Accelerator Profiles

Shirley Lawson is a dynamic Innovation Futurist with experience developing and executing strategic growth plans for leading consumer goods companies. In her current role as Director, Global IT Business Partner R&D/Strategic Marketing at Bayer, Shirley leverages her experience to further collaboration between the Consumer Health R&D, Marketing and IT Operations to drive digital transformation with a focus ..continue reading?

Advancing Women Executives Accelerator Teonna Icen joined Assurant in 2013 as Assistant Vice President of Tax. In this role, her key responsibilities include income tax compliance & reporting, tax accounting, as well as M & A integration planning. As a trusted business advisor, she manages the challenges around the changing tax landscape and anticipates its ..continue reading?

Advancing Women Executives Accelerator Natalie Edwards is the Global Director, Inclusion & Diversity, for The Estee Lauder Companies, the portfolio of 30+ prestige cosmetics, haircare, and fragrance brands including MAC Cosmetics, Clinique, and Jo Malone London. In this role, she leads inclusion strategy & operations for all 150 countries where the company’s products are sold. ..continue reading?

Ashley is a creative product storyteller with a consumer-centric approach who maintains the balance of art and science in her approach to merchandising. She thrives on driving brand strategy and has implemented more than 30 product collections with consistent double-digit revenue growth. She is an innovative problem solver and has implemented a product lifecycle strategy ..continue reading?

Melinda Belcher likes a challenge. A veteran of New York brand and design agencies, Melinda has helped industry titans such as IBM, GE, Oracle, and Salesforce solve complex problems through the strategic deployment of content. Melinda’s career spans several roles and titles, including User Experience (UX) writer, web editor, brand consultant, creative director, and content strategist. She ..continue reading?

Delphine Herve is the Senior Director of Finance at Sephora. As a Senior Finance leader with strong expertise in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), internal control and accounting, Delphine provides actionable analysis for senior executives and stakeholders including the CEO & CFO. She works to support decisions and performance measurement for critical business areas. Delphine ..continue reading?

Delphine Bernard is the Global Head of Finance Operations at Uber, reporting to the CFO. She leads the procurement and supply chain functions, accounts receivable, travel & expenses, payroll and shared services. Starting with a decentralized team of approximately 40 people, she now oversees a department of 200 employees across the world and more than ..continue reading?

Molly Philip is a Marketing Manager for Verizon Media’s B2B Marketing Team. She is responsible for developing and activating go-to-market strategies through curated thought leadership, experiential marketing, and strategic partnerships at global industry and proprietary events. She has led cross-team initiatives, managing multiple contributors and executive stakeholders, that impact incremental revenue, deepen client relationships, and ..continue reading?