young Presidents Organization
(YPO) (49er), World Presidents’ Organization (WPO) & CEO.
Served on YPO Board of Directors and chaired International Chapter.
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Kay Koplovitz
Founder
(New
York, NY): Founder, former CEO of USA Networks; Founder, BoldcapVentures;
Founder, Springboard Enterprises. Current
boards: Liz Claiborne, Instinet. Former boards: Oracle, General
RE, Nabisco. Member: Committee of 200, YPO (49er) & CEO.
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Recent
Publications:
Fortune
Small Business
NY Times
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Marilyn R. Seymann
Founder
Marilyn Seymann, (Phoenix, AZ): President and CEO,
M ONE, Inc.; Former Vice Chair, Federal Home Loan Bank Board; former
Managing Director, Arthur Anderson; former Associate Dean, Arizona
State University College of Business. Current boards: Beverly Enterprises,
Community First Bancshares, EOS International, NorthWestern Corporation
(Chairman), MAXIMUS. Former boards: American Tool Company, True
North Communications.
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Vilma Martinez
Founder
(Los
Angeles, CA): Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Former President and General Counsel, Mexican-American Legal Defense
Fund (MALDEF). Current boards: Anheuser-Busch, Fluor, Burlington
Northern Santa Fe.
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