APIW NYCAIW Annual Women's Leadership Forum
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 
$25.00 for members
$35 for non-members

Zoom Webinar

Presenter: Susan S. Fleming, Keynote Speaker, Executive, Educator, Mother
Topic: Cultivating Executive Presence and Authenticity to Drive Success

Dr.     Susan     S.     Fleming     is     a     Senior     Lecturer    in Entrepreneurship and Management and Organizations at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.  Susan began her career on Wall Street, where over a period of twelve years she held various positions in the investment community, including that of Analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co., Vice President of Insurance Partners, L.P., a $540 million private equity fund and Partner at Capital Z Financial Services Partners, a $1.85B private equity fund.  After retiring from Wall Street in 2003, Susan began work as an educator, teaching executives, investment professionals, MBAs and undergraduates in the areas of corporate finance, insurance, valuation, and gender bias. She also enrolled at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management to pursue a Ph.D. in Management where her research focused on better understanding the factors contributing to a dearth of women in leadership positions in U.S. society. 

In addition to Susan’s work as an educator, researcher and business consultant, Susan helped to found a start-up company in Ithaca, NY; has previously served on the board of directors of five publicly traded insurance and reinsurance companies, two private companies and three non-profit organizations; and currently serves on the board of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., a publicly traded asset management firm.