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the women's forum of new york presents
The Women’s Forum of New York invites you to
THE 2014 ELLY AWARDS
Honoring
BILLIE JEAN KING
Introduced by The Honorable David N. Dinkins
and
SALLIE KRAWCHECK
Introduced by Karen Finerman
Monday, November 17, 2014
11:30-12:15 Reception
12:15-2:00 Luncheon & Presentation
The Plaza Hotel
Fifth Avenue at Central Park South
New York City
Conversation on leadership led by
RIKKI KLIEMAN
Proceeds from the Elly Awards benefit The Education Fund of the Women’s Forum
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Legendary Chair: Lucy Jarvis
Honorary Chairs: Maria Cuomo Cole, Pat Mitchell
Chairs: Anne Donovan Bodnar, Eugenia Ulasewicz
Committee: Beverly Beaudoin, Irene Cohen, Amy Dorn Kopelan, Suzanne Dowling, Barbara J. Friedman,
Emita Hill, Suzanne Jaffe, Ami Kaplan, Liz Neumark, Denise V. Seegal, Ilene Wachs, Linda A. Willett
GOLD SPONSORS
BNY Mellon
Deloitte
SILVER SPONSORS
AECOM Technology Corporation, Dede Thompson Bartlett, Annabelle Bexiga and Chris McConnell,
Muriel F. Siebert Foundation, SunGard Financial Systems, Time Warner Inc., Joanne & Fred Wilson
BRONZE SPONSORS
A+E Networks, Accenture, Georgette F. Bennett, Anne Donovan Bodnar, Con Edison, Chadick Ellig,
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., EY, Great Performances and CPS Events at The Plaza, Greenberg Traurig LLP,
Lucy Jarvis, Ann F. Kaplan, KPMG LLP, Monika Machon and Richard Bram, Macy's and Bloomingdale's,
Nina McLemore, J.P. Morgan, Norton Rose Fulbright, OppenheimerFunds, Pearson,
Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, Sy Syms Foundation, Elaine Taylor-Gordon, Lulu C. Wang,
Marissa C. Wesely, Linda A. Willett
Our generous Benefactor supporters: Pamela Baxter, Beverly Beaudoin, Myra J. Biblowit, Dr. Joyce F. Brown,
Carolyn Carter, Patricia Chadwick, Change Create Transform Foundation, Jane Chesnutt, Irene Cohen,
Linda Cohen, Beth Comstock, Daffy's Foundation, Lisa Dennison, Kathleen Dore, Mary C. Farrell, Rita V. Foley,
Gail D. Fosler, Nieca Goldberg, M.D., Jill Granoff, Annette Green, Julie Greiner, Lou Rena Hammond,
Gina Harman, Suzanne D. Jaffe, Anuradha T. Jayanti, Rikki Klieman, Gail S. Landis, Hillie Merritt Mahoney,
Barbara Marcus, Dr. Marcella Maxwell, Ellyn A. McColgan, Donna M. Milrod, Deanna M. Mulligan, Carol Nelson,
Marianne Parrs, Deborah A. Peacock, Grace E. Richardson, Marcella Rosen, Denise V. Seegal, Marissa Shorenstein,
Esther Silver-Parker, Sheryl Sleeva, Gillian Sorensen, Marcy Syms, Juliana Terian, Barbara Tober, Suzanne Townsen,
Trio Foundation, Eugenia Ulasewicz, Ilene Wachs, Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner, Marcia S. Wilson
Our generous Patron supporters: Lauren C. Anderson, Susan Davenport Austin, Subha V. Barry,
Jessica M. Bibliowicz, Kim Bishop, Pamela J. Craig, Vita Cassese, Patricia Cook, Ph.D., Anne Busquet,
Rita B. Crotty, Marsha Dubrow, Ph.D., Gail M. Dudack, Tiffany Dufu, Susan Falk, Barbara J. Friedman,
Fredrica S. Friedman, Carolee Friedlander, Pamela F. Gallin, M.D., Deborah Gillis, Elizabeth Grayer,
Karen Grinthal, Dr. Ludy Green, Barbara Dwyer Gunn, Carla Harris, Leila Heckman, Julia Kahr,
Karen Persichilli Keogh, Amy Dorn Kopelan, Ilene H. Lang, Laurie Ledford, Loretta McCarthy,
Jacqueline McMickens, Wendy Mendenhall, Donna Orender, Jonelle Procope, Dara Richardson-Heron, M.D.,
Julianna Richter, Eunice I. Salton, Ann Misiaszek Sarnoff, Rosita Sarnoff, Karen A. Scappaticci, Ph.D., Ellen Schall,
Westina Matthews Shatteen, Ellen Sills-Levy, Lorie A. Slutsky, Kathryn B. Swintek, Alair Townsend,
United Way of New York City, Laura R. Walker, Anita Volz Wien, Myrna Z. Weiss,
The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation, SUNY Chancellor Zimpher
Photo by Andrew Coppa.
BILLIE JEAN KING
Introduced by The Honorable David N. Dinkins
Billie Jean King, longtime champion for social change and equality, created new inroads for men and women in sports and beyond during
her legendary tennis career. Growing up playing tennis in California public parks, she won her first of a record 20 Wimbledon titles in 1961
and went on to win 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles. She empowered women and educated men with her 1973 defeat
of Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes, which has been regarded as one of the greatest moments in sports history. Ms. King was named
one of the ‘100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century’ by Life Magazine and, in 2009, President Obama awarded her with the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. She founded the Women’s Tennis Association (1973), the Women’s Sports
Foundation (1974) and co-founded World TeamTennis (1974). Ms. King sits on the boards of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Andy Roddick
Foundation and was appointed to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. In 2014 she will launch the Billie Jean King
Leadership Initiative, which will address inclusion and diversity in the workplace and beyond.
David Dinkins served as NYS Assemblyman, president of the NYC Board of Elections, City Clerk and President of the Borough of Manhattan before being elected the 106th Mayor of the City of New York in 1989. Among his major successes, he instituted “Safe Streets, Safe City:
Cops and Kids,” launched the revitalization of Times Square, and brokered a deal that kept the US Open Tennis Championships in New York.
A professor at Columbia University, and a member, chair or trustee of innumerable boards, Mayor Dinkins recently penned A Mayor’s Life:
Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic, a revealing look at a devoted public servant and a New Yorker in love with his city.
SALLIE KRAWCHECK
Introduced by Karen Finerman
Sallie Krawcheck, recently named number 9 on Fast Company’s list of the “100 Most Creative People 2014,” has built a successful career as a senior corporate executive, as a research analyst and now as an entrepreneur. From her turnaround and subsequent nurturing of
troubled wealth management businesses, to eliminating Wall Street conflicts of interest and advocating a true client-centered business model,
Ms. Krawcheck has been referred to as one of the most successful and influential executives in financial services, having spent years as the
guardian of such brands at Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch and US Trust. She often notes that “Investing in women is simply smart business”
and is expressing this view through her ownership in the Ellevate companies. The Ellevate network, a global professional women's network of
over 34,000 members, is the most expansive and diverse of its kind. Ellevate Asset Management has partnered with Pax World to recently
launch the Pax Ellevate Global Woman’s Index Fund, which invests in the highest-rated 400 companies in the world for advancing women,
the first and only fund of its kind. She continues to advise start-up companies, focuses on education-oriented philanthropy and serves on a
variety of boards.
Karen Finerman is a permanent panelist on CNBC's Fast Money, one of the most watched business programs in America. She began her
career as a trader at First City Capital, a risk arbitrage fund and later joined Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette where she became Lead Research
Analyst for the Risk Arbitrage department. Ms. Finerman co-founded New York-based hedge fund Metropolitan Capital Advisors in 1992,
where she currently serves as CEO. She is proud to serve on the Board of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Her first
book, Finerman's Rules: Secrets I'd Only Tell My Daughters About Business and Life, was released in June 2013.
RIKKI KLIEMAN
CBS News Legal Analyst Rikki Klieman is a television anchor, trial attorney, actor, professor and best-selling author who has earned a sterling
reputation as one of the nation’s most celebrated lawyers and legal authorities. The recipient of various public service awards, she continues
to inspire the lives of others with her autobiography, Fairy Tales Can Come True – How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny, which
reached the L.A. Times Best Seller List. Named one of the five most outstanding women trial lawyers in the country by TIME magazine,
Ms. Klieman remains Of Counsel to the Boston law firm of Klieman & Lyons, where she specializes in criminal trial and appellate practice as
well as civil litigation.
EDUCATE A WOMAN, IMPACT GENERATIONS
Through grants that allow women in need to pursue undergraduate college degrees,
The Education Fund of the Women’s Forum has, for 27 years, helped mid-life women who
have overcome life’s adversities not only fulfill their dreams, but build better futures
for their families and communities.
WOMEN’S FORUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ami Kaplan, President, Liz Neumark, Vice President, Anuradha T. Jayanti, Treasurer, Carolyn Carter, Secretary,
Linda L. Addison, Lauren C. Anderson, Pamela Baxter, Anne Donovan Bodnar, Jane A. Chmielinski,
Lisa Dennison, Rikki Klieman, Monika M. Machon, Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Dara P. Richardson-Heron, M.D.,
Ann Misiaszek Sarnoff, Eugenia Ulasewicz, Laura R. Walker, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Sheena Wright
Janice Reals Ellig, Ex-Officio, Doris P. Meister, Ex-Officio
THE EDUCATION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Beverly Beaudoin, President, Liz Neumark, Vice President, Anuradha T. Jayanti, Treasurer,
Carolyn Carter, Secretary, Mary Ann Casati, Ami Kaplan, Ann Misiaszek Sarnoff, Ilene Wachs, Linda A. Willett,
Irene Cohen, Ex-Officio
Rita B. Crotty, Executive Director
Women’s Forum of New York, 59 East 54th Street, Suite 81, NYC 10022 212-447-9107 womensforumny.org