Edie Fraser

Edie Fraser is a recognized business leader, Gender and DEI advocate and philanthropist and has received more than 73 major awards for her leadership. She is so proud of this book, Women Mean Business, as more than 100 women share their wisdoms with millions of women and supportive men. She serves as Chair and a former Founder and the first CEO of Women Business Collaborative(WBC), the women business movement, a non-profit to accelerate Equal Position, Pay and Power for all businesswomen with more than 83+ Organization partners and committed to change. WBC has a commitment to Nine Action Initiatives and to Companies of Purpose. Edie is a Founding member of 200 and after 41 years is still active and serves on its board of directors. Edie spent 14 years as Managing Director, Diversified Search and Founder and CEO of STEMconnector® and Million Women Mentors®(MWM)--with 2.5 million commitments to mentor. As a consummate entrepreneur, Edie built three companies and several movements. She has served on boards, inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame and the Legacy Award. She received the first ever Legacy Lifetime Achievement award from C200 and received the Mosaic Award from Diversity Woman. She was the first woman Chairman of the World Affairs Council of DC. Edie was Founder and CEO of Public Affairs Group working with 250 Fortune companies, advancing best practice programs on women and diversity leadership. The company included Diversity Best Practices (DBP), the Business Women’s Network(BWN) and Best Practices in Corporate Communications. Her books include Women Mean Business with Robyn Spizman and Andi Simon (fall 2023); Do Your Giving While You’re Living with Robyn Spizman), Women’s Entrepreneurship in America. In 2015, she released “Advancing a Jobs Driven Economy with STEMconnector® and WOW Facts and Women’s Quick Facts. She produced many books and reports related to diversity, including The Chief Diversity Officer and The Diversity Primer.