Organizational Leadership Series with Joi Gordon

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
Zoom link will be provided separately.
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As part of the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership, Columbia Business and Law Schools will host a discussion featuring Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide, in conversation with Rita McGrath, Faculty of Executive Education at Columbia Business School, as part of our Organizational Leadership Series. The conversation will focus on Joi's effective leadership style, her pursuit of women empowerment, as well as her ability to help impart a strong organizational culture at a globally recognized nonprofit.

About the Speaker:

Joi Gordon joined Dress for Success® as a board member in 1999 and became CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide in 2002.

Under her leadership, Dress for Success has become a globally-recognized leader that has empowered more than one million women to become economically advanced in nearly 150 cities in more than 20 countries. In addition to expanding the organization's reach, Joi has broadened its programming, offering a full continuum of services that help women secure employment, advance in their careers and achieve financial freedom.

Joi is a member of the Greater Queens Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and the Women’s Forum of New York. She also serves as an adviser to the G100 Women's Leadership Council. Previously, she served on several inaugural women's advisory councils for American Airlines, Office Depot and VOICE, an imprint of Hyperion Books. She also served on the corporate board of directors of Urban Brands, parent company of fashion brand Ashley Stewart.

Joi has received recognition from several professional and academic institutions including: the 2020 Chief Executive Award from the New York Society of Association Executives (NSAE); induction into the Hall of Fame at the University of Oklahoma, College of Law where she also received two of its most prestigious accolades — the Order of the Owl and Regents’ Alumni Award; the Legacy Award from Working Mother Media; Business Law in Leadership Awards from Lawyer’s Alliance; the Black Women’s Agenda, Inc.’s Economic Business Award; the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Oklahoma, Gaylord College of Journalism; the Vice Chancellor’s Award from The American Foundation for the University of the West Indies; and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Additionally, she has been profiled in Crain’s New York Business, Financial Times, Epoch Times and Black Enterprise. She also was named among Working Mother Magazine's “Most Powerful Moms in Non-Profit” list and named one of the “25 Most Influential Black Women in Business” by Network Journal Magazine.

Joi received her B.A. in radio/television broadcasting from the University of Oklahoma and her juris doctorate from its College of Law. She lives with her husband Errol in Queens, NY. Her greatest joys are her daughter and son, Sydney and Nicholas.