Jana Rich is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in leadership and advisory roles across various organizations. Currently serving as a Board Member for both the Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute and Godfrey Dadich Partners, Jana also holds advisory responsibilities at Evolve Leadership and is a Founding Member of The WIE Suite. As the Founder and Executive Chair of Rich Talent Group, Jana's focus is on partnering with visionary companies to create diverse, transformative teams. Previous roles include Board Director at MAKERS Women, Co-Chair of Women's 50 at World 50, Inc., and Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, where Jana specialized in senior-level consumer technology assignments. Jana's career began at Korn/Ferry International as a Managing Director. Educational credentials include an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA in Psychology from Vassar College.
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Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute
The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute was founded in 2014 with a mission to raise the confidence and aspirations of high school girls by helping them develop the skills required to be leaders in their lives, families, careers, and communities. Prior to the program’s launch in 2015, the Institute used data to identify challenges girls face as they transition to high school. Research illustrated that girls’ self-esteem dropped 3.5 times faster than boys during this period. As a result, girls were less likely to grab hold of opportunities and to want to take the lead. Recognizing the critical need for female leaders and voices at the table, the Institute focused on the creation of programming that would increase girls’ belief in themselves, expand the perspective of what is possible for their futures, and instill the skills needed to become leaders and navigate toward success. The Institute has a statewide impact through partnerships with 36 schools across Maine’s 16 counties. These partnerships are supported not only by the schools, but also by a committed group of more than 200 trained, caring women advisors who have committed to mentoring cohorts of girls through the three-year program—rooted in the themes "My Values" (10th grade), "My Voice" (11th grade), and "My Vision" (12th grade). There are nearly 500 participants, called "Olympia's Leaders," each year. The first class graduated in 2018 and entered the Institute's Alumnae Network. Our communities are coming together and helping us lift up the next generation of leaders—and it is making a difference that is palpable today and sure to pay dividends in the future.