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Washington, D.C., March 24, 2025 – Women Business Collaborative (WBC), the leading alliance dedicated to advancing equal position, pay, and power for women in business, proudly announces the Board’s appointment of India Gary-Martin as the new Board Chair, effective March 24, 2025.
Edie Fraser the Founder and current Board Chair states “Purpose is power for business and Life. I am thrilled to pass the gavel to India at this time. She brings a big and bold leadership approach to WBC and a major commitment to grow WBC to new heights with its CEO, board, partners, and stakeholders.”
Gary-Martin’s appointment marks a pivotal step in WBC’s ongoing mission to accelerate the advance of all women business leaders. A recognized leader in global business, Gary-Martin is a portfolio public and private company board director, and 25-year veteran of financial services. Having held global C-suite roles in the U.S., London, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Hong Kong at banks like JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, and Royal Bank of Scotland, she is now the Founder and CEO of Leadership for Execs, a c-suite advisory and multidisciplinary leadership practice in addition to being the visionary behind its subsidiary Relucent Learning, an AI and VR enabled Learning management solution.
“India Gary-Martin’s deep expertise and commitment to fostering inclusive leadership make her the ideal person to guide WBC into its next chapter,” said Gwen K. Young, CEO of WBC. “Her leadership will be instrumental to galvanizing leaders to increase the rate of change via collaboration, action, and accountability.”
Throughout her career, Gary-Martin has been a steadfast voice for advancing women and underrepresented groups in corporate leadership. She is a sought-after speaker, author, and advisor, and her influence extends across industries and global markets.
“I am honored to step into the role of Board Chair for WBC at such a crucial time,” said India Gary-Martin. “Women Business Collaborative is at the forefront of driving real change for women in business, and I look forward to working with the board, our partners, and the broader WBC community to continue this important work.”
Gary-Martin succeeds Edie Fraser, who founded and led WBC’s bold vision. Under this new leadership, WBC will carry on Fraser’s legacy of relentlessly advocating for gender parity, workplace equity, and leadership advancement for women. Fraser will transition to a new role as Honorary Board Chair.
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ABOUT WOMEN BUSINESS COLLABORATIVE – Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is an unprecedented alliance of 85+ women’s business organizations and hundreds of business leaders building a movement to achieve equal position, pay, and power for all women in business. Through collaboration, advocacy, action, and accountability, WBC mobilizes thousands of diverse professional women and men, business organizations, public and private companies to accelerate change.
