Harvard Women

Harvard women’s leadership board – study trip to Copenhagen
Francine LeFrak :
Francine LeFrak is an award winning producer, a successful social entrepreneur and a distinguished
philanthropist. Francine’s passion for women empowering women led her to the founding of SAME SKY, a
trade-not-aid jewelry initiative that provides employment to HIV+ survivors of the Rwandan Genocide.
SAME SKY offers a hand-up, not a handout to women artisans by providing them with the dignity of work
and the tools they need to lift themselves out of poverty. In recognition of Francine’s humanitarian efforts,
she received the Women Together Award from the United Nations, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the
National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, and the Human Spirit Award from the Christopher and Dana
Reeve Foundation
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/francine-lefrak
Dianne Laurence:
Executive Director, Pivot Group, Founder and Chair, Laurance Wines. Dianne Laurance’s entrepreneurial
flair has involved her in a diverse range of successful business ventures including establishing restaurants,
design, manufacturing, and property development. Ten years ago she entered the wine industry after
purchasing a vineyard in the premium wine-growing region of Margaret River in Western Australia. After
building an iconic wine tourism destination and producing ten wines under her own label, she has established
herself as one of the best in this industry. Dianne’s focus is now to empower women and girls within
Australia. Her involvement in a number of organizations including Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the
World, the Clinton Global Initiative, TEDWomen, and Freedom to Create gives her the focus to achieve this.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/dianne-laurance
Joyce Reuben:
Mrs Joyce Reuben is Partner, Motcomb Estates, Ltd.After graduating from Finch College in Manhattan in
1972, she moved to London to attend an interior decoration program. While there, she met her husband, who
was in the real estate business. Thereafter she began to refurbish apartments in prime locations. Reuben and
her husband created a company which grew to become the second most successful in the Estate Gazette’s
property list
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/joyce-reuben
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Shiela Klehm:
Managing Director, Private Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services, Inc
Sheila Klehm is a Managing Director in the Private Wealth Management Division of UBS, where she
provides comprehensive wealth management solutions to ultra high net worth individuals, family offices,
trusts, foundations, and endowments. Prior to joining UBS, Klehm spent seven years in the Private Wealth
Management Division of Morgan Stanley and 22 years with the JP Morgan Private Bank.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/sheila-klehm
Haifa F. Al Kaylani:
Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, Founder Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum is well known in
international government and business circles as a high-impact change agent focusing on leadership in
cultural and gender issues. Mrs Al Kaylani serves on The Commission on Global Security, Justice &
Governance. Haifa Al Kaylani became the first Honorary Member, the Euro Mediterranean Association for
Cooperation and Development (2012) and serves as a Freeman of the City of London
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/haifa-f-al-kaylani
Claudia Walters:
Claudia Walters is founder and president of Chelsea Investor Relations, an international public relation firm.
Chelsea works with growing companies to increase their international business and to help raise money for
their expansion. Claudia Walters was an advisory board member of Commonwealth Associates, an
investment and merchant bank that raises money for medium sized companies. She reported to the President
and CEO of Commonwealth Associates . Walters was responsible for all foreign investments, specifically in
Latin America and Europe.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/claudia-walters
Debra Clawar:
Debra is Group Head of Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion, Zurich Insurance
Co, She has spent her career in both line and staff roles.. She started her career as a Clinical Associate at
Walden Counseling and Therapy center where worked in the therapeutic practice and management
consulting. Subsequently she worked in different capacities with American Capital Access, i-Deal and the
Actaeon Group before moving to AXA Equitable as Assistant Vice President Employee Relations.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/debra-clawar
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Kim Brizzolara:
Kim Brizzolara is a feature film and documentary producer, private investor, and philanthropist who also
serves as adviser to several nonprofit organizations. She currently has several films in development, from a
documentary on UN peacekeepers, to a narrative feature based on a memoir of a blind hero of the French
Resistance, co-produced with Martin Scorsese and Ann Druyan. She is executive vice chair of the Hamptons
International Film Festival, where she chairs a section called Films of Conflict & Resolution that she
cofounded 10 years ago, and oversees an international advisory board in the development and production of
the juried group of films from conflict zones of the world.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/kim-r-brizzolara
Maxine H. Burton:
Maxine H. Burton is the founder, president and COO of burton + BURTON. Since 1982, she has established
her company as a leader in the balloon and gift industry. Since 1982, she has established her company as a
leader in the balloon and gift industry. Through her diligence, burton + BURTON has become the largest
supplier of balloons and related gift items in the United States, employing approximately 300 employees and
enjoying a worldwide customer base. In 2000, Burton successfully expanded her product line to include
home décor accessories. Burton is an active member of the Committee of 200 and the Society of
International Business Fellows
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/maxine-h-burton
Carol M. Penn:
Carol Penn established her career as an international art dealer, appraiser, and consultant. She is also
managing partner in her family’s real estate investment company. Through her family foundation, she
supports projects that focus on health and women’s issues. Her interest in medical research is reflected in her
board membership of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Florida and in funding organizations including the NYU
Women’s Wellness Clinic, Christopher Reeve Foundation, and the LIJ/North Shore University Hospital,
where family funding has provided transportation for patients in need
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/carol-m-penn
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Carol Perrin:
Carol Perrin is an entrepreneur involved in independent projects, with focuses on various industries including
entertainment, real estate, and farming. She is keenly interested in social and political issues, particularly
education, civil liberties, and those affecting women and girls. Before retiring from the practice of law in
2009, Perrin was a principal shareholder and attorney at law with Greenberg Traurig LLP.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/carol-perrin
Sarina Russo:
Sarina Russo is the President and CEO of Sarina Russo Group. Since 1979, Sarina Russo has been changing
lives through education, training, and recruitment. Today, the Sarina Russo Group employs more than a
thousand people around the globe and has expanded into the UK and Western Europe. The Sarina Russo
Group includes Sarina Russo Job Access UK, Sarina Russo Job Access Australia, Sarina Russo
Apprenticeship Services, Russo Recruitment, Sarina Russo Schools Australia, James Cook University of
Brisbane, Sarina Russo Vocational Health, and her property arm, Sarina Investments. Russo is also a
member of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs World Advisory Board.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/sarina-russo
Lois F. Stark:
President of Stark Productions Inc. Lois Farfel Stark spent years as a producer of documentary films for
NBC Network News, working out of Washington, DC, and New York City and filming in Abu Dhabi, Israel,
Cuba, Liberia, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and throughout the U.S. Currently, she writes and presents
imaged talks on The Web and the Ladder, a visual tour of worldviews, from migratory to modern times. She
is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and holds two Master of Arts degrees, in education and
communications.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/lois-f-stark
Liora Sternberg:
Liora Sternberg was president and director of Eagle Trading Systems Inc., a money management firm in
Princeton, NJ. From the time she founded the company in 1993 until her departure in 2011, Eagle grew to
manage over $2 billion in assets. Eagle invests in global macro opportunities based on computer decision
models which guide it to participate in a wide range of commodities, currencies, stock indexes, and fixed
income markets.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/liora-sternberg
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Donna Block:
Dr Donna Block is founder of Clinic Sofia, an Edina-based OB/GYN clinic providing patients of all ages
with the tools to advocate for their health as part of a healthy, supportive community of women. . A graduate
of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Dr. Block has been an OBGYN since 1987 and is boardcertified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/donna-block
Lauren J. Wachtler:
Lauren J. Wachtler is a partner in the law firm of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in its New York City
office, specializing in commercial and business litigation. She has served on the executive committee and in
the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association since 2006, has chaired its Committee for
Lawyers in Transition since 2006, and has served as a member of the Task Force on Wrongful Convictions
since 2008.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/lauren-j-wachtler
Stasia Washington:
Stasia Washington, Managing Director First Foundation Advisors, has 25 years’ experience advising high
net worth individuals and their families, business owners, corporate executives, real estate investors, not-forprofits and family foundations on the investment management of their liquid assets, banking and estate
planning needs. Stasia is an active member of the Board of Directors of The MusiCares Foundation for the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Science.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/stasia-washington
Cynthia Schwalm:
Cynthia Schwalm is the President and CEO of Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, overseeing all areas supporting the
North American (U.S. and Canada) Business, including Medical Affairs, Marketing, Sales, and
Administration. Cynthia is a 30-year industry veteran with senior healthcare experience in the fields of
pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/cynthia-schwalm
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Carol Locke:
Dr. Carol A. Locke, M.D. is a practicing physician, both Harvard trained and previously on the Harvard
faculty for over 14 years in psychiatry. Dr. Locke is an author, international speaker, and educator on omega3's and natural health including for Harvard Medical School. She is the founder of the non-profit,
International Omega-3 Awareness Day and the CEO and Founder of OmegaBrite, and has since 1997 been
committed to creating evidence based natural products of the highest quality for her patients and the public.
She supports research in omega-3's and is deeply committed to giving back to the world community, it is her
belief that with knowledge we can change the world. In 2009 Dr. Locke founded International Omega-3
Awareness Day as a registered California non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness of the science and
evidence based health benefits of omega-3 essential fatty acids in the public, medical and scientific
communities around the world.
http://www.carolalocke.com/index.html
Stacy Fisher:
Senior Vice President, Talent Acceleration Effectiveness, Community Banking, Wells Fargo Bank.
Organization With 29 years in the financial services industry, Stacy leads an organization development and
effectiveness team of consultants focused on: executive and senior leader agility, talent management,
effectiveness, team member engagement, and diversity inclusion across the multi-disciplined lines of
business in Community Banking.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/stacy-g-fisher
Monica Mandelli:
Monica is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in New York. She is Global Head of the Family
Office Coverage and Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) Group within the Investment
Banking Division. In this role, she focuses on developing the firm’s relationships with significant
families and their corporate interests on a cross-divisional basis. Previously, Monica was Head of
the Publishing and Information Services sector and the Theatrical Exhibition sector, within the
Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Group, having broad coverage responsibility for many
media clients. Monica is also Co-Head of the Firmwide’s Women Network and has served in
leadership roles in the firm’s recruiting, training and mentoring programs. Monica joined Goldman
Sachs in 1998. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Monica worked at Merrill Lynch International in
London in the Mergers & Acquisitions group and at McKinsey & Company in New York.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/monica-mandelli
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Davia Temin:
Davia B. Temin is president and CEO of Temin and Company, an international reputation and crisis
management, strategic marketing, and public affairs consultancy. Temin and Company helps major
organizations create, enhance, and save reputations. In addition, Temin coaches 16 CEOs on issues
surrounding leadership, board, executive, and financial strategies and communications and serves as the
spokesperson for major organizations during crisis. She conducts media, presentation skills, and crisis
management training and has appeared as a guest on every network in the U.S. and numerous television
shows around the world.
http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/wlb/people/davia-temin
Nina Block:
Nina Block is the daughter of Donna Block and travels with her on the study trip.
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