Born into a family of civil rights activists, Dr. Geneva Jones Williams is an award-winning
pioneer in transformational leadership and the founder and president of Dr. Geneva Speaks,
LLC. She empowers seasoned and emerging leaders to create greater impact and joy through her innovative "What's Next" framework. This practical five-step process helps leaders reinvent themselves for their next life and career chapters.
Affectionately known as Dr. Geneva, she is a game-changer with an unmatched track record of raising over $120 million for numerous business and charitable causes and initiating more than 50 public-private collaborations. A proud alumna and Foundation board member of Morgan State University, a prestigious HBCU, Dr. Geneva's academic path includes a master's in social sciences from Bryn Mawr and a doctorate in educational leadership from Wayne State University.
Dr. Geneva was the first female president and CEO of a multimillion-dollar United Way in the
Detroit metropolitan area. She led the successful merger of two United Ways, becoming its first female Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and overseeing millions in yearly agency allocations. Dr. Geneva also founded a first-of-its-kind national model to boost federal and philanthropic community investment. She attended Harvard Business School and taught at the United Way of America's Academy of Volunteerism.
Dr. Geneva's impact extends across major social media platforms, where she engages with
leaders on pressing issues. Her weekly livestreams tackle topics crucial to today's workforce,
from leveraging new technologies in leadership to mastering work-life integration in a digital
world. This tech-savvy approach, combined with her wealth of experience, offers a unique
blend of traditional leadership wisdom and innovative strategies. It inspires leaders to adapt to today's fast-paced environment.
Dr. Geneva's influence is widely acknowledged, as evidenced by her recognition as one of
Detroit's most influential women by Crain's Business, her status as a leading businesswoman
according to the National Association of Women Business Owners, and her receipt of the
Distinguished Warrior Award for lifetime achievement from the Urban League. Currently, she
chairs the Governor's Michigan Women's Commission, and her impact is felt through her social media presence, weekly live streams, Ignite2Impact podcast, and her LinkedIn newsletter, The Future is Female.
Her book, Justice on the Jersey Shore, about her father's transformational leadership during
the Civil Rights Movement, debuted as an Amazon best-seller. An Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Golden Soror and bestselling author, Dr. Geneva's story exemplifies the power of reinvention and empowered leadership in our rapidly changing world. Visit www.drgenevaspeaks.com for more.
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