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Carla A. Harris will discuss her book Lead to Win, a practical advice-filled book for anyone who wants to influence and lead others to make positive change.
Carla A. Harris, author of Expect to Win and Strategize to Win and senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley, was appointed in 2013 by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women's Business Council. She was also the chair of The Executive Leadership Council; chair of the board of the Morgan Stanley Foundation; and currently sits on both for-profit and other philanthropic boards.
The recipient of several professional awards, Harris has been named to Fortune magazine's list of "The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America," Essence magazine's "The 50 Women Who are Shaping the World," Ebony's list of "15 Corporate Women at the Top," and others. She regularly appears on national television and radio programs, and speaks to corporations, colleges and universities, and at events and conferences many times a year.
Harris has degrees from Harvard University and numerous honorary doctorates. An accomplished gospel singer, she has released four albums and performed to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall and the Apollo Theatre. She lives in New Jersey.
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Presented in partnership with the Women's Business Development Council.