|
Connie K. Duckworth was elected to the board of directors for Smurfit-Stone in 2004. Duckworth, 49, is a retired partner and managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. During her 20 years with the firm, she served as co-head of the Municipal Bond Department from 1997-1999 and co-head of the firm’s Chicago office from 1995-1997, and she was the first female sales and trading partner in the firm’s history. She is currently a founding partner of 8Wings Enterprises, a Boston firm that advises and provides early-stage investment to women-led companies. She is also a founding partner of Circle Financial Group, a New York investment firm. Duckworth has been active in promoting economic opportunity for women in the US and overseas and has received numerous awards. She is a member of the US-Afghan Women’s Council, a public-private partnership established by the presidents of the US and Afghanistan. She is immediate past chair of the Committee of 200, an organization of leading women entrepreneurs and executives, and this year was named one of 21 Women Leaders for the 21st Century by Women’s eNews. Duckworth is a member of the board of Northwestern Mutual, the board of overseers of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Board of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of Texas.
| 