C200 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance women corporate leaders and entrepreneurs.
As a membership association with an educational and charitable mission, the purpose of C200, an association of the world’s leading corporate and entrepreneurial businesswomen, is to encourage and facilitate the sharing of members’ expertise, experience, networks, and leadership to educate, inspire, support, and advance women leaders in business – for the benefit of its members and the broader community of current and future women business leaders.
We’re a professional peer community like no other, uniting to make the business world a more equal and equitable place for all women. We support future business leaders through robust programming targeted at rising corporate stars and leading entrepreneurs, while working together to increase the representation of women, especially women of color, in executive and board roles.
For forty years, C200 has championed advancing women leaders in business to help them achieve and succeed in the highest levels of operating responsibility. While C200 has made many inroads, there has not been enough progress. The lack of women, especially women of color, in positions of profit and loss (P&L) leadership roles in business is a product of systemic and institutional bias and exclusion.
In the spirit of “Success Shared,” our Board of Directors unanimously endorsed our collective commitment to diversity and inclusion by signing C200’s D&I Pledge.
We intend to redress the bias and exclusion that exists in the world today and move forward with diversity, inclusion, and belonging as intrinsic pillars in everything we do as an organization and community of business leaders.
Board of Directors
Maryann Bruce
Chair
Experienced Corporate Director and Former Fortune 100 Division President & CEO
Dana Fusaris
Treasurer
Principle, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Fundamental Advisors LP
Holly Kaczmarczyk
Secretary
Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo
Mithu Bhargava
Director at Large
SVP & GM – Global Professional Services
NCR Corporation
Susan Brennan
Director at Large
Chief Operations Officer
Bloom Energy
Tena Clark
Director at Large
Founder & CEO
DMI Music & Media Solutions
Monica Cole
Director at Large
Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo
Lin Coughlin
Director at Large
Founder & CEO
Great Circle Associates
Edie Fraser
Director at Large
Founder and CEO
Women Business Collaborative
Margo Georgiadis
Director at Large
Former President and CEO
Ancestry
Lili Hall
Director at Large
President/CEO
KNOCK, Inc.
Doris Meister
Director at Large
Chairman and CEO
Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington Trust N.A.
Pamela O'Rourke
Director at Large
Founder & CEO
ICON Information Consultants
Debra Polishook
Director at Large
Wawa, Inc. and Globality, Inc.
Barri Rafferty
Director at Large
Interim CEO
C200
Corrine Ripoche
Director at Large
Chief Executive Officer
Capita Experience
Dee Robinson
Director at Large
CEO
Robinson Hill, Inc.
JuE Wong
Director at Large
CEO
Olaplex, Inc.
Region Chairs
Nicole Arnaboldi
Northeast Region
Partner
Oak Hill Capital
Maggie Bidlingmaier
Southeast Region
EVP and President
Graphic Packaging International, LLC
Sue Burnett
Mid-South Region
President & Founder
Burnett Specialists/Choice Specialists
Tamara Box
International Region
Managing Partner
Reed Smith, LLP
Joanna Drake
Northwest Region
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Magnify Ventures
Lauren Herring
Midwest Region
CEO
IMPACT Group
Mary Naylor
Mid-Atlantic Region
Executive Chairman
Aspire Lifestyles
Committee Chairs
Maryann Bruce
Executive Committee Chair
Experienced Corporate Director and Former Fortune 100 Division President & CEO
Dana Fusaris
Finance and Investment Committee
Principle, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Fundamental Advisors LP
Holly Kaczmarczyk
Nominating and Governance Committee
Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo
Susan Brennan
Membership Committee
Chief Operations Officer
Bloom Energy
Doris Meister
Fundraising Committee
Chairman and CEO
Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington Trust N.A.
C200 Staff
Barri Rafferty
Interim CEO
Demetra Alexopoulos
Chief, Finance & Administration Officer
Susan Ing
Manager, Finance & Administration
Esabeau Neale
Marketing and Communications Associate
Melissa Passalacqua
Director of Events and Educational Programs
Allison Rose
Senior Manager, Member Engagement
Taylor Weathers
Director of Membership
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Contact the C200 Team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the goals of C200?
C200’s vision is to be the preeminent global organization for women business leaders, recognized for making a profound impact on the advancement of women in business.
What does C200 do?
C200’s purpose is to encourage and facilitate the sharing of members’ expertise, experience, networks, and leadership to educate, inspire, support, and advance women leaders in business – for the benefit of its members and the broader community of current and future women business leaders. Through educational programming, thought leadership, networking, and support, C200 helps ensure that women take on more significant and visible P&L leadership roles.
I am interested in sponsoring a program.
C200 is always looking to partner with additional corporate sponsors. Please contact us at info@c200.org for more information.
What are the membership dues?
Annual membership dues are $2,250.00, and there is a one-time initiation fee of $2,250.00.
What are the highlights of membership?
Only C200 provides an opportunity to personally connect and share with powerful, diverse, and successful businesswomen who are united in their dedication to fostering, celebrating, and advancing women’s leadership. Specific benefits include:
- Relationships with the most successful and innovative women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders worldwide, whose companies represent over $1.4 trillion in revenue
- Personal and professional support within a confidential, high-level community of peers
- Annual Conference and signature member-only social and networking events
- Highly unique member learning and development events
- The opportunity to give back and inspire the next generation of women business leaders through outreach and educational programs
- Lifelong opportunity for member engagement
How can I become a C200 member?
Members are women executives who run for-profit businesses and have P&L responsibility, are among the most senior executives in their company, and are committed to advancing women in business. Members must be recognized leaders within their industries and communities.
Our Bold Beginning
In 1982, a group of the most powerful women in business gathered with the goal of raising much needed funds for another women’s business organization.
Guided by the vision and leadership of Founding Organizer Susan Davis, 200 women leaders were recruited from the highest ranks of business, including The Washington Post Company’s Katharine Graham, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kather, Playboy President Christie Hefner, and Hollywood producer Sherry Lansing. These women joined together to create a national network for sharing ideas and business opportunities – forming The Committee of 200.
Today, this vibrant community has grown to over 550 members comprised of trailblazers, corporate leaders, influencers, and role models who lead the world’s most remarkable companies, including Deloitte, HGTV, IBM, KPMG, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Qatalyst, 3M, The Real/Real, Hint Water, Rodan + Fields, and many more.
C200 members are innovators, influencers, and role models, who together, support one another while changing the face of business
Thank You to Our Former Chairs
Former C200 Chairs
Susan McLaughlin
2017 – 2019
Laura Grondin
2016 – 2017
Gay Gaddis
2014 – 2015
Kathryn Swintek
2012 – 2013
Barbara Talbott
2010 – 2011
Alison Winter
2009 – 2009
Christine Toretti
2008 – 2008
Alison A. Winter
2006 – 2007
Diane Graham
2004 – 2005
Connie K. Duckworth
2002 – 2003
Judith R. Haberkorn
2000 – 2001
Victoria B. Jackson
1998 – 1999
Michele J. Hooper
1996 – 1997
Carolee Friedlander
1994 – 1995
Linnet F. Deily
1992 – 1993
Mylle Bell Mangum
1990 – 1991
Ellen R. Gordon
1988 – 1989
Susan W. Bird
1986 – 1987
Julia Thomas
1984 – 1985
Ruth I. Smith
1983 – 1983
Patricia Mary Cloherty
1982 – 1983
Former Foundation Leaders
Pamela Craig
2017 – 2018
Roz Alford
2015 – 2016
Larraine Segil
2013 – 2014
Herta von Stiegel
2009 – 2012
Agnieszka Winkler
2009 – 2009
Nancy Peterson Hearn
2006 – 2008
Carolee Friedlander
2004 – 2005
Judy H. Mello
2002 – 2003
Dianne H. Patterson
2000 – 2001
Judith R. Haberkorn
1999 – 1999
Linda K. Paresky
1998 – 1998
Jacqueline McCurdy
1996 – 1997
Mylle Bell Mangum
1993 – 1995
Ellen R. Gordon
1989 – 1992
Marjorie P. Allen
1986 – 1989