Ilene Lang – on Creating the Future

Ilene Lang

Ilene Lang is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst, the leading research and advisory organization working to change workplaces and improve lives though advancing women into business leadership. She is an expert on the advancement of women in corporations and professional firms, corporate boards and governance, workforce demographic trends, the business case for women’s career development, innovative strategies for retaining and advancing women, work-life effectiveness, and gender intelligence.

Ms. Lang is broadly recognized as a pioneering female high-tech executive. She was the founding CEO of AltaVista Internet Software Inc., and Senior Vice President of the Desktop Business Group at Lotus Development Corporation. She was named to the Global Agenda Council on Women’s Empowerment at the World Economic Forum and is a member of the National Board Development Committee of the Girl Scouts of the USA.