| January 29, 2004 Discussion with Janet Hanson, founder of 85 Broads and CEO of Milestone Capital At Fogarty's $15 entrance fee and cash bar Featured Speaker: Janet Hanson a pioneering working woman, entrepreneur and former Bronxville resident. She spoke about leadership, entrepreneurship, teamwork and the power of networking and co-mentoring in opening doors and shared her own inspiring story. Janet is President and CEO of Milestone Capital Management (www. milecap.com) , which manages over $2.5 billion in assets for institutional clients. Milestone Capital is the only independent, woman-owned investment advisory firm to specialize exclusively in cash management in the $2 trillion U.S. money market fund sector. Prior to founding Milestone Capital in 1994, Janet pursued a 14-year career at Goldman Sachs & Co., where she became the first woman sales manager in the firm’s history. In 1999, Janet founded 85 Broads (www.85broads.com), a global online network of current and former Goldman Sachs professionals that has grown to over 3,500 members. 85 Broads was recently recognized for its “best practices” in creating internal and external networks for women and people of color by Catalyst in a comprehensive three-year study entitled “Women in Financial Services: The Word on the Street.” Her latest initiative, Broad2Broad, brings established women in business into co- mentoring partnerships with women MBA students at leading business schools. Janet sits on the boards of several organizations, including The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, and The Columbia Women in Business Board of Advisors. Janet is a tireless advocate for opening doors for talented professional women to reach their full potential as future leaders and entrepreneurs. Janet also is a mother of two, an accomplished photographer, an avid athlete and a breast cancer survivor. |
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