March 04, 2021

The French-American Foundation hosted a Zoom event on Thursday, March 4 at 1:00pm ET to discuss women’s leadership in light of the UN International Women’s Day the following week. The event featured guest speaker Colleen Ammerman, Director of the Gender Initiative at Harvard Business School, to present her new book, Glass Half-Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work. The discussion was moderated by Maya Henry (Young Leader ’17), Vice President of Blackstone and a member of the Hedge Fund Solutions Group based in New York.

Colleen Ammerman: Colleen is the director of the Gender Initiative at Harvard Business School. She works with faculty leadership to support a research community and a platform for disseminating practice-relevant insights for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in organizations.

Maya Henry: Maya Henry is a Vice President of Blackstone and a member of the Hedge Fund Solutions Group based in New York. In her role, Maya is involved in new business and product development, as well as servicing existing client relationships.