Our mission is to create a special center for women—an inspiring setting where leaders can come together to learn … to innovate … to exchange ideas … to reflect … to challenge old models … and to create new possibilities.
Simply, we believe the Center can be the place where conversations happen that change the world.
Our home will be a beautiful eight-acre campus on the shores of Geneva Lake, a site with deep historical associations and exceptional natural beauty, nestled on pristine woodlands that adjoin George Williams College of Aurora University and Yerkes Observatory.
Here we will convene women leaders at the forefront of public and private enterprise, global supply chain, engineering and technology, infrastructure and design, space and astrophysics, creating global solutions to complex problems in a setting designed to foster conversation and collaboration.
The Center is a place for celebrating what has been … and imagining what could be. In our vision, the stars for women’s leadership are aligning over Williams Bay. Please join us.
The rolling hills of Williams Bay have been home for millennia to Native Americans, deep forests, and vibrant wetlands. The present-day community is dedicated to nature, education, history, and outdoor pursuits.
A triumph of architecture and technology, Yerkes Observatory is considered the birthplace of modern astrophysics, where leading astronomers such as Edwin Hubble and Nancy Grace Roman conducted groundbreaking research.
The Center will adjoin the beautiful campus of George Williams College, a private school specializing in service-related degrees. We look forward to sharing resources and inspiration with GWC as a kindred spirit in education and development.
If women today can look forward to more satisfying lives and careers, they still have far to go before the business community fully realizes their gifts.
What will it take to tap this talent pool in a way that helps us all? A brighter future lies in fostering systems and organizational cultures that invest in women as leaders, champion their contributions, and connect them powerfully to peers.
In one generation, the global supply chain has dramatically changed how we live and work. In this new world, we need new ways of interacting. Women are rising well to this challenge. How can we keep attracting, promoting, and advancing talented female leaders to guide the global supply chain, with its promise and responsibility for our shared future?
How can we encourage more women and girls to enter STEM careers? And, once they’re there, how can we encourage them to stay and thrive? Women who push ahead despite challenges can enjoy profound rewards. The deciding factor in overcoming obstacles is often a helping hand or inspired mentor at the right time and place.
Well-designed infrastructure creates swift connections between people, ideas, and resources; good design makes life more functional, more beautiful, more inspiring and more informative.
Some of our best minds in systems and design thinking belong to women. How can we champion even more of them to flourish in these fields?
Crewed space exploration is going to the moon…and beyond. The future promises permanent lunar outposts for research, manufacturing, and logistics. This next phase will need new partnerships between public and private enterprise. Some of the most innovative initiatives are being piloted by women engineers, entrepreneurs, and investors. Let’s encourage women to lead in this adventure—on earth and throughout the skies.
