This has been a welcoming year for Anne Meyer, who along with others at Frontier Communications has onboarded new executive leaders and a new board of directors, making her a veteran of sorts. Meyer, the senior vice president, associate general counsel and corporate secretary, has enjoyed the positive changes in the company’s philosophy, hiring and […]
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Shelly Shaw – Citrix
Touring a chemical plant as an undergrad at Michigan State University, Shelly Shaw suddenly realized she didn’t want to become a only chemical engineer. Instead, as the guide discussed intellectual property during the tour, she realized that her engineering degree could propel her career in law—and decided she wanted to become an intellectual property lawyer. […]
Lindsay Usherwood – Usherwood Office Technology
Alarms alert of a home break in, but if someone breaks into your computer, when—and if—you discover the breach, hackers may have already sold highly sensitive data. For companies, such breaches can result in millions of damages, not to mention a loss of public trust. As a third-generation employee at her family’s office information technology […]
Nausheen Rokerya – Visiting Nurse Service of New York
It’s hard to remember a time before the COVID-19 pandemic. The days before social distancing and mask mandates often feeling like a lifetime ago. “I often joke that I don’t even know what I did before COVID,” says Nausheen Rokerya. “These days, roughly 75 percent of my meetings relate to work generated by the pandemic.” […]
Nicole Greenidge-Hoskins – Human Rights Campaign Inc. and Human Rights Campaign Foundation
So far, 2021 has had a lot of defining moments for the transgender community. Dr. Rachel Levine became the first openly transgender person confirmed to a federal post. Openly transgender athletes competed in the Olympics for the first time. But there have also been numerous attacks. Dozens of states have proposed, and some have approved, […]
Harriet Munrett Wolfe – Webster Bank
During her 24-year career at the Connecticut-based Webster Financial Corporation, Harriet Wolfe has shepherded the organization through major milestones. She became its first general counsel in 1997. In 2002, she helped Webster become listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Two years later, she oversaw efforts to convert its subsidiary, Webster Bank, to a national bank charter—while converting the corporation to both a bank and a financial holding company. Over the past […]
Catherine Bragg – TRC Companies
While many private practice attorneys manage many clients at once, Catherine Bragg has always preferred a more monogamous approach. As an in-house lawyer, Bragg likes focusing on a single client, with an eye on truly understanding the business and adding value—and she has the resume to prove it. Since graduating from law school almost two […]
Jonathan Jung – Innovative Cosmetic Concepts
Jonathan Jung comes from a family of law school graduates. His grandfather was a prominent congressman and attorney in Korea and both of his parents went to law school. However, he took a non-traditional path toward his legal career. After graduating from college, he worked for a community service center in New York, helping underprivileged […]
Markus Green – Pfizer Inc.
There was good news to report the July morning when Markus Green spoke with Vanguard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had announced that those fully vaccinated by Pfizer Inc. were 88 percent protected against severe cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The pharmaceutical giant and its partner, BioNTech, also were examining data for […]
Merritt McGowan – Lyniate
It was a harrowing and difficult time for Merritt McGowan and her family. They had moved to New York City from Mississippi in the ‘80s when her father began working on Wall Street. Just as she was becoming accustomed to life in the Big Apple, her dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease […]
