Ellen Alemany is Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and RBS Americas, comprising the North and South American operations and subsidiaries of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. In 2009, she was ranked 17th on U.S. Banker’s list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking, and Forbes magazine ranked her 57th on its annual list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Ms. Alemany joined RBS Americas in 2007 and was previously with Citigroup. She is chairman of the boards of directors of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and RBS Citizens, N.A., and a member of the Federal Advisory Council that advises the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. The mother of three, she serves on the boards of the New York division of the March of Dimes and the Center for Discovery, which evolves new living and learning options for individuals with disabilities and medical frailties.

Bobbi Brown, CEO and Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, started a makeup revolution in 1991 with a handful of lipsticks and a simple philosophy: “Women want to look and feel like themselves, only prettier and more confident.” Today, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics can be found throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In addition to running her company, Ms. Brown is the author of five books, including two New York Times best-sellers, and regularly shares her expertise on television, in syndicated columns, backstage at runway shows, and on editorial shoots for the world’s top magazines. As a wife and mother of three, she finds balance by trying to keep everything in life as simple as possible. She dedicates time to empowering women of all ages including Dress for Success Worldwide, which provides underprivileged women with interview suits and career development advice, and the Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers in the Bronx.

Glenda Hatchett went on to become the highest-ranking African-American woman at Delta Air Lines after graduating from Emory University School of Law, and was named one of the “100 Best and Brightest Women in Corporate America” by Ebony Magazine. She then earned the distinction of becoming Georgia’s first African-America chief presiding judge of a state court and received a 1995 NAACP Thurgood Marshall Award. The mother of two boys, Judge Hatchett is the author of the bestseller, Say What You Mean and Mean What you Say, and is known for her creative sentencing and revolutionary interventions on the award-winning, syndicated television series Judge Hatchett. She serves on the National Board of Governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. When asked about her numerous accolades and awards, she will always point out that her most important accomplishment has been her ability to have a positive impact on the lives of troubled youth and their families.