Success Stories
Nearly 40% of DirectWomen’s alumnae have been elected to serve on at least one corporate board. Board Institute alumnae have the experience, skills, independence, and business judgment required for board effectiveness and have served on 220 corporate boards.
To see the bios of all DirectWomen alumnae, please visit the Alumnae Directory.
FEATURED ALUMNAE
DirectWomen alumnae recently elected to serve on corporate boards include:
Lily Yan Hughes
Board Member – Chair & Alumna
Lily is Assistant Dean at Syracuse University College of Law, overseeing strategy and operations for the Office of Career Services and the Office of Student Experience, and appointed by the Chancellor as a member of the University Leadership Team. Previously, Lily was the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Jennifer I. Ansberry
Alumna
Ms. Ansberry currently serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LECO), a Fortune 1000, global manufacturing company with 10,000+ employees and 55+ manufacturing locations. Ms. Ansberry is responsible for the legal, compliance and EHS and sustainability functions.
Monica Karuturi
Alumna
Monica is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of CenterPoint Energy. In this role, she oversees the company’s legal department and risk management functions, including claims, environmental, insurance, enterprise risk management, ethics, compliance and privacy, internal audit and cyber and physical security.
Kimberly Banks MacKay
Alumna
Kimberly Banks MacKay is an accomplished C-suite executive with 30+ years of global multi-disciplinary experience driving growth in highly regulated public and private companies and non-profit organizations.
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