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Nonprofits & Associations

Penny Pritzker Elected Chairman of the Board at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Photo: Carnegie Endowment On February 22nd, Penny Pritzker was elected chairman of the Board of…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 23, 2018

News Media

Margaret Brennan Named New Host of CBS’s “Face the Nation”

Photo: CBS News CBS News announced that Margaret Brennan, current White House and foreign affairs…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 22, 2018

Business

Tupperware Brands Elects Next President and CEO

Photo: WSJ On February 21st, Tupperware Brands Corporation announced that its Board of Directors elected…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 22, 2018

State & Local Government

New President & CEO of Houston First Corporation

Photo: Houston Chronicle On February 21st, the Houston City Council approved Brenda Bazan as the…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 22, 2018

News Media

Marjorie Olster Joins NYT International Desk

Photo: The New York Times Michael Slackman, an international desk editor at The New York…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 20, 2018

Business

Albertsons Companies and Rite Aid Agree to Merge

Photo: PennLive On February 20th, Albertsons Companies announced an agreement to merge with Rite Aid…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 20, 2018

Nonprofits & Associations

New York Botanical Garden Names Its First Female President and CEO

Photo: New York Times Carrie Rebora Barratt, currently deputy director of collections and administration at The Metropolitan…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 16, 2018

State & Local Government

Interim Director of Oklahoma State Department of Health Resigns

On February 13, 2018, Preston Doerflinger resigned from the Oklahoma State Department of Health amidst…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 15, 2018

Federal Government

U.S. Senate Confirms Three Department of Transportation officials

Three new Department of Transportation officials were confirmed by the Senate Tuesday night, finally giving…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 14, 2018

Business

Chipotle Names Taco Bell Chief Executive as its New CEO

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. named Brian Niccol as its new chief executive officer, effective March…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 14, 2018

Business

Former DOE Secretary to Join Southern Company’s Board of Directors

Southern Company announced that former Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz has been appointed to…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 13, 2018

News Media

The Des Moines Register Hires New Politics Editor

Effective mid-March 2018, Rachel E. Stassen-Berger will assume the position of politics editor at the…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 13, 2018

Law & Lobbying

President Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of Judicial Nominations

President Trump announced his intent to nominate four to the United States Court of Appeals.…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 12, 2018

Nonprofits & Associations

Former Tufts President Selected as 29th President of Harvard

Lawrence S. Bacow, currently the Hauser leader-in-residence at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Center for…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 12, 2018

Business

National Geographic Partners Appoints New CEO

Today, National Geographic Partners named Gary E. Knell as its new chief executive officer, effective…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 9, 2018

Nonprofits & Associations

Meyer Memorial Trust Names New President and CEO

Michelle J. DePass has been named the next president and chief executive officer at Meyer Memorial…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 9, 2018

Federal Government

President Trump Announces Pick to Lead Ethics Agency

On February 8, 2018, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Emory A. Rounds III…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 8, 2018

Congress

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Regains Top Foreign Relations Post

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) regained his post as senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 8, 2018

Business

Former GE Chairman and CEO Appointed as Athenahealth’s New Chairman

Athenahealth, Inc. has named Jeffrey "Jeff" Immelt, former GE chairman and CEO, as the company's new…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 8, 2018

Nonprofits & Associations

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Elects New President

On February 7, 2018, Dr. Elizabeth Alexander was elected to be The Andrew W. Mellon…

Leadership ConnectFebruary 8, 2018

Leadership Connect

Penny Pritzker Elected Chairman of the Board at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Margaret Brennan Named New Host of CBS’s “Face the Nation”

Tupperware Brands Elects Next President and CEO

New President & CEO of Houston First Corporation

Marjorie Olster Joins NYT International Desk

Albertsons Companies and Rite Aid Agree to Merge

New York Botanical Garden Names Its First Female President and CEO

Interim Director of Oklahoma State Department of Health Resigns

U.S. Senate Confirms Three Department of Transportation officials

Chipotle Names Taco Bell Chief Executive as its New CEO

Former DOE Secretary to Join Southern Company’s Board of Directors

The Des Moines Register Hires New Politics Editor

President Trump Announces Eleventh Wave of Judicial Nominations

Former Tufts President Selected as 29th President of Harvard

National Geographic Partners Appoints New CEO

Meyer Memorial Trust Names New President and CEO

President Trump Announces Pick to Lead Ethics Agency

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Regains Top Foreign Relations Post

Former GE Chairman and CEO Appointed as Athenahealth’s New Chairman

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Elects New President

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