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Rebecca Shambaugh

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Rebecca Shambaugh is one of the country’s leading experts on gender equity and inclusion. She is the President of SHAMBAUGH Leadership,  a global leadership development organization whose mission is to develop high-performing  and  inclusive  leaders  who  transform  workplace  cultures  to drive greater innovation and business results. She is respected for her lifetime of groundbreaking research and thought leadership for developing and advancing women leaders and executives, creating equitable cultures where everyone can thrive.

Rebecca is also the Founder of Women in Leadership and Learning, one of the first executive leadership development programs in the country dedicated to the research, advancement, and retention of women leaders and executives. Combining 20+ years in corporate America, from front line operations to the corporate headquarters, she connects with each person through her masterful storytelling and the ability to bring to life important lessons, mindsets, and behaviors that are essential for empowering leaders to step into their unique talents and to thrive in existing roles and beyond.

Rebecca has served as a strategic partner with a number of executives and their organizations to create inclusive work cultures that drive greater talent utilization, innovation and gender balance.

Rebecca speaks at major conferences and forums before thousands of leaders and executives around the world every year, challenging conventional wisdom and overturning assumptions about how to lead in today’s business environment across six continents. She engages audiences in helping them find a winning strategy that drives organizational growth and high-performance culture, while creating the most powerful competitive advantage on the innovation front.

When it comes to women’s empowerment and advocacy, she has received many distinctions and awards including: Recipient of the Smart CEO Brava! Award, Business Leader’s Women Who Mean Business Award, Entrepreneur Organization of the Year Award, Finalist for the Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award for Woman-Owned Business of the Year, Chair of the LeadershipCouncil for Women Business Collaborative, Chairman of the Board of Young Women Lead, Member of the National Press Club and the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

Prior to starting her own company, Rebecca has worked for such premier organizations as General Motors, Fairchild Industries, and Amax Inc. as a senior executive in the leadership and human capital arena.

Rebecca partners with a cross-section of clients such as: Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Capital One, Cisco, Dow Chemical, Facebook, Hilton Worldwide, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Marriott International, Mastercard, Microsoft, National Grid, and Salesforce.

Rebecca has presented keynotes at Marriott’s Women History Month Summit, The Conference Board’s Women’s Leadership Conference, Berkeley University Women’s Conference, National Association of Women in Financial Services, Information Technology Senior Management Forum, The National Intelligence Agency Women’s Summit, The Women’s Investment Group of the Chartered Financial Analyst Society (CFA), Watermark and a TEDx speaker.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Relations from Purdue University and a Masters of Arts Degree in Organizational Development from Marymount University.