In this month’s Ripped From the Headlines Salon, Andrea Bonime-Blanc led a discussion on the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and their global implications. Members explored what this unfolding conflict means for geopolitics, business, and leadership.

As trust in institutions continues to erode, businesses remain among the few voices people still believe in, yet many are staying silent. In The Courage Gap, Leilani Latimer urges leaders to step forward with conviction and redefine what principled leadership looks like in a divided world.

Athena Alliance has formed a Strategic Advisory Board to help guide its next phase of growth. Chaired by global AI strategy leader Malina Johnson, the board brings together leaders across AI, communications, governance, and enterprise strategy.

International Women’s Day is a moment to celebrate progress and recommit to the work ahead. In this reflection, Athena Founder & CEO Coco Brown shares why this year’s theme, “Give to Gain,” is a powerful leadership philosophy for accelerating equity.

Success rarely comes from a single breakthrough moment. In this reflection, Athena member Kelli Richards explores why the real driver of lasting impact isn’t intensity or luck—but the quiet, compounding power of consistency.

Black leadership is not only about breaking barriers, but building the systems that make progress last. A century after the first Black History commemorations, the question is no longer who rises, but what they build so others can rise too.

At this month’s Ripped from the Headlines salon, Andrea Bonime-Blanc joined Athena members to examine the geopolitical tectonic shifts reshaping the global order and what they mean for business leadership in an era of rising uncertainty.

We like to imagine moral clarity as something we already possess. Jeff Sebo suggests instead that morality is an unfinished project, one that grows messier, not simpler, as we encounter new kinds of minds.