Susan Duffy

Executive Director, Babson College Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Temren Wroge
202-738-3523
Temren.Wroge@sba.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2020 — The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) welcomes it’s newest Council Member, Dr. Susan Duffy.

“I’m pleased to welcome Susan Duffy, Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), to the Council” said Liz Sara, NWBC Chair. “Susan’s impressive background in women’s entrepreneurial development will serve the Council well and Babson College’s research on women’s entrepreneurship will further enrich our policy recommendations to the White House, Congress, and the Small Business Administration.”

Dr. Susan Duffy is also a co-founder of the Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab venture accelerator and an inspired educator and advocate for gender equity as a driver of social and economic growth.

“Women entrepreneurs are a key driver in local, national, and global economic and social prosperity,” said Dr. Susan Duffy, new NWBC Council Member. “The potential impact of women owned businesses represents one of the greatest economic opportunities of our time. I’m thrilled to work with the NWBC to help ensure that these women entrepreneurs have what they need to achieve that impact.”

With the addition of Susan Duffy and the Babson College Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, NWBC will continue to focus its advocacy efforts on Women in STEM, Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship, and Access to Capital and Opportunity. NWBC remains committed to expanding opportunities for women business owners and entrepreneurs.