Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is CEO of the consultancy 20-first.

20-first works with progressive companies interested in diversifying their

leadership teams and optimising both halves of the talent pool and both halves

of the market – the female and male halves. 20-first works with CEOs, executive

committees and managers to build gender ‘bilingual’ organisations. The firm’s

renowned Building Gender Balanced Businesses programmes and suite of

online tools help companies harness the talent and market opportunities of the

21st century.

Avivah is author of the best selling:

HOW Women Mean Business, A Step by Step Guide to Profiting from Gender

Balanced Business,

Wiley (April 2010)

as well as co-author of:

WHY Women Mean Business: Understanding the

Emergence of Our Next Economic Revolution,

Wiley 2008

She has spoken on leadership, marketing and talent

management issues across the globe and she lectures

at both INSEAD and HEC business schools.

She is the Founder and Honorary President of the European

Professional Women’s Network www.EuropeanPWN.net).