Women's Leadership Report

Get a First-Hand Look at the Landscape

of Women Leaders in Michigan's Top Companies

November 7

Since 2003, Inforum has been measuring the presence of women leaders in Michigan's top public companies and releasing the results in the biennial Michigan Women's Leadership Report. 

The 2017 report - conducted in collaboration with Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business - will go beyond simply reporting the numbers. It will highlight strategies some companies have used to make their boards and executive suites more diverse - and also offer insight into how more progress can be made. 

Join us and a powerhouse panel of CEOs and national experts who will share what they've learned about leveraging gender equity to improve business. 

Speakers

Jeff Edwards

 Jeff Edwards serves as chairman and CEO of Cooper Standard, a position he has held since May 2013. He joined Cooper Standard as CEO and became a member of the company's board of directors in October 2012.

He also serves on the board of directors of Standex International Corp., and is a member of the executive committee and board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. He also is a member of Inforum's Men as Allies roundtable. See Jeff's bio here.  

Mike Mansuetti

Mike Mansuetti has been president of Robert Bosch LLC since July 2012. Since joining Bosch in 1988, Mike has held positions in engineering, manufacturing and management in the U.S. and Germany, including senior vice president, technical plant manager in Anderson, S.C., and senior vice president of the fuel injection business unit in the Gasoline Systems Division. 

Mike chairs the Original Equipment Suppliers Association board and serves on the boards of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and Kettering University. He also is a member of Inforum's Men as Allies roundtable.  See Mike's bio here. 

Meredith Miller

Meredith Miller is the Chief Corporate Governance Officer of the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust established in 2010 to pay medical benefits for 700,000 UAW retirees. Meredith oversees the corporate governance program for domestic and international equities, including proxy voting and corporate engagements on board governance issues such as diversity, executive pay, and human capital management.

Her previous experience includes leadership roles in the Clinton Administration, the Connecticut State Treasurer's office, the AFL-CIO and Service Employees International Union.  See Meredith's bio here.

Julie Daum

Julie Hembrock Daum leads the North American Board Practice of Spencer Stuart. She has conducted more than 1,000 board director assignments, recently recruiting outside directors for Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Amazon, Walmart and Bank of Montreal. 

Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Julie was the executive director of the corporate board resource at Catalyst, where she managed all board of directors activities and worked with companies to identify qualified women for their boards. See Julie's bio here. 

Moderator, Belen Gomez Russum

Belen Gomez Russum is Senior Director of Research and Board Services for Equilar, which provides data-driven solutions for board recruiting, executive compensation and shareholder engagement. 

She also leads the firm's diversity network initiative, where she created a "registry of registries" of board-ready executives with partners that include Catalyst, 30% Club, CalPERS and CalSTRS,among others. See Belen's bio here.

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