Speakers

Laura Liswood is secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders, a group of women presidents and prime ministers she cofounded with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland. The council is now a policy program at the Aspen Institute. Previously, she served as managing director for global leadership and diversity for Goldman Sachs, working on issues of globalization and workforce diversity, and she is now a senior advisor to the firm. In 1997, she cofounded the White House Project, dedicated to electing a woman president of the United States. Her professional experience also includes executive-level positions in Fortune 500 international companies. After September 11, 2001 she became a reserve police officer in Washington, DC, and she is now a sergeant.