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Patsy Doerr
Drive business success through diversity and inclusion, and foster collaboration between sectors with Patsy Doerr, speaker, CEO of The Association of Junior Leagues International.
Patsy Doerr is a renowned speaker, columnist, and thought-leader in Social and Community Impact, currently serving as the CEO of The Association of Junior Leagues International. Before her current role, she held leadership positions at Credit Suisse and Thomson Reuters, focusing on diversity and inclusion, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. With over 25 years of experience in financial services, banking, and non-profit sectors, Patsy's work has earned recognition from various publications and conferences. She has been awarded for her contributions to workforce diversity and gender equality. In addition to her professional roles, Patsy lectures at Fordham University and is actively involved in several boards and committees. She holds a BS in Biology from Washington and Lee University and a Master of Science in Adult Learning and Organizational Development from Fordham University. As a speaker, Patsy addresses vital topics such as leadership development for women in business, the critical role of diversity and inclusion in business success, and practical strategies for managing global teams. She highlights the importance of collaboration between the public and private sectors in tackling societal issues.
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Women are the future of business. Just take a look at the data and the headlines on how gender dynamics in the workplace are changing. As CEO of The Association of Junior Leagues International, Patsy Doerr leads an organization of hundreds of thousands of women committed to promoting voluntarism and developing the potential of women. In this talk, Doerr will share practical tips and suggestions for women to make their mark and become leaders in their industries, as well as ways to grow their networks and establish positive mentor-mentee relationships.
With over 25 years of experience building and developing global teams across North America, Europe and Asia, Patsy Doerr is uniquely positioned to share her successful leadership strategy with senior management and team leaders. Constantly monitoring business trends—including increased globalization, market expansion and increased interest in sustainability and diversity and inclusion—doerr offers timely and relevant guidance on successful team leadership. She can also share her insights on aligning teams of different sizes, experience levels and cultural norms around a shared goal, as well as building and collaborating on sustainability and corporate social responsibility on a global scale for both the private and public sectors.
Collaboration with the non-profit sector is finally being recognized across all industries and businesses as vital to long-term growth, profitability and brand loyalty. Further, no financial entity or governing body will be able to solve the potentially catastrophic issues facing our society and economy on their own. Realistic success will be attained through collaboration on a global scale. Doerr’s unique executive level of experience, in leading corporate inclusion programs, serving on numerous nonprofit boards and heading an international charitable organization, places her as the thought leader in successful global for-profit and nonprofit collaboration.
Creating a workplace culture defined by diversity and inclusion is integral to the growth and development of successful organizations. For senior management, talent recruitment, and development teams, Patsy Doerr will share a playbook for launching diversity and inclusion efforts within their own company and kpis and measurements for tracking success. She will also speak about how diversity spans gender, sexual orientation, religion, style, approach, race, socio-economic background, and the varied schools of thought and talent that go hand-in-hand with an individual’s makeup.
Patsy brings over 25 years of expertise in diversity, inclusion, and social impact, offering invaluable insights into creating more cohesive and successful teams. Her experience leading initiatives at top-tier organizations equips her with practical strategies for enhancing your business's cultural competency and sustainability. Booking Patsy as a speaker will empower your team with the knowledge and tools to drive meaningful change and foster an inclusive environment that propels business success.
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Patsy Doerr structures her talks around data-referenced trends and draws on her executive experience across the corporate and non-profit sectors to deliver practical frameworks — covering areas such as women's leadership, global team management, and cross-sector collaboration.
Patsy Doerr speaks on women's leadership development, global team collaboration, and public-private partnerships for social and corporate impact. She serves as CEO of The Association of Junior Leagues International, an organisation of hundreds of thousands of women focused on voluntarism and developing women's potential, and brings over 25 years of leadership experience across financial services institutions including Credit Suisse and Thomson Reuters.
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