| Wanda T. Wallace, Ph.D. |
Most recently, Dr. Wallace has focused on helping women advance their careers as well as assisting corporations in engaging managers. This work began with a research project that explored the careers of women in senior-level corporate positions and focused on why these women were leaving corporate life so quickly. She speaks at large scale events (e.g., “Women on Wall Street” in New York and “Women in European Business” in London) as well as smaller company-specific functions. She also conducts seminars and coaches female and male leaders. Dr. Wallace has forged close relationships with a number of blue-chip clients, including ABB, Allianz Group, British Petroleum, British Telecom, Citigroup, Coach, Credit Suisse, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ericsson, Ernst & Young, Ford Motor Company, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, GlaxoSmithKline, ITT, LG, Kennametal, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Navistar, Philips, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Unilever and Vodafone. As a consultant and educator who is equally at ease in the distinct worlds of business and education, she has designed a number of highly rated programs that have been enthusiastically received on both sides of the Atlantic. For clients, she has developed and introduced a number of executive education models that combine the best of practice, dialogue, thought and action. She is the author of Reaching the Top, Factors that Impact the Careers and Retention of Senior Women Leaders. Dr. Wallace received her Ph.D. from the Psychology Department at Duke University in 1985, with special emphasis on cognitive and thought processes. Prior to founding Leadership Forum Inc., she was a professor in Marketing and then Associate Dean of Executive Education at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Lastly, Dr. Wallace held the position of Executive Vice President at Duke Corporate Education, Inc. |