It CAN Be Done!” The Leadership Story: Eileen McDonnell and Charisse Lillie in a Fireside Chat
Speaker: Eileen McDonnell (Chairman and CEO, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company)

Members $20
Non-Members $35

Chairman and CEO of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2013 and recognized as one of the region’s most powerful and influential people, including the Chamber of Commerce Paradigm 2020 Award, Eileen McDonnell will talk about personal accountability, empowerment and a commitment to shared leadership has impacted her career and leadership. Since McDonnell joined Penn Mutual, the Company has risen from 38^th largest insurance provider to the 11^th and has accomplished something that less than 1% of Fortune 1000 companies have accomplished: having a woman in both CEO and CFO positions.  Penn Mutual’s Board is also 40% female.  One of those female Board members is Charisse Lillie who will interview Eileen about her journey and share insights from her own esteemed career.  Charisse was among the first generation of students to attend an integrated school in Houston, Texas in the 60’s and became acutely aware of the impact attorneys were having on dismantling segregation laws.  She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University, her J.D. from Temple Law School and her LL.M. from Yale.  She is a successful, award-winning attorney and business executive having transitioned from a successful legal career to Comcast as an HR executive and then President of its Foundation. She also serves and has served on several Boards of Directors, such as the Federal Reserve, PECO Energy.

Join us on October 1 when Eileen McDonnell and Charisse Lillie team up to  discuss how personal accountability, empowerment and a commitment to shared leadership have impacted their careers and leadership journeys.

SPEAKER:

Eileen C. McDonnell (Chairman and CEO, Penn Mutual)

Eileen C. McDonnell has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since July 2013. She was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2011 and President in 2010, after serving as Chief Marketing Officer since 2008.

Before joining Penn Mutual, she was President of New England Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife, and Senior Vice President of the Guardian Life Insurance Company. Ms. McDonnell is a former member of the Master of Science in Management faculty at The American College, where she held the newly endowed chair for Women and Financial Services and is the author of “Marketing Financial Services to Women.”

Ms. McDonnell serves on the Board of Managers of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn Mutual. Ms. McDonnell serves on the board of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania and the board of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS).

A graduate of Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY, Ms. McDonnell majored in mathematics and computer science, and received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree in 2011. She earned her MBA in finance and investments from Adelphi University, Garden City, NY and was recognized in 2013 for ‘Outstanding Service” to the university.

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