BRANDfog 25 of the Smartest Women on Twitter 2015
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This list includes some of our favorite smart women on Twitterand some crowd-sourced suggestions as well. The list is meant to celebrate women who are shaping important conversations across a wide range of topics, industries, vocations and avocations. The work these women are doing represents a breadth of creativity and diversity of intellectual perspectives. Some of these are bold face names, but many are less well known. What they have in common is that they all share an intellectual curiosity and a willingness to step out of the wings and onto the main stage of business to talk about their pursuits.
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- 1. 25 of the Smartest Women on Twitter 2015 February 2015
- 2. BRANDfog specializes in Social Media Branding. We make senior executives more visible, powerful and influential across the Web. We raise the profile of the collective leadership team to establish industry influence that creates a halo effect for the entire brand. Who We Are 2 CEOS + SOCIAL MEDIA = BETTER LEADERSHIP
- 3. About This List 3 Women in business have been hailed as better learners, listeners, and leaders across industries. Social media is challenging the wisdom of quietly climbing the corporate ladder. Women leaders who successfully engage in social media can take giant leaps forward toward building a framework to showcase their leadership. That is why BRANDfog created the 25 of the Smartest Women on Twitter list. The list is meant to celebrate women who are shaping important conversations across a wide range of topics, industries, vocations and avocations. The work these women are doing represents a breadth of creativity and diversity of intellectual perspectives. Some of these are bold face names, but many are less well known. What they have in common is that they all share an intellectual curiosity and a willingness to step out of the wings and onto the main stage of business to talk about their pursuits. This Smartest Women list is meant to be fluid and inclusive, and it needs your input! Follow me at @annmcharles, use #smartestwomen, and feel free to tweet your best recommendations.
- 4. Madeleine Albright 4 Madeleine Albright https://twitter.com/madeleine Madeleine Albright is the first woman to become the United States Secretary of State. Albright currently serves as a professor of International Relations at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and numerous honorary degrees. In May 2012, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Barack Obama. Former Secretary Albright has a vibrant and interesting Twitter account and recently bested Conan OBrian in a battle of Twitter wit. Follow @madeleine
- 5. Emily Bell 5 Emily Bell Director of Columbias Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Former Guardian news & media director of digital content. https://twitter.com/emilybell Emily Bell is a leading media commentator in the U.K., writing about broadcasting and media policy issues. Emily was director of digital content for Britain's Guardian News and Media from 2006 to 2010. Under Bell, the Guardian received numerous awards, including the Webby Award for a newspaper website in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009, and British Press Awards for Website of the Year in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Follow @emilybell
- 6. Danah Boyd 6 Danah Boyd Social media scholar, youth researcher & advocate https://twitter.com/@zephoria Danah Boyd is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and the founder of the Data & Society Research Institute. Danah is an academic and a scholar and her research examines the intersection between technology and society. Danah is also a Visiting Professor at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program and a faculty affiliate at Harvard's Berkman Center. Danah focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of the "big data" phenomenon, with an eye to issues like privacy and publicity, data (mis)interpretation, and the civil rights implications of data analytics. Follow @zephoria
- 7. Kimberly Bryant 7 Kimberly Bryant Founder of @BlackGirlsCode, White House Champion of Change https://twitter.com/6Gems Kimberly Bryant is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls CODE, a technology education nonprofit focusing on teaching girls from underrepresented communities skills in computer programming and technology. Imagine. Build. Create. is the motto at Black Girls CODE, and the organization is dedicated to building a world where everyone is given the tools to succeed and creating a new age of women of color in technology. Follow @6Gems
- 8. Anna Ch叩vez 8 Anna Ch叩vez CEO for Girl Scouts of the USA https://twitter.com/@AnnaMariaChavez Anna Maria Ch叩vez is the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Ms. Ch叩vez was the recipient of the 2012 Chairman's Award for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Women of Excellence Award from the Women of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Ms. Ch叩vez holds a law degree from the University of Arizona and a bachelors degree in American history from Yale. She has also been awarded for her work in STEM technologies and increasing participation of Girl Scouts in STEM-related fields, shes recognized as one of the 100 Women in STEM by STEMConnector. Follow @AnnaMariaChavez
- 9. Helena Foulkes 9 Helena Foulkes EVP of CVS Health & President of CVS/pharmacy https://twitter.com/helenabfoulkes As EVP of CVS Health and President of CVS/pharmacy, Helena Foulkes is responsible for all aspects of the companys retail business including its more than 7,700 retail stores. Foulkes has played an important leadership role in growing the company from its retail roots to the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States, and was instrumental in the companys move to end the sale of tobacco products. She has received numerous professional honors and serves on the boards of The Home Depot, The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Wheeler School. Follow @helenabfoulkes
- 10. Katy George 10 Katy George Global co-leader, McKinsey & Company's Manufacturing practice https://twitter.com/katymgeorge As the global co-leader of the Manufacturing practice at McKinsey & Company, Katy George works with clients to set operations strategies that reflect the latest trends in advanced manufacturing technologies, agile manufacturing, and global manufacturing competitiveness. She also leads McKinsey's evolving thinking on nextshoring, helping clients define US manufacturing strategies and build supply bases to support them, and close the skills gap for the talent needed to power increasingly sophisticated manufacturing operations. Ms. George is committed to advancing women's leadership in global business, as well as in the operations and manufacturing industry. Follow @katymgeorge
- 11. Rachel Haot 11 Rachel Haot Chief Digital Officer & Deputy Secretary for Tech for @nygovcuomo. https://twitter.com/RachelHaot Rachel Haot is Chief Digital Officer and Deputy Secretary of Technology for New York State, part of Governor Andrew Cuomos administration. As Deputy Secretary for Technology, Ms. Haot leads the States digital experience across web, mobile and social media with a focus on streamlining services and supporting public engagement online. Prior to this role, Rachel served as Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In 2012, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Follow @RachelHaot
- 12. Gwen Ifill 12 Gwen Ifill Moderator & managing editor of Washington Week on PBS, co-anchor & managing editor of PBS NewsHour; best-selling author https://twitter.com/@gwenifill Gwen Ifill is a moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS and co-anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour. Gwen is a political analyst, and moderated the 2004 and 2008 Vice Presidential debates. She is the best- selling author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. Ms. Ifill has received more than 20 honorary doctorates and serves on the boards of the News Literacy Project andthe Committee to Protect Journalists. She is a fellow with the American Academy of Sciences. Follow @gwenifill
- 13. Saran Kaba Jones 13 Saran Kaba Jones Founder of @faceafrica, working on global access to clean water https://twitter.com/sarankjones Saran Kaba Jones is the founder & executive director of @faceafrica and a clean water advocate. FACE Africa aims to provide 100% water coverage and positively change the lives of tens of thousands of people in remote communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Her focus is on strengthening water, sanitation & hygiene infrastructure in remote communities. In 2013, she was listed by the Guardian UK as one of Africa's 25 Top Women Achievers. She was also named a 2013 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, part of a unique community of action-oriented and entrepreneurial young leaders. Follow @sarankjones
- 14. Julie Kantor 14 Julie Kantor Chief Partnership Officer at STEMconnector速 & Million Women Mentors Initiative https://twitter.com/JulieKantorSTEM Julie Kantor is a tireless ambassador for STEM education, entrepreneurship and building of Americas skilled workforce. She is a Chief Partnership Officer at STEMconnector & Million Women Mentors. Million Women Mentors, launched in January 2014, will support the engagement of one million women (and men) in STEM to serve as mentors by 2018. Julie is a thought leader and writer for Huffington Post Business. She was recognized by President Obama for her 20-year career in education in April of 2012 and honored by the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) as 2012 CIT GAP 50 Winner. Follow @JulieKantorSTEM
- 15. Sallie Krawcheck 15 Sallie Krawcheck Former CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Smith Barney, currently leading the professional womens network Ellevate https://twitter.com/@SallieKrawcheck Sallie Krawcheck is the former CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Smith Barney, and currently leads the professional womens network @EllevateNtwk, comprised of 35,000-plus women members from a diverse spectrum of industries and professions. She is a leading voice on lessons for personal and business success as well as issues ranging from workplace diversity and the gender pay gap to financial reform policy and corporate governance practices. Krawcheck is also a persuasive advocate for the power of diversity in driving innovation, economic growth and financial returns. Follow @SallieKrawcheck
- 16. Aileen Lee 16 Aileen Lee Founder of Cowboy Ventures https://twitter.com/aileenlee Aileen Lee is Founder of Cowboy Ventures, a digital seed-stage focused fund founded in 2012, and a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which she joined in 1999. She has a Bachelor of Science from MIT, an MBA from Harvard Business School and she is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Follow @aileenlee
- 17. Gerri Martin-Flickinger 17 Gerri Martin-Flickinger CIO Adobe https://twitter.com/gmflickinger Gerri Martin-Flickinger is SVP and CIO at Adobe. She leads the global Information Technology team, providing strategic direction and management for the companys IT infrastructure worldwide and helping to develop innovative enterprise solutions to drive Adobes business. Ms. Martin-Flickinger has more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale global IT organizations for companies experiencing explosive growth through acquisition, global expansion and/or implementing new business models. Gerri offers insight into the latest digital & technology trends, transformation of IT, women in leadership topics, as well as news from Adobe. Follow @gmflickinger
- 18. Sylvia McLain 18 Sylvia McLain https://twitter.com/girlinterruptin Dr. Sylvia McLain is a biophysicist in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford, as well as a college lecturer at St. Peter's College where she tutors biochemistry and biophysics. She runs a biophysics research group and writes about science, science policy and philosophy of science at her Occam's typewriter blog Girl, Interrupting, as well as for The Guardians Science blog network. Follow @girlinterruptin
- 19. Veronica McGregor 19 Veronica McGregor News/Social Media Mgr @NASAJPL. Also tweeting as @MarsCuriosity & @AsteroidWatch. Creator of the first #NASATweetup. https://twitter.com/VeronicaMcG Veronica McGregor manages the news and social media office at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She launched NASA into the Twitterverse in 2008 with @MarsPhoenix, which rocketed into the Top 10 accounts based on followers while the mission was ongoing. In 2009, Veronica organized NASAs first Ustream.tv broadcasts with public chat capability, and she introduced the NASA Tweetup concept events designed to bring the public behind the scenes at NASA centers to witness a mission firsthand. Veronica was included on the Forbes 2010 list of 20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter. Follow @VeronicaMcG
- 20. Azadeh Moaveni 20 Azadeh Moaveni Former TIME Middle East correspondent, author. https://twitter.com/AzadehMoaveni Azadeh Moaveni is the author of Lipstick Jihad and co-author, with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, of Iran Awakening. She has lived and reported throughout the Middle East. As one of the few American correspondents allowed to work continuously in Iran since 1999, she has reported widely on youth culture, womens rights, and Islamic reform for TIME, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. Currently, she is a TIME magazine contributing writer on Iran and the Middle East. Follow @AzadehMoaveni
- 21. Liz Ngonzi 21 Liz Ngonzi https://twitter.com/LizNgonzi Liz Ngonzi is the CEO of Afrika Tikkun USA and is a recognized authority on entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Liz served as the Communications Chair of the Presidents Council of Cornell Women and is a member of the board at Cornell Mosaic. Liz is a member of the Advisory Board to Syracuse University School of Information Studies, where she supports It Girls, a program to attract high school girls to careers in tech. Liz has keynoted in the US and Africa, including at the International Fundraising Congress, Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Ltd, a TEDx Talk at Cornell University and more. Follow @LizNgonzi
- 22. Juliana Rotich 22 Juliana Rotich https://twitter.com/afromusing Juliana Rotich is a Technologist, MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow. She currently serves as Chair of World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Data Driven Development. Juliana is the Executive Director of Ushahidi Inc., a non-profit tech company, born in Africa, which specializes in developing free and open source software for information collection, interactive mapping and data curation. Ms. Rotich leads the team that is expanding Ushahidi Inc.s global footprint, making crowdsourcing tools available and useful, and catalyzing entrepreneurial initiatives like iHub in Kenya. @afromusing
- 23. Reshma Saujani 23 Reshma Saujani Founder & CEO of Girls Who Code and the former Deputy Public Advocate of New York City https://twitter.com/reshmasaujani Reshma Saujani is the Founder of Girls Who Code, a non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology and prepare young women for jobs of the future. In her new book, "Women Who Don't Wait in Line," Reshma advocates for a new model of female leadership focused on embracing risk and failure, promoting mentorship and sponsorship, and boldly charting your own course. Reshma also served as Deputy Public Advocate of New York City. She has recently been named one of Forbes' Most Powerful Women Changing the World, Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People, Ad Age's Creativity 50, Business Insider's 50 Women Who Are Changing the World, City & State's Rising Stars, and an AOL/PBS Next MAKER. Follow @reshmasaujani
- 24. Anne-Marie Slaughter 24 Anne-Marie Slaughter President & CEO, @newamerica. Former Princeton Professor & Director of Policy Planning, U.S. State Dept. https://twitter.com/@SlaughterAM Anne-Marie Slaughter served as the first female director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State (from 2009-2011), and is currently the president and CEO of the New America Foundation, a policy institute and idea incubator based in Washington and New York. But she may be best known as the author of a 2012 Atlantic magazine cover story entitled Why Women Still Cant Have It All, which quickly became a viral sensation and helped spark a renewed national debate on obstacles to full gender equality. Follow @SlaughterAM
- 25. Debbie Sterling 25 Debbie Sterling Founder and CEO of GoldieBlox https://twitter.com/debbieblox Debbie Sterling is the founder and CEO of GoldieBlox. She gave engineering a try during her freshman year at Stanford and four years later, she graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Product Design. Bothered by how few women there were in her program, Debbie spent a year researching gender differences to develop a construction toy that went deeper than just "making it pink" to appeal to girls, introducing them to the joy of engineering at a young age. GoldieBlox stories are centered on a role model character who solves problems by building machines. Goldie's stories relate to girls' lives, have a sense of humor and make engineering fun. Follow @debbieblox
- 26. Ingrid Vanderveldt 26 Ingrid Vanderveldt Founder @EBW2020, First Entrepreneur-in- Residence at Dell https://twitter.com/ontheroadwithiv Ingrid Vanderveldt is an entrepreneur, investor, & media personality who has made Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 her mission. Shes the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Dell and the Creator/Curator of the $100M Dell Innovators Credit Fund to power entrepreneurs worldwide. Leader of the Dell Founders Club and the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs, she oversees the program that provides access for Dells 10M small business customers. She created & hosted CNBCs first original primetime series, American Made, and is the host of the online entrepreneurship show, On the Road with iV & Dells The Conversationalist Series. Her philanthropic efforts focus on womens leadership, development, & entrepreneurial initiatives in developing countries. Follow @ontheroadwithiv
- 27. Dalila Wilson-Scott 27 Dalila Wilson-Scott Managing Director of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase https://twitter.com/dalila_says Dalila Wilson-Scott is Head of Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase & Co., a worldwide leader in corporate philanthropy with $200 million invested in communities annually. Leading the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Dalila oversees the firms global philanthropic activities, including employee engagement and volunteerism, and plays a key role in helping to set the firms overall Corporate Responsibility strategy. She is credited for her lead role in launching several importance philanthropic initiatives including New Skills at Work, The Fellowship Initiative and Small Business Forward. Follow @dalila_says
- 28. Lareina Yee 28 Lareina Yee McKinsey Partner, Focused on Tech Sector and Sales/Marketing Excellence https://twitter.com/lareinayee Lareina Yee is a Partner at McKinsey & Company, focused on the technology sector and sales and marketing excellence. Ms. Yee co-led McKinseys research with the Wall Street Journal on Women in the US Economy. She specializes in high tech sales transformations, and for more than 12 years has worked extensively in Asia (with a focus in China) and the United States. She is on the San Francisco Ballet School Committee and has led a pro-bono effort with San Francisco Ballet looking at their marketing-based opportunities. Lareina is a frequent industry speaker; she is passionate about women in leadership and is the McKinsey sponsor of @LeanInOrg. Follow @lareinayee
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