Founder & President
Sophie L’Hélias is a recognized international corporate governance and ESG expert with extensive experience in shareholder engagement and investment stewardship.
She founded LeaderXXchange in 2015 and created the award-winning Gender Diversity Exchange app that tracks, compares and benchmarks 3,900 companies in 38 industries across 27 countries on gender diversity in leadership.
Advisory Board
JC Agid is the founder of 37EASTPR, a communication and business development agency based in the United States. A media consultant and former journalist, JC helped developed the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society in North and Latin America between 2007 and 2017.
Michele Chow-Tai is Director and Head of Business Development at Fairview. Prior to joining Fairview in 2015, Michele was Relationship Manager, Institutional Relationships, at TIAA-CREF, where she was responsible for leading client relationships with the company’s largest and most complex clients across business disciplines.
Cynthia J. Cole is currently Special Counsel at Baker Botts in Palo Alto, California and formerly CEO and General Counsel in public and private companies, particularly related to technology, corporate transactional and data privacy issues such as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She counsels clients on technology transactions and deals, big data, data privacy, data sharing and IP licensing, often creating bespoke agreements in novel technology fields.
Nina Hodzic is Director ESG Integration and Solutions at Allianz Global Investors. Nina leads various projects in the area of ESG integration and market positioning of Allianz Global Investors. She also advises clients on ESG and is actively involved in setting up ESG client solutions across different asset classes.
Catherine Jackson helps clients achieve their goals through responsible investment policies, strategies and training. A renown expert in the field of environmental, social & governance (ESG) investment and risk analysis.
Diane D. Miller is President & CEO of Wilcox Miller & Nelson, a leading board and executive search and governance consultancy firm. An expert in corporate governance, Diane works with clients as diverse as global pension funds to private companies.
Carol Baldwin Moody serves as President and CEO of Legal Momentum, The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund. Founded in 1970, Legal Momentum is the nation’s oldest civil rights advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women and girls.
Debra Richman is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group. In this role, Debra advises a spectrum of healthcare industry clients from payers to providers and health systems, on best practices for developing and executing revenue growth plans, and driving superior financial performance.
Jeanne Rossomme is the founder of RoadMap Marketing, and has worked with fast growing tech firms, solid mid-sized companies and mission-driven organizations. Her services help clients clearly define goals, focus on strategy, and then develop a roadmap to drive results.
Carol Sirou is the founder and CEO Safineia Advisors LLC. Carol has over 20 years of experience in financial services, risk, compliance and operations. She recently created her consulting company Safineia Advisors LLC. which provides services in risk management, compliance and business transformation and regulatory projects on a global scale.