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2024 McGregor Memorial Lecture: Real Talk about What Women Face at Work
Melanie Ho, Ph.D. — our keynote for the annual Susan J. McGregor Lecture on Women’s Leadership — is an award-winning academic, artist, author and sought-after motivational speaker, whose published work has been described as the evolution of the 'lean in' mantra.
Tired of Leaning In? Then Let’s Have a Real Talk about the Issues
Sometimes you can just make a joke about it; sometimes you can smile, or bring more of those fabulous cupcakes … If you are Melanie Ho, you can do all of the above as well as contribute award-winning comics — and motivational talks — on the status of women in the workplace.
Melanie Ho, Ph.D. was our keynote for the annual Susan J. McGregor Lecture on Women’s Leadership, delivering a real talk about the challenges women in the workplace are still facing. Ho is an award-winning academic, artist, author and sought-after speaker, whose published work has been described as the evolution of the ‘lean in’ mantra.
Ho shared her experiences as academic faculty, talents as an artist and storyteller, and decades of leadership experience in this College of Business signature event dedicated to the advancement of women in leadership.
Melanie Ho, Ph.D. is an award-winning author and professional speaker who combines over 20 years of leadership experience with her perspective as an artist and multimedia storyteller. She delivers unique workshops and keynotes that help audiences achieve bolder transformations by starting with today’s most important leadership concepts and then bringing them to life through the power of art and storytelling.
Her recent book, Beyond Leaning In: Gender Equity and What Organizations are Up Against, received a silver medal in the 2022 Axiom Awards recognizing the world’s best business books, and has been acclaimed by Kirkus Reviews as “an engaging evolution of Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ mantra.” Also a visual artist, Ho has drawn dozens of comics about the challenges that women face at work. She received her Ph.D. in English from UCLA, where she taught literature, visual culture and leadership and earned the Distinguished Teaching Award.
In addition to her work with leaders across industries, Ho leads The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Women Leading Change program, providing professional development to women leaders in higher education during a time of complexity and change. Prior to her current work, she served as SVP of Research at EAB Global, a technology and services firm in Washington, D.C. (formerly part of The Advisory Board Company), where she managed a team of over 100 consultants that provided strategic and operational advice to more than 1,500 colleges and universities worldwide.