Dr. Betty Spence has served as president of the National Association for Female Executives since 2001. She created the annual list of the “NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women,” a benchmark for corporations on women’s advancement that emphasizes women in profit-and-loss (P&L) positions as the pipeline to top management. She chairs the NAFE Roundtable, bringing together America’s most senior corporate women to tackle issues related to women’s advancement. Dr. Spence also advises companies on the advancement of women and conducts corporate workshops on leadership. An author, speaker, and expert on women in business, Dr. Spence previously held the post of vice president of communications at Catalyst. While there, she wrote Be Your Own Mentor, advice from corporate women on propelling your own advancement published by Random House in 2001. She also oversaw the publication of two other Catalyst books, Creating Women’s Networks and Advancing Women in Business: Best Practices from the Corporate Leaders. As NAFE president, Dr. Spence has appeared as an expert on women’s business issues on the CBS Evening News, ABC Nightly News, CNN’s Nightly Business Report, and Bloomberg Television. She is frequently quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles, Times, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, and other media. A former writer for the Los Angeles Times and The Christian Science Monitor and a former professor of literature, Dr. Spence holds a Ph.D. in English and serves on the board of directors of the Girl Scout Council of New York City.