This week, Vital Voices Global Partnership was proud to bring together three trailblazing leaders in professional sports at our newly opened global embassy for women to discuss the advantages and challenges of being a female in the front office at some of world’s leading teams and leagues.
Featured speakers included Dee Kundra, managing director (Americas) at FC Bayern Munich, whose championship team was in town to play against DC United in a Wednesday evening match that kicked-off a continuation of their winning streak in the pre-season, and Isabelle van Coevorden, who serves as head of marketing (Americas) at Bundesliga International after a long career as a professional soccer player, and Ashland Johnson, Esq., a former Division I athlete who now serves as founder & president of The Inclusion Playbook, a sports and social justice firm. Read More
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