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Susan
Phillips Bari is the president and founding architect
of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council
(WBENC), the nation's leading third party certifier
of businesses owned and operated by women.
Susan
has shown her commitment to fostering diversity
in the world of commerce by expanding opportunities
and eliminating barriers in the marketplace for
women's business enterprises.
WBENC
has just completed another remarkable year in which
several important new programs were launched, including
the match-maker series that pairs corporate purchasing
officials one-on-one with pre-screened business
owners. She also launched an executive scholarship
program that enables women business owners to have
access to advanced management courses at America's
top business schools. WBENC also serves as an advocate
in our nation's capital on behalf of corporations
and WBEs on procurement issues.
A
maverick early on, Susan began her career as the
first woman to be an independent manufacturer's
rep in the textile industry. In 1986, while serving
as an associate director of the Office of Presidential
Personnel, she began her public policy career after
being named chair of President Reagan's Interagency
Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.
Susan
served as founding executive director from 1990-1995
of the American Women's Economic Development Corporation
Washington Regional Training Center, assisting more
than 2,000 women with the start-up and growth of
their companies. She went on to found WBENC in 1997.
Susan
Bari's committee and council appointments at the
national level are numerous. She has made and continues
to make a lasting impact on the lives of thousands
of women's business enterprises across this country.
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