Navient honored as corporate game changer by Women’s Forum of New York
November 14 2017 - 10:25AM
Navient was honored today by the Women’s Forum of New York at the
fourth biennial Breakfast of Corporate Champions for achieving at
least 25 percent female representation in the boardroom. Six of
Navient’s 11 directors are women, representing 55 percent of the
company’s board. Navient was recognized as a corporate game changer
making strides to advance women at the director level.
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“Diversity and inclusiveness at all levels allows us to see
things from a broader perspective and to perform at our best,” said
Patricia Lawicki, chief information officer and executive vice
president, Navient, who represented the company at the event. “We
are grateful to be recognized for this achievement and applaud the
distinguished companies honored today for increasing gender
diversity in the boardroom.”
Navient is among the few S&P 500 companies with a majority
women board. The company has attracted nationwide recognition for
gender parity on its board from 2020 Women on Boards and
the New York Stock Exchange Governance Services.
“We congratulate Navient and their work towards achieving a
greater gender balance in their boardroom,” said Janice Reals
Ellig, CEO, The Ellig Group and chair of the event. “Navient knows
that more women on boards is smart business and their continued
success is an inspiration to others."
The event brought together an audience of more than 600, kicking
off with a call to action from tennis legend Billie Jean King, who
founded the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative to foster more
inclusive leadership, including more representation of women and
diversity in corporate America. The awards presentation was
followed by panel discussions detailing how top U.S. companies can
become game changers that make real progress in the path to
parity.
Founded in 1974, the Women’s Forum of New York is a community
where preeminent New York women leaders of diverse achievement come
together to make a difference for each other and to take an active
leadership role in matters of importance to them.
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About NavientNavient (Nasdaq:NAVI) is a leading
provider of asset management and business processing solutions for
education, healthcare, and government clients at the federal, state
and local levels. The company helps its clients and millions of
Americans achieve financial success through services and support.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Navient employs team members
in western New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and other locations. Learn more at
navient.com.
About the Women’s Forum of New YorkThe Women’s
Forum of New York is the city’s premier organization of women
leaders. The invitation-only membership of more than 500 women,
representing the highest levels of achievement across all
professional sectors from finance to fine arts, is dedicated to the
advancement of women’s leadership through programs which enrich
members lives personally and professionally, through The Education
Fund which enables talented women whose potential has been
disrupted by extreme adversity to resume their education, and
through the Corporate Board Initiative, which extends and expands
the contribution of women leaders through corporate board
participation. Founded in 1974, the Women's Forum of New York is
the flagship of the International Women's Forum, a global
organization of over 6500 outstanding women leaders in over 74
Forums around the world.
Contact:
Nikki Lavoie, 302-283-4057,
nikki.lavoie@navient.com
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