Michelle Peluso is the president and chief executive officer of Travelocity, the sixth largest travel agency in the world. Under her leadership, the company has seen a significant turnaround in growth of revenue and profitability, booking $10.1 billion in travel in 2006. Her success is largely due to the development of relationships with Travelocity's partners across the globe and a steadfast commitment to customer service.

A third generation entrepreneur, Peluso joined Travelocity in 2002 after it acquired Site59, a travel site that she launched in 2000. Site59 was a leader in the "last minute deals" arena and won numerous honors for innovation. Prior to leading Site59, Peluso served as a White House Fellow and Senior Advisor to Labor Secretary Alexis Herman. Her varied experiences also include earning a master’s degree in economics, philosophy, and politics at Oxford University after business school. 

In 2004, The Wall Street Journal ranked Peluso number four on its "50 Women to Watch" list. She has also been named a "customer-centered leader" by Fast Company magazine and “Technology Person of the Year” by Travel Agent Magazine. In addition, Peluso is committed to a number of charitable organizations including TechnoServe, which helps people in poor rural areas of the world develop entrepreneurial skills.

Geraldine A. Ferraro is currently a principal in the government relations practice of the national law firm, Blank Rome, but she earned a place in history as the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a national party ticket in 1984. Today, she counsels clients on public policy issues and has handled matters before the United Nations, the U.S. government, and the Conference of Mayors, among others.

Prior to the ’84 race, she served three terms in the House of Representatives. In 1994, she was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission by President Clinton and served in that position through 1996. She also served as a public delegate to the Commission in 1993. Ferraro was the alternate U.S. delegate to the World Conference on Human Rights the same year and Vice Chair of the U.S. Delegation at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.

After a long and distinguished career in education, Joan Countryman was invited to help launch the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, a boarding school that provides education and leadership experiences to impoverished youth in that country. Countryman served as interim head of the school through its opening and first term until April 2007. Prior to her work with the Academy, Countryman served for 12 years as head of Lincoln School in Providence, a school for girls in grades K-12 that is based in Quaker traditions.

Her strides in educational advancement began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Germantown Friends School where she taught mathematics from 1970 to 1993, and was the assistant head for academic planning and director of studies. She has lectured at the University of Pennsylvania and served as a consultant to the School District of Philadelphia. Her publications include Writing to Learn Mathematics (1992), “Is Gender an Issue in Math?” in Math and Science for Girls (1993), and Black Images in American Literature (1977).

Today Countryman is a member of the Board of Managers of Haverford College, the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence College, and the Board of Trustees of the Paul Cuffee School, a nonprofit, public charter school in Providence. She has served on the boards of the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, the National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls, and the National Association of Independent Schools.