Meet The Wonderful Women And Amazing Men On Our WED HQ Global Team!

We thank our generous WEDO team and Advisory Board Members for their invaluable insights and contributions to the growth and success of our movement to empower women in business and inspire girls globally! Each brings their own diverse wealth of experience and unique perspective to Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, the Women Pioneer Awards, our Fellowship program, and our digital campaign #ChooseWomen!

Amir Dossal

Co-Founder/President Global Partnerships Forum & Former Executive Director United Nations Office for Partnerships

Christa Ventikos

Founder & CEO Ventikos Associates

Diego Favarolo

Chairman & CEO Space Ai Inc, Advisor DIY Rockets & Founder Bumeran.com

Loreen Arbus

President Loreen Arbus Foundation, The Goldenson- Arbus Foundation, & Loreen Arbus Productions, Inc.

Peter Diamandis

Founder X-Prize, Singularity University, Zero Gravity Co., Rocket Racing League & Space Adventures

Rachel Gerrol

Co-Founder & Curator Nexus Global Youth Summit

Wendy Diamond

CEO & Founder Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, Animal Fair Media, & LDP Ventures

Zainab Al-Suwaij

Iraqi American activist, Co-Founder & Executive Director American Islamic Congress

Technology, Artifical Intelligence, Virtual Reality & Blockchain Advisory Board

Our Technology Advisory Board represents leaders in the field of technology who have been able to create a variety of online platforms, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Blockchain technologies that help enhance the modern world. Through technological innovation and creativity, we will help women entrepreneurs use these online platforms to their advantage when it comes to building up their businesses.

Alicia Belzberg

CEO & Co-Founder Infinigon Group, Co-Founder Belzberg Technologies &Founder Jan Karski World Society

Crystal Rose

Co-Founder & CEO Sensay AI, Executive Producer, Head of Creative Technology PHENOMENON & Co-Founder Onvi

Galia Benartzi

Co-Founder Bancor Protocol, Co – Founder Mytopia & Co & Founder Particle Code

Heidi Messer

Co-founder Collective[i] and LinkShare

Marketing Advisory Board

Our Marketing Advisory Board represents industry leaders in media, entertainment, finance, sales and much more. Together, we will collaborate to improve branding and content strategies and build partnerships that will allow WEDO to realize its grassroots mission to empower women in business to alleviate poverty.

Harriet Seitler

Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Harpo Studios

Frank Cooper III

Senior Managing Director & Global Chief Marketing Officer of BlackRock Inc.

Christa Ventikos

Founder & CEO Ventikos Associates

Wendy Diamond

CEO & Founder Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, Animal Fair Media, & LDP Ventures

Philanthropy Advisory Board

Our Philanthropy Advisory Board is comprised of leaders who have done important philanthropic work addressing a variety of issues. This board will maintain the values of WED by supporting women-led organizations that help the world become a better place.

Andrea Kerzner

Founder and CEO of Lalela Project, Co-Creator of themoreweshare.com, Director of the Board of Kerzner International Holdings Limited

Martha “Muffy”MacMillan

Director on the board of Cargill Inc., Director on the Cargill Foundation, Waycrosse, Inc. , Boards of the American Federation of Arts, Global Minnesota, The Economic Club of Minnesota, and The Walker Art Museum

Monica Iken

Founder September’s Mission, Board Member 9/11 Memorial & Museum

Muna Rihani Al-Nasser

Chairwomen UN Women For Peace Association

Business Advisory Board

Andrea Jung

President and CEO of Grameen America, Inc., Chairman Venly, Inc., Former CEO of Avon and Board of Directors of Apple, Daimler AG and General Electric.