International Consultant, former FBI Executive

With FBI director James Comey first reopening the Clinton email case and then closing it again this past Sunday, we FEATURE Lauren C. Anderson. A former FBI Executive, Lauren Anderson is an international security and crisis management expert and the Founder and CEO of LC Anderson International, an international consulting business. Anderson had a distinguished FBI career, with many "firsts", including being one of the first women selected for an FBI SWAT team. She was appointed to the position of Legal Attaché in Paris, France, the first woman to hold that position, where she directed the FBI's engagement with, and operations in, twenty-four countries, twenty-two of which were in Francophone Africa. Media includes: Fox News Live, Huffington Post, the Washington Post.

Adjunct Fellow

With Veteran's Day coming up this week, we FEATURE Asha Castleberry. U.S. Army veteran, Asha recently completed a 30­month deployment in the Middle East. Since the 2014 ISIL incursion in Iraq, she served for Combined Joint Task Force­Operation Inherent Resolve (Anti­ISIS Military Campaign) in Iraq and Kuwait. Asha is also a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves. Asha serves on the Board of Advisors of America’s Impact, and Women Veterans and Families Network. Media includes: PS21, American Security Project.

Executive Vice President, Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience

Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, has died at 78. To commemorate her life, we FEATURE Lisa Caputo, who served during the Clinton administration at the same time as Janet Reno. Lisa Caputo is a proven business leader and an expert in marketing, strategic communications and public affairs. Prior to her career in business, Lisa spent over a decade in the public sector. She is best known for serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Press Secretary to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the White House for President Bill Clinton’s entire first term, where she oversaw the communications operations, was chief spokesperson for the First Lady and First Family, and served as a counselor to the President and First Lady. Extensive media experience.

Executive Director

Women in France will walk out of work in protest of gender pay gap. To discuss the impact of the protest today, we FEATURE Noreen Farrell. Noreen Farrell is the Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), one of the nation’s leading women’s rights organization, where she has led landmark litigation and policy reform efforts to improve the lives of women and girls at work and school. Noreen has written extensively on women’s economic issues, including discrimination based on pregnancy, pay, and caregiver status. Media includes: CNN, Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg.

President; Performer, Writer, Musician, Speaker

With November being Native American Heritage Month, we FEATURE Joy Harjo. Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a member of the Mvskoke Nation. She has released four award-winning CD's of original music and won a Native American Music Award (NAMMY) for Best Female Artist of the Year. She performs nationally and internationally solo and with her band, The Arrow Dynamics. She is a founding board member of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. She is at work on a new show, commissioned by the Public Theater: We Were There When Jazz Was Invented, a musical story that proves southeastern indigenous tribes are part of the origins of American music. Media includes: New York Times, Indian Country Today, Financial Times, CBS, NPR.