Studio Gang, the international architecture and urban design firm led by Jeanne Gang, and Lincoln Road Enterprises, a philanthropic organization focused on elevating women’s leadership led by Ann Drake, have unveiled the design for the Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay. Overlooking Geneva Lake, the 24,000 square foot center will provide professional women’s groups with a unique retreat space…
Accelerate Action is the theme of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. Around the world, women and their supporters are being asked to get involved in ways that will advance gender equality while challenging barriers to progress. It’s a call to roll up sleeves and get in the mix — because women touch every…
The International Women’s Forum (IWF) voted Ann M. Drake onto its 2024-2026 Board of Directors at the organization’s 50th Anniversary Cornerstone Conference this November in Hong Kong. IWF’s mission is to advance women’s leadership today and tomorrow by fostering individual success and inspiring other women. With 76 forums operating in 33 nations around the world, the…
If it wasn’t for a fire that flared on a warm and windy night 150 years ago, Betsy Ziegler might not be leading the best incubator in the world today for women starting new enterprises. But in October 1871, the great Chicago Fire exploded and burned much of the city to the ground just as…
If you love math—really love math—like Mina Teicher, it invites you into an elegant universe where rationality and reason rule. As a teen, Mina wanted other girls to appreciate and understand math as she did; it was discouraging when she saw them dumbing down their talents so boys wouldn’t be intimidated. It was the beginning…
Calling her “a visionary and influential leader,” Junior Achievement Chicago honored Ann M. Drake at its 41st Annual Chicago Business Hall of Fame celebration on October 1, 2024, held at the Wintrust Grand Banking Hall, 231 S. LaSalle Street in Chicago. “I’m grateful for this opportunity to introduce to you a businesswoman who’s a role…