Adena T. Friedman currently serves as President of Global Capital Access, Technology & Insights for Nasdaq. She was formerly the managing director and CFO of The Carlyle Group. In May 2014, it was announced that Friedman would return to NASDAQ OMX as the president of global corporate and information technology solutions.As of 2014, she is …
“Millard “Mickey” S. Drexler is the current chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and formerly the CEO of Gap Inc. He has been a director at Apple Inc. since 1999, and stepped down on March 10, 2015.Drexler studied at the Bronx High School of Science, City College of New York, and University at Buffalo. He …
Dr. Ola Orekunrin “The Flying Doctor,” Ladybrille Woman of the Month December 2012, shares inspiring insights in the Dare2Dream (D2D) special series of masterclasses. Dr. Orekurin shares her childhood growing up in a foster home, emphasizing that “your background does not determine your destiny.” She also talked to the D2D participants about the importance of starting …
D2D is honored to launch its special series of masterclasses presented by most prominent business moguls and ace entertainers sharing their story and words of inspiration. The first mentor joining the FCMB Challenge during D2D Bootcamp was: Mrs. Hafsat Abiola, an internationally renowned human right activist, who held her Masterclass at the FCMB Headquarters sharing …
Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can’t make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in countries with weak structures, leaders could make or break a country. In a passionate talk Swaniker …
Raquel Jacobs is a young woman who drives social change in many ways from the Beyond the Classroom Initiative, to Club 31 Woman, AfriAspire andThe Purple Square Company but it is her personal story of change that is her biggest achievement. As a teenager losing her father during Christmas was the hardest thing. It was …
