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The Business of Life, Leadership and Legacy:
The Commonwealth Institute Celebrates Ten Years . Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 The Copley Marriott, Boston
Click Here to See Event Photos _________________________________________________ On October 24th, The Commonwealth Institute was pleased to host keynote speaker Ann Fudge, former CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business at the Harvard Business School, to speak about the Business of Life, Leadership and Legacy. We also presented the first annual Silverman Awards to three members of The Commonwealth Institute who have demonstrated a commitment to serving their communities and mentoring their colleagues. Over 400 members of the TCI community joined us for an evening of celebration along with these distinguished guests and the accomplished female leaders of Massachusetts.
Ann Fudge is the former Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, a global network of pre-eminent companies that cover the full range of marketing communications. Her remarkable rise through the ranks of corporate power made her one of the most influential decision-making women in American business and one of the most successful women in the advertising industry. Among numerous awards and honors, Ann was named by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 most powerful women in American business and most recently received a Lifetime Achievement award from Ebony Magazine. Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at the Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. She is the former editor of the Harvard Business Review and has been named as one of the "50 most powerful women in the world" (Times of London) as well as one of the "50 most influential business thinkers in the world" (Accenture and Thinkers 50 Research). She is the author or co-author of 16 books and the recipient of 22 honorary doctoral degrees. Her most recent book is titled America the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again.
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