Despina Markaki

Corporate Officer/Principal at Women Corporate Directors

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Industrial Services

Commercial Services

Network origin in Despina Markaki first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
Women Corporate Directors Women Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating. 192	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	192

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Companies connected to Despina Markaki via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
National Association of Corporate Directors National Association of Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Ruth Ann Gillis Christine Pellizzari Janine Marie McArdle Jana Schreuder Leslie Abi-Karam Anne Saunders S. Numata Emily Nagle Green Renée Hornbaker Janet Wong Alice Schroeder JoAnn Lilek Carolyn Handlon Arlene Yocum Karen Drexler Lisa Kro Christina Ibrahim Kimberly Nelson Carol Burt Virginia Henkels Deborah Messemer Sharon Hughes Edwards Sonita Lontoh Nancy Pellegrino Amanda Radcliffe Patricia Ross	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The International Women's Forum The International Women's Forum Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Leadership Foundations, The International Women's Forum is a women's forum membership organization. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 1974 by Maureen A. Kindel, Elinor Guggenheimer. Stephanie Mathews O'Keefe has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The International Women's Forum was acquired by Leadership Foundations on January 01, 2021.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Colleen Brown Giannella Alvarez Carolyn Handlon Caren Merrick Carol Burt Deborah Messemer Elizabeth Neuhoff Maria Eugenia Girón Dávila Cecilia Goya Meade Silvia Lucía Dávila Kreimerman	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
National Association of Corporate Directors (Virginia) National Association of Corporate Directors (Virginia) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Colleen Brown Janet Kerr Sandra Lawrence Margaret Smyth Michelle Goolsby Lorene Steffes Katharin Dyer Kay Ellen Consolver	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	S. Numata Renée Hornbaker Janet Wong Sharon Hughes Edwards Jan Hauser Norma Lawrence	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Committee of 200 The Committee of 200 Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Committee of 200 operates as a membership organization for women entrepreneurs and corporate innovators.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Colleen Brown Pamela H. Godwin Betsy Wood Knapp Kathryn B. Swintek Cordia Harrington LuAnn Via	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
KPMG LLP KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Kathy Hannan Janet Wong Lisa Kro Deborah Messemer Norma Lawrence	Human Resources Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Georgetown University	College/University	Emily Nagle Green Kathy Hannan Kimberly Nelson	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Harvard Business School	College/University	Sandra Lawrence Amy Butte Maria Eugenia Girón Dávila	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	College/University	Sandra Lawrence Sonita Lontoh Rose Lee	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin
The University of Texas School of Law	College/University	Sandra Fenwick Michelle Goolsby Mary Kipp	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	Aerospace & Defense	Marcia Avedon Virginia Henkels Rose Lee	Human Resources Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Instituto de Empresa SL	College/University	Laura González Molero Maria Eugenia Girón Dávila Ana Lucrecia Bolado Valle	Masters Business Admin Director/Board Member Graduate Degree
Australian Institute of Co. Directors Australian Institute of Co. Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Australian Institute of Co. Directors is a non-profit organization that provides leadership on director issues. It offers governance education, director development, and advocacy. The organization was founded in January 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Elana Rubin Tonianne Dwyer Supriya Prakash Sen	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of California, Berkeley	College/University	Susan Siegel Sonita Lontoh Maureen Upton	Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
GE AEROSPACE	Industrial Machinery	Susan Siegel Jan Hauser Debora M. Frodl	Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Officer/Principal
Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Alice Schroeder Billie Williamson Susan Bell	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Instituto de Consejeros-Administradores		Ana Maria García Fau Maria Eugenia Girón Dávila Ana Lucrecia Bolado Valle	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
National Association of Corporate Directors (North Texas)		Renée Hornbaker Billie Williamson	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Dexus Wholesale Property Ltd. Dexus Wholesale Property Ltd. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Part of Dexus, Dexus Wholesale Property Ltd. is an Australian company that engages in real estate investments and property development services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1982.	Real Estate Development	Elana Rubin Tonianne Dwyer	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
85 Broads Unlimited LLC 85 Broads Unlimited LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 85 Broads Unlimited LLC operates as a social network firm for women. It provides opportunities for women to connect, learn, and invest themselves. The company was founded by Janet Hanson in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Laura González Molero Elizabeth Neuhoff	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
DEXUS	Real Estate Investment Trusts	Elana Rubin Tonianne Dwyer	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
International Womens Forum (Spain)		Laura González Molero Socorro Fernández Larrea	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
IBM	Packaged Software	Lorene Steffes Katharin Dyer	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Shared Assessments Shared Assessments Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Shared Assessments is an organization that provides standardized industry resources to bring efficiencies to the market for enterprise risk management. The private company is based in Santa Fe, NM. The company is the trusted source in third-party risk assurance and offer opportunities for members to address risk management challenges through leadership, best practices, tools, training, and special interest groups. The company was founded by Catherine A. Allen. Andrew Moyad has been the CEO of the company since 2022.	Packaged Software	Catherine A. Allen Mary Kipp	Founder Director/Board Member
University of California, Los Angeles	College/University	Caren Merrick Norma Lawrence	Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin
Chief Executive Women, Inc.		Elana Rubin Tonianne Dwyer	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	Major Banks	Lorene Steffes Arlene Yocum	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
The Leonard N Stern School of Business	College/University	Margaret Smyth Kathryn B. Swintek	Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin
HP INC.	Computer Processing Hardware	Karyn Mashima Sonita Lontoh	Sales & Marketing Corporate Officer/Principal
Athenaalliance Athenaalliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Athenaalliance provides live and on-demand learning, networking, coaching, and access to career opportunities for the world's top women leaders. The company is located in the US.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Maureen Sweeny Patricia Ross	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Tere Blanca Elizabeth Neuhoff	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Washington Roundtable Washington Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Washington Roundtable works to affect positive change on public policy issues that are most important to supporting state economic vitality and fostering opportunity. Its work includes sharing news and analysing policy developments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Colleen Brown Mary Kipp	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Wellesley College	College/University	Betsy Wood Knapp Spenta D. Kandawalla	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Washington University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.	College/University	Colleen Brown S. Numata	Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree
STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC.	Medical Specialties	Kathryn B. Swintek LuAnn Via	Director/Board Member Chairman
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business	College/University	Ruth Ann Gillis Kathy Hannan	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
Children's Hospital Association Children's Hospital Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Children's Hospital Association is a national organization representing over 220 children's hospitals. The non-profit company is based in Overland Park, KS and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's focus is on advancing child health through innovation in the quality, cost, and delivery of care. The company has launched the Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes Collaborative to reduce mortality from sepsis and improve survivor outcomes. The CEO of the company is Mark Wietecha.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Sandra Fenwick Sandra Lawrence	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Women's Forum, Inc. Women's Forum, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Leadership Foundations, Women's Forum, Inc. is a non-profit community for women leaders of diverse achievement. The company is based in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Kathryn B. Swintek Kay Ellen Consolver	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Private Directors Association		JoAnn Lilek Sharon Hughes Edwards	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY	Electric Utilities	Catherine A. Allen Mary Kipp	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer
Arthur Andersen LLP Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Margaret Smyth Susan Bell	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	College/University	Carolyn Handlon Christina Ibrahim	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Institut Français Des Administrateurs Institut Français Des Administrateurs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Institut FranÃ§ais Des Administrateurs is a private company based in Paris, France. The French company promotes governance and develops leadership skills.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Kory Sorenson Dominique Druon	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION	Apparel/Footwear Retail	LuAnn Via Patricia Stensrud	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member
University of Houston University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	College/University	Janine Marie McArdle Carol Burt	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
Women Executives		Roberta B. Bowman Norma Lawrence	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
PENTAIR PLC	Industrial Machinery	Leslie Abi-Karam Billie Williamson	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.	Water Utilities	Christina Ibrahim Robin Fielder	Compliance Officer Director/Board Member
University of Wisconsin	College/University	Jan Hauser Kay Ellen Consolver	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree

Statistics

International

United States	41
Australia	6
Spain	4
France	2
United Kingdom	2

Sectoral

Commercial Services	17
Consumer Services	14
Finance	5
Electronic Technology	3
Producer Manufacturing	3

Operational

Director/Board Member	907
Corporate Officer/Principal	547
Independent Dir/Board Member	303
Chairman	105
Undergraduate Degree	94

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Sandra Lawrence	42
Colleen Brown	41
Susan Siegel	40
Catherine A. Allen	40
Ana Maria García Fau	40
Mary Kipp	37
Elana Rubin	36
Elvira Baracuhy Cavalcanti Presta	33
Nancy Orr	31
Caren Merrick	30
Margaret Smyth	30
Ruth Ann Gillis	28
Kory Sorenson	28
Karen Drexler	27
Arlene Yocum	27

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