Stanford Women's Network UK

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about

The Stanford Women's Network UK enables Stanford alumnae and affiliates to build a community in the United Kingdom, create new connections both personal and professional, gain knowledge, and broaden horizons. Club membership is open to all alumni, spouses, Stanford students and parents of students and alumni, regardless of gender.

We were founded in 2013 by three alumna who met at a Stanford OVAL event and have grown to over 280 members with a organizational board of 10 alumna whose aim is to facilitate exceptional events that inspire and encourage the participation of and collaboration with our network.  

A few examples of the numerous events we've had over the past 7 years include:  an evening with Member of UK Parliament Amber Rudd;  events with other women's networks, including "Times Up:  How to Achieve Gender Diversity in the Board Room" panel event co-hosted with the women's network of Columbia Business School and "Women in Leadership: Power and Politics in Professional Service Firms" co-hosted with Cass Business School's Global Women's Network;  Conversation with Stanford alum artist Lisa Cirenza; coaching and virtual coaching sessions with leadership coach Sarah Perugia; Evening with Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford FSI and former US Ambassador and World Food Program Executive Director; Champagne Lunch Reception with Stanford Professor Larry Diamond; Stand up comedy with Stanford Alumna Lynn Ruth Miller;  Evening with Stanford Professor Anna Gryzmala-Busse on the Rise of Populism; Book launches with authors and SWNUK members Mallika Paulraj (Invest with the Best) and Elaine Chiew (The Heartsick Diaspora); our annual Thanksgiving Dinner and AGM at co-founder Diane Stewart's home,  and many informal gatherings at London restaurants, bars and members' homes.  

CONTACT

To join the SWNUK mailing list, please sign up via https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/groups/overview/?group_id=0038992005

BOARD MEMBERS

  • Daisy Chung (2007 BA; 2014 PhD) (current co-president)

  • Michelle Vezie-Taylor (BS 2011) (current co-president)

  • Diane Stewart Zezza (BA 1984) (co-founder and co-president)

  • Lindsay Freeman (BA 1992) (co-founder and former co-president)

  • Karen Chang (BA 1975; MA 1978)

  • Antigoni Eleftheriou (BS 2000; MS 2001)

  • Karen McClellan (MBA 1987)

  • Melanie Merlet (MBA 2017)

  • Kelly Price (BA 1999)

  • Susan Spiller (MBA 1991)

PAST EVENTS