FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linda McMahon, founder and CEO of Women’s Leadership LIVE and co-founder and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), will host the Honorable Elaine Chao, 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor (2001-2009), in the fifth installment of her ongoing series, “Women Can Have it All,” at Sacred Heart University.
Secretary Chao 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 Doctor of Laws degree from Sacred Heart University in 1991.
McMahon and Secretary Chao will share their perspectives on women in leadership on Thursday, March 31, at 2 p.m. in the Forum at the Frank and Marisa Martire Business & Communications Center at Sacred Heart University. The public is invited.
The series 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 changing careers.
An immigrant who arrived in America at the age of eight speaking no English, Secretary Chao’s 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.
Secretary Chao has a distinguished career in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. As Secretary of Labor, she focused on increasing the competitiveness of America’s workforce in a global economy and achieved record results in workplace safety and health. Previously, Secretary Chao was President and CEO of United Way of America and director of the Peace Corps. She has also worked in the private sector at BankAmerica Capital Markets Group and Citicorp. Secretary Chao earned her MBA from the Harvard Business School and an economics degree from Mount Holyoke College.
McMahon is the co-founder and CEO of Women’s Leadership LIVE, a company aimed at promoting leadership opportunities for women. She is also the co-founder and former CEO of WWE, a global entertainment company based in Stamford. McMahon was also the Republican nominee to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2012.