Cornell University leaders include vice provost (and Graduate School dean) Barbara A. Knuth and Kathryn Boor, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

This Ivy League university is naturally proud of its programs that recruit, retain and advance female professors in math, science, engineering and technology. Formal mentoring is integral to their success, and several small groups have been specifically designed to provide them with the type of counsel that meets their needs. Beyond that, three leadership programs offer managers and executives special coaching and the chance to immerse themselves in projects that give them a better under- standing of the university’s inner workings, preparing them for key positions. Free tuition is available to employees who want to enroll in the university’s undergraduate and graduate courses.

President: David Skorton

VP, HR & Safety Services: Mary George Opperman

% of senior managers who are women: 50%

% of corporate executives who are women: 33%           

% of the top 10% of the company’s earners who are women: 23%

% of corporate executives with profit-and-loss responsibility who are women: 25%

% of the executives running divisions with revenues of more than a billion dollars who are women: Not Applicable

% of executives who report directly to the CEO who are women: 28%

% of the members of the board of directors who are women: 33%