Raimondo Speaking at Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women Summit” in DC on Wednesday
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is speaking Wednesday at that National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC as part of Fortune Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women Summit."
According to the publication, “Started as a list, FORTUNE MPW has evolved into the world’s most extraordinary leadership community, convening the preeminent women in business—along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education and the arts—for wide-ranging conversations that inspire and deliver practical advice.”
The speaking engagement comes on the heels of Raimondo being named the “least popular governor” in the country according to the latest Morning Consult survey.
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The MPW Summit in Washington will convene the most prominent women in the FORTUNE 500, leading female founders, and pioneering members of the new diverse U.S. Congress.
Confirmed participants include Former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice, plus Chairs and CEOs Corie Barry of Best Buy, Gail Boudreaux of Anthem, Tory Burch, Robyn Denholm of Tesla, Mary Dillon of Ulta Beauty, Beth Ford of Land O’ Lakes, Michelle Gass of Kohl’s, Margo Georgiadis of Ancestry, Mindy Grossman of WW, Marillyn Hewson of Lockheed Martin, Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments, Steph Korey of Away, Kathy Marinello of Hertz, Andi Owen of Herman Miller, Pat Russo of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sonia Syngal of Old Navy, and Zhang Xin of SOHO China. Also with us: Pinterest COO Francoise Brougher, Anita Hill, Dick’s Sporting Goods President Lauren Hobart, Uber Head of New Mobility Rachel Holt, Bank of America Vice Chair Anne Finucane, U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Airbnb COO Belinda Johnson, Caterpillar Group President Denise Johnson, Huda Beauty founders Huda and Mona Kattan, Facebook Vice President Marne Levine, U.S. Senator Martha McSally, U.S. Air Force General Maryanne Miller, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Goldman Sachs Partner Dina Powell McCormick, Facebook App Head Fidji Simo, U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik, and senior executives at Amazon, AT&T, Cisco, eBay, Estée Lauder, General Motors, Google, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Levi Strauss, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Pepsi, Pfizer, Starbucks, Visa, and Verizon.
