Events
Bridging The Gap—Speaker Series
Embracing Opportunities: Why Women Leaders Are Choosing Entrepreneurship
Event info:
Thursday, November 14
6:00 – 9:00 p.m. EST
33 Hotel Seaport
33 Peck Slip, New York, NY 10038
Meg is a strategic visionary at the intersection of business and law, driving growth for tech ventures and small businesses.
With 25+ years of executive and legal experience, she brings cross-functional insights from global markets.
Her career highlights include: Equity Partner at a global law firm, Strategy Executive at a startup, Deputy General Counsel for a public company, Co-founder of Codeboxx, Founder of Frame Advisory, and Co-Founder of Basswood Counsel.
Meg Charles, Founder, Root. To Rise
Women of color hold just 7% of C Suite roles, compared to 22% held by white women
White men are the only group vastly overrepresented at the top of corporate America: They make up a third of entry level workers, but over half of the executive suite.
Despite progress, parity for white women in corporate America is 22 years away and
Source: Women in the workplace 2024 Leanin.org