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Join us for an enlightening evening where you'll gain invaluable insights into the journey towards becoming a board director at a public company. We are thrilled to welcome our keynote speaker, DeDe Orraca-Cecil, from Egon Zehnder—one of the world’s premier executive search firms. DeDe will delve into the current landscape of board directorship, sharing best practices and strategies to ensure your success in this prestigious role. This program also features a panel of esteemed public company directors. They will offer their personal experiences and advice, providing a well-rounded perspective on what it takes to excel in the boardroom.
Event Schedule: 4:30 PM: Arrival and Welcome 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Main Program with DeDe Orraca-Cecil and Guest Speakers 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Dinner 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM: General Networking (optional)
Location This get-together will be a Private Event at Ellen's home in Weston, MA; the exact location will be shared with members who RSVP.
Important: There's a maximum capacity. Please make sure to RSVP to save your spot.
If you have further questions, please contact Cristina at [email protected].
This is a unique opportunity to connect with industry leaders and peers who are passionate about advancing their careers to the highest echelons of corporate leadership.
Host: Ellen Richstone Expert: DeDe Orraca-Cecil
Dede Orraca-Cecil, based in Boston, is a member of Egon Zehnder’s Consumer Practice where serves clients in the Media, Entertainment, and lifestyle industries. Her experience working in highly regulated industries on matters of collaborative and corporate governance have made her a trusted advisor to CEOs, boards, and senior executives across industries and sectors (public, private and social). She partners with clients on a wide range of leadership, performance and talent solutions including talent acquisition and assessment, transformative leadership, and organizational agility.
Before joining Egon Zehnder, Dede was a Principal at Tapestry Networks, a strategy consulting firm specialized in creating multi-stakeholder public-private partnerships to address issues in health care, finance, and corporate governance. Previously, she was a Litigation Associate in the New York and San Francisco law offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Dede also spent a number of years working in global health, development, and foreign policy with the World Health Organization, the Clinton Foundation, Yale’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, and others.
Dede earned a JD from Columbia University School of Law, a master’s degree in global health policy and development from Yale University, and a BA in art history from Williams College. She is passionate about her husband and four young children and about promoting women’s leadership. She is currently building an organization called “She Rules” to introduce elementary school girls to politics and civics.
As a Board member, currently a Financial Expert and Audit Chair. In addition, experience on Compensation and Nom/Gov Committees. Public Boards range in size from micro-cap up to Large Cap. Operating Experience as CFO up to $4Billion in revenue. From an operating perspective, CEO of private services company growing it threefold. Have also been CFO for both public and private companies ranging in size from early stage up to US $4Billion in revenue and market caps up to US$7 Billion. She is a former Fortune 500 CFO (Rohr Aerospace) and former Fortune 500 Treasurer (Data General). Other companies included: Sonus Networks (Telecommunications), Brooks Automation (semiconductors) and Honeywell Bull (mainframe computers), Polaroid (Consumer Products) and Chemical Bank (Financial Services). Operating experience includes completing and integrating over 35 acquisitions, raising over US$1 Billion in the equity/debt markets and implementing business planning/operational reviews globally. Extensive global business experience includes: China, Europe, India, Japan, S. Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, US), Investor Relations, Crisis Management, Manufacturing, Growth and Turnaround.
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