Category: Women Worth Watching

Women Worth Watching 2015 Leigh A. Parker Rockwell Collins VP Is Passionate about Innovation   Leigh Parker started her career at Rockwell Collins as an engineer but was quickly promoted to a position of leadership. She has held key leadership roles in several successful programs at Rockwell Collins, including development of air transport displays, situational… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Kellie Lerner Robins Kaplan Partner Pursues Justice and Fairness with a Passion   Kellie Lerner represents both plaintiffs and defendants in some of the nation’s largest antitrust lawsuits. A Partner with Robins Kaplan LLP, her talent for sifting through large swaths of data to uncover antitrust violations has made her a… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Jennifer K. Grady This Managing Partner Has a Habit of Breaking New Ground   As managing partner of Richards Kibbe & Orbe, Jennifer Grady is responsible for directing the affairs of a law firm that represents nine of the top ten global investment banks, six of the top ten private equity… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Kira Makagon RingCentral’s EVP of Innovation Proves that a Woman’s Place Is … Everywhere   Kira Makagon started her career as the youngest employee at Ingres, a startup founded by a team of UC Berkeley professors. She then went on to serve in a number of leadership roles at innovative startups… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Kirstin Turner This RBC Complex Director Nurtures People and Business Growth   Kirstin Turner has 15 years of experience in the financial industry, and more than a decade of managerial experience. She came to RBC Wealth Management–US 16 months ago from Morgan Stanley’s Houston branch, where she had overseen 40 financial… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Randa G. Newsome Raytheon’s VP of HR Believes in High Expectations and Individual Empowerment   As Raytheon’s top human resources officer, Randa Newsome is responsible for providing worldwide direction for the company’s human resource initiatives, and overseeing all human resources and security operations for a global workforce of more than 61,000.… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Ina Murray PNC’s EVP Partners with Communities to Deliver Financial Education to All   A member of the PNC team since 2006, Ina Murray served has as retail banking market manager in St. Louis and regional manager in the Northern Virginia region before being named executive vice president and retail market… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Jennifer Green CIO Uses IS Savvy to Streamline Pepper’s Business Strategy   Jennifer Green began her career with Pepper Construction Group as a project accountant before serving in a variety of controller positions, including CFO for the company’s Illinois operation. In 2013, she was named chief information officer and in 2014,… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Robin J. Davenport Parker’s VP Is a Respected Leader—at the Office and in the Community   Robin J. Davenport is vice president of corporate finance of Parker Hannifin Corporation, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. In this role, she has lead responsibility for the company’s global treasury, corporate credit, risk management, retirement plans,… Read the full article

Women Worth Watching 2015 Nancy Santiago Negrón The OFN’s Chief External Affairs Officer Builds Partnerships that Change Lives   Nancy Santiago Negrón currently serves as the Opportunity Finance Network’s chief of external affairs, where she manages OFN’s public-facing work, building relationships that create new opportunities and strategic partnerships for the organization, its members, and the… Read the full article