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Women@Google: Mary Ellen Iskenderian

2008-07-11T20:36:59Z

CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters. This event took place on October 5, 2007 as part of the Women@Google series.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President & CEO of Women's World Banking, which she joined in September 2006 to lead the microfinance-focused organization into its second 30 years. Prior to joining WWB, Mary Ellen was a senior manager at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group and held leadership positions including Director of Partnership Development, Director of Global Financial Markets Portfolio and Director of the South Asia Regional Department.

She currently sits on the advisory boards of the Dignity Fund and Kiva. Prior to joining WWB, she held numerous corporate directorship positions at such institutions as ShoreCap International, an important equity and loan fund for microfinance; Banco Caja Social; Corfinsura S.A.; and the Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation. Ms. Iskenderian received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a B.S. in International Economics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

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Women@Google: C.E.O. Women

2008-06-13T21:29:43Z

Creating Economic Opportunities for Women (C.E.O. Women) was founded by Ashoka fellow Farhana Huq in 2000 to address the unique needs of immigrant and refugee women struggling to become self-sufficient, contributing members of the world. C.E.O. Women creates economic opportunities for low-income immigrant and refugee women by teaching English, communications and entrepreneurship skills, so they can establish successful livelihoods. C.E.O. Women then provides women with intensive mentoring, coaching and access to capital needed to start a small business. More information at ceowomen.org

This event took place on March 6, 2008 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Women@Google: Aloisea Inyumba

2008-06-07T09:30:51Z

The @Google program was pleased to welcome Senator Aloisea Inyumba to the Google NYC campus on November 30, 2007. Senator Inyumba discussed her experiences in Rwanda's Parliament, working for peace in the aftermath of genocide. She has been named as one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century and was recently honored at the Women for Women Gala in New York City.

About the Speaker
A senator in Rwanda's Parliament, Aloisea Inyumba is a member of the Senate's Committee on Political Affairs and Good Governance. There she is responsible for monitoring the implementation of decentralization programs, the adherence of political parties to the fundamental laws of the nation, and the implementation of Gacaca, a participatory justice mechanism being used to address crimes of genocide. Until 2004, Senator Inyumba served as governor of Kigali-Ngali Province, responsible for policy coordination and implementation at the provincial level. She is a former commissioner and the executive secretary of Rwanda's Unity and Reconciliation Commission, where she organized and oversaw national public debates promoting reconciliation between Hutus and Tutsis in post-genocide Rwanda. Immediately following the 1994 genocide, Senator Inyumba was the first Minister of Family, Gender, and Social Affairs. She managed the aftermath of the genocide by overseeing the burial of the dead, the resettlement of refugees, and by directing a national adoption campaign that reduced the number of genocide orphans in Rwanda from 500,000 to 4,000. She later helped to establish a national women's network to adjudicate family and property issues resulting from the genocide that exist today, and she continues to play an important role in representing women's voices to local government throughout Rwanda. Senator Inyumba holds an Honors Degree (1988) in Social Work and Social Administration from Makerere University in Uganda, and an honorary doctorate from La Roche College in the United States. She serves as a member of the board of Women for Women International, the Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace, and Ruhuka, a non-governmental organization that provides trauma counseling.

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Women@Google: Hillary Clinton

2008-06-07T09:32:25Z

The Women@Google speaker series hosts 2008 Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton in conversation with Google CEO Eric

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Women@Google present Sapna Cheryan

2008-06-07T09:32:36Z

Sapna Cheryan discusses her research into the problems women face entering and remaining it the fields of CS and engineering

as a part of the Women@Google series. This event took place at Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters on April 2, 2007.

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Authors@Google: Liz Perle

2008-06-07T09:33:14Z

Liz Perle speaks at Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters about her book, "Money, A Memoir." This event took place as part of the Liz Perle speaks at Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters about her book, "Money, A Memoir." This event took place as part of the Authors@Google and Women@Google series.

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Women@Google: Grete Waitz

2008-06-07T09:33:19Z

Grete Waitz, the world's greatest female marathoner, speaks as part of the Women@Google series. Grete Waitz has been running for more than 40 years, breaking world records, breaking down barriers to women, and promoting fitness throughout the world. For the last two years she has been fighting a new challenge -- cancer. Grete discusses how to make health and fitness a lifestyle, as well as how to hone your running skills. This event took place June 12, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Women@Google: Arianna Huffington

2008-06-07T09:33:35Z

Political commentator Arianna Huffington speaks with Sheryl Sandberg as part of the Women@Google and Authors@Google series. Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media destinations on the Internet. She is also a nationally syndicated columnist and the co-host of "Left, Right & Center," public radio's political roundtable program. Huffington is the author of eleven books, including her latest, national bestseller, "On Becoming Fearless in Love, Work, and Life", a straight--to-the-point manifesto on how to be bold. In 2006 she was named to the Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the world's most influential people. This event took place June 20, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Women@Google: Diane von Furstenberg

2008-06-07T09:33:34Z

Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg speaks as part of the Women@Google series. This event took place on October 27, 2006, at Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters.

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Women@Google: Wendy Kopp

2008-06-07T09:33:27Z

Teach For America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters for a conversation with Google VP Sheryl Sandberg. This event took place on October 16, 2006, as part of the Women@Google series.

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Women@Google: Ellen Malcolm

2008-06-07T09:34:01Z

Political organizer and founder of EMILY's List Ellen Malcolm gives a lecture as part of the Women@Google series. Vanity Fair named Malcolm one of America's most influential women, and the American Association of Political Consultants named her Most Valuable Player. Her EMILY's List organization, dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to office, has contributed to the successful campaigns of 13 Democratic women senators, 67 congresswomen, and 8 governors. This event took place June 25, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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