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This is the fifth installment in the series "Women Can Have it All," started by Linda McMahon, founder and CEO of Women's Leadership LIVE and co-founder and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. Chao, who served from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush, is the first American woman of Asian descent to be appointed to the Cabinet and is the longest-tenured Secretary of Labor since World War II. She was awarded an honorary law degree from Sacred Heart University in 1991.
McMahon and Chao will share their perspectives on women in leadership during the forum.
The series, sponsored by the Jack Welch College of Business, examines how women can balance career, family and personal time. It features conversations with female leaders across a variety of industries and focuses on topics relevant to women in the workplace, such as management, entrepreneurship and launching and changing careers.
"As a CEO, I want to show women there are no limits to what they can achieve, whether through entrepreneurship, government, non-profits, arts, science or any other path they choose," McMahon said. "And there is plenty of room for women at the top."
Chao immigrated to America as an 8-year-old who spoke no English. Her experience transitioning to a new country has motivated her to devote most of her professional life to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to build better lives. She has a distinguished career in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
As the first secretary of labor in the 21st century, she focused on increasing the competitiveness of America's workforce in a global economy and achieved record results in workplace safety and health. Before leading the Department of Labor, Chao was president and chief executive officer of United Way of America, where she restored public trust and confidence in one of America's premier charities after it had been tarnished by financial mismanagement and abuse.
The forum will begin at 2 p.m., at the Frank and Marisa Martire Business & Communications Center at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.
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