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Our Members Changing the World

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IWF Exceptional Leaders

13 IWF Members named to Forbes 50 Over 50 list.

Kim Sanchez Rael: Cofounder and CEO, Azuca – IWF New Mexico – Lifestyle
Paige Alexander: CEO, The Carter Center – IWF Georgia – Impact
Lyda Hill: Chairman: LH Capital / Lyda Hill Philanthropies – IWF Dallas – Impact
Ellie Hollander: President & CEO, Meals on Wheels – IWF Washington, DC – Impact
Deryl McKissack: CEO, McKissack & McKissack – IWF Florida – Impact
Maribel Perez Wadsworth: President & CEO, Knight Foundation – IWF Florida – Impact
Michele Meyer-Shipp: CEO, Dress for Success Worldwide – IWF New York – Impact
Yvette Ostolaza: Chair, Sidley Austin Management Committee – IWF Florida – Impact
Tara Lisa Perry: CEO, National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) Association for Children – IWF Washington State – Impact
Connie Lehman: Founder, Clarity – IWF Massachusetts – Innovation
Valerie Montgomery Rice M.D.: President & Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine – IWF Georgia – Innovation
Kara J. Trott: Founder, Quantum Health – IWF Ohio – Innovation (Photo Shown)
Ileana Musa: Managing Director, Head of Sales–Private Banking Group, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association – IWF Florida – Investmen

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Announcing the 32nd Class of IWF Leadership Fellows

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Chanel CEO Leena Nair, IWF Leadership Fellows Program Alumna, Awarded CBE by Prince William 

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Welcome, IWF Korea!

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25 Years of Partnership

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IWF Members Making History

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IWF France

Dr. Guila Clara Kessous, presented a historic resolution before the UN during the Peace Talks celebrating the International Day of Peace. The historic resolution demands binding quotas to ensure women’s presence in all international peace negotiations.
Petra De Silva

IWF British Columbia

Patra de Silva, IWF BC, was listed as one of the Top 50-Women Leaders of Vancouver.

Leadership Insights

World Economic Forum

Global Gender Gap Report 2025

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Women on Boards

Firms Outperform When There Are More Women on Boards, BI Says – Bloomberg

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Fast Company

Women who played sports are more likely to be business leaders

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BBC

Women in tech groups ‘can’t run on inspiration alone’

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