Rebecca Shambaugh, President and CEO of SHAMBAUGH Leadership, a global leadership development organization that provides results focused programs and solutes for men and women leaders and executives. Rebecca is one of the pioneers in creating programs for the development of women leaders for corporate America and the public sector. She founded Women In Leadership and Learning (WILL) over 15 years ago which is known for advancing and retaining women leaders and executives. Rebecca and her organization took an innovative approach to developing women leaders that is not taught in leadership or business schools today. SHAMBAUGH provides results focused programs and coaching for 100’s of women in the United States and abroad which are known for empowering women to be their own champions of change. Rebecca is the author of a new book published in the Fall of 2007, It’s Not A Glass Ceiling, It’s A Sticky Floor (McGraw-Hill). Illustrating her unconventional approach towards women in leadership, the book draws upon SHAMBAUGH’s leadership programs for women and the thousands of speaking engagements and other educational events Rebecca has given around the nation for the past 15 years which focus on how women can get unstuck, empowered, and prosper in their careers. Rebecca also speaks to a number of organizations and audiences on leadership and resilience and how to tap on resilience at both an organization and individual level. Rebecca has a book coming out this spring as well on this topic. SHAMBAUGH partners with such organizations as IBM, Marriott, Booz Allen Hamilton, Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, and Penn State University, providing their best practices and targeted solutions to further develop, advance, and retain top talented women leaders and executives. She is a sought after speaker, most recently presenting at Microsoft’s Leadership Conference for Women, Cisco’s National Partners Conference, the Conference Board’s Leadership Conference for Women, The Brookings Institution, Bryant University’s Women’s Summit, The National Academy for Women, Women In Bio Women’s Forum, Mortgage Banker’s Association National Conference, WITI’s West Coast Women’s Leadership Conference, and Accenture’s International Women’s Conference. She has been showcased on PBS, USA Today, and NPR on her recent research, best practices, and solutions for women leaders. She has been featured in publications such as Leader to Leader, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Washington Business Journal, Fortune Magazine, Fast Company, Pink Magazine, Time Magazine, Computer World and Professional Woman’s Magazine. Rebecca is also a member of The National Press Club and on the Board of Directors for The Women’s Center.