Frances Hesselbein

Ms. Frances Hesselbein is the President and CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leader Institute. She rose from volunteer troop leader to CEO where she held the position of CEO for fourteen years at the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. She held the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point, the 1st Leadership Chair at West Point. In 1998, Frances Hesselbein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, at the White House for her work as “a pioneer for women, volunteerism, diversity and opportunity.”