Despite growth in women’s educational achievement and workplace participation, women remain underrepresented in the industry, particularly in leadership roles. Women have a transformative role to play in promoting prosperity and human progress through technology and innovation. The panel will shine a light on the remarkable women who are building companies and technologies that transform the way we live and work, and who are paving new paths for female entrepreneurship and gender equality. It will also look at the challenges that women in the industry continue to face, including sexism, gender discrimination, unconscious bias, impostor syndrome and more.
Moderated By: Michelle Washington
Meet Our Panelists
Jennifer Miller: Dedicated Senior Level Financial Leader with Extensive Experience in Equity Portfolio Management
Lehigh Class of 1982
Jennifer Miller has a BS in Finance from Lehigh University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Her entire career has been in financial services. She started at Salomon Brothers as a sales analyst in the Fixed Income Investment Strategy Group. She then pivoted to the equity side of the business as a global, and then an international equity portfolio manager at Simms Capital Management and then JM Hartwell. After Hartwell merged into MAI Capital, Jennifer helped found and then became co-chair of the firm’s internal women’s network.
Zoe Mattis : Fleet Operations Manager at Air Products
Lehigh Class of 2018
Zoe Mattis is the North American Fleet Operations Manager for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. In her role, she has responsibility for overall fleet operations for over 1,200 power units and 2,000 trailers. In addition, she has been instrumental in implementing safety technology in-cab to support Air Products on their “Journey to Zero” accidents/injuries. At Air Products, Zoe is involved in multiple Employee Resource Groups including: Women’s Success Network, Women in Operations, Women in Trucking, and ENABLE. Zoe is also heavily involved in AWESOME which promotes development, leadership, and excellence for Women in Supply Chain.
Rashidat Oyegunle: Senior Consultant, The Luminations Group
Lehigh Class of 2014
Rashidat started her career in the Utility industry after graduating from Lehigh University’s Energy System Engineering graduate school program in 2014. Over the last nine years, she has had the opportunity to work for two fortune 500 companies: Con Edison and Accenture. In the first 5 years of her career, she worked at Con Edison in non-traditional roles as an Operating Supervisor responsible for overseeing Field Technicians who maintained the Electric Grid system in Manhattan. Currently, Rashidat is a Manager in the Transmission and Distribution practice at Accenture. In this role, Rashidat helps large utility companies in the U.S transform their business by developing and implementing new business processes and technology to improve efficiency and productivity. Additionally, at Accenture, Rashidat leads in the Transmission and Distribution Inclusion and Diversity initiative.
Nidhi Goel: Executive Director at Morgan Stanley
Lehigh Class of 1987
Meet the Moderator: Michelle Washington
After completing her undergraduate studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, Dr. Michelle L. Washington worked briefly in the banking industry. She then earned her Master’s in Business Administration at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI before working in the automotive industry. Eventually her love for learning and passion for teaching compelled her to leave the corporate environment for academia. To that end, she earned a PhD in Business from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Washington is grateful for the many opportunities to continuously learn from her students as she seeks to contribute to their intellectual, ethical and professional growth. She joined the Department of Management in the College of Business at Lehigh University in 2017.