Sally Helgesen

Sally Helgesen, cited in Forbes as the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership, is a best-selling author, speaker and leadership coach. She has been recognized by Global Gurus as one of the top 30 experts on leadership and will be recognized this fall in London as Thinker’s 50’s top leadership coach for women.

Sally’s most recent book, “How Women Rise”, co-authored with legendary executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, examines the behaviors most likely to get in the way of successful women as they seek to move to a higher level. It became the top-seller in its field within a week of publication and rights have been sold in 12 languages.

Previous books include “The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership”, hailed as the classic in its field and continuously in print since 1990, and “The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work”, which explores how women’s strategic insights can strengthen their careers. “The Web of Inclusion: A New Architecture for Building Great Organizations”, was cited in The Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership of all time and is credited with bringing the language of inclusion into business practice.