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Women in Business Profiles

Changing the Face of Business

Leading businesswomen share their experience and insights on how women are changing the face of business, for the better.

DEBORAH DOYLE MCWHINNEY

President, Citi Personal Wealth Management

When Deborah Doyle McWhinney wants to unwind, she picks up a needlepoint project. “I’m compulsive about it,” she says. “If I’m trying to sort out a problem, I’ll do some background stitching."

CATHERINE HUI

R&D Manager of Web Products, Bloomberg

Computer geek turned manager of web products responsible for more than 160 employees and contractors, Catherine Hui is a great example of the power inherent in a combination of technical and business skills.

RISA SPARKS

Manager Forecasting and Reporting, Eurasia Finance, Chevron Corporation

For a young Risa Sparks in the mid-1990s, it was a family friend, a woman who was an industrial engineer, who piqued her interest in engineering. “She explained what she did, and it sounded really interesting,” remembers Sparks.

KIRSTIN ENGVIG

Founder and Director, Women’s International Networking and SDA Bocconi Alumna

“From career to calling” is one of the Norwegian-born Engvig’s favorite mottoes, and neatly sums up the personal trajectory of this 39-year-old founder of WIN.

DEBI BROOKS

President & CEO
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth alumna

From Wall Street to the Search for a Cure: Debi Brooks speaks the language of Wall Street to take fundraising for Parkinson’s research to a new level.

JANE BROWN

Financial Analyst
Self Help Credit Union and Fuqua School of Business at Duke alumna

Finding Value in an MBA at a Non-profit: Promoting women’s health and providing financial assistance for the disenfranchised give Jane Brown plenty of opportunity to use her business problem-solving skills.

CATHERINE W. KANG

Commander; Special Assistant for Policy
U.S. Coast Guard and MIT Sloan School of Management alumna

Commander navigates Coast Guard policy with the help of an MBA.

DR. MELANIE KITTRELL

Executive Director of e-Business Strategies and Solutions
Merck and Co. and Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon alumna

Bridging science and business to improve healthcare access and delivery.

FRANCIS LAI

Director of Client Services
Grezenbach Glier and MIT Sloan School of Management alumna

Conducting Music to the Tune of Business: A lover of music, Frances Lai applies management expertise to orchestras, and the result is a harmonious score.

HELEN YUXIN SHU

Corporate Communications Manager
Ogilvy & Mather, Shanghai and Goizueta Business School at Emory alumna

Chinese Native Melds Cultures in International Career: These days, the more you understand how different people think and act, the more likely you are to find the best business prospects anywhere in the world.

TARA L. WHITEHEAD

Client Industry Executive, Global Communications Industry
EDS and Goizueta Business School at Emory alumna

This 18-year career veteran discusses the keys to a successful mentorship and the power of reaching out to people who’ll stir your professional soul.

ALISON A. WINTER

President & CEO
Personal Financial Services Northeast Region
Northern Trust Corporation and University of Chicago Graduate School of Business alumna

Afraid of stepping up to the plate and asking for a promotion? Alison Winter has a message for you: Get over it.