CEO of STEMconnector, United States
Edie Fraser is CEO of STEMconnector and Senior Consultant to Diversified Search. STEMconnector is the organization whose mission is to be THE information resource and produce STEM results and connections with STEM Leaders in every sector. The mission is to bring Education, Research, Resources, Best Practices, Communications and Outreach—and provide resources such as the web site, STEMdaily, EdTech Weekly Report, and STEM Results. STEMconnector works with business, academia, government, non-profit organizations, and media entities. Formerly, Ms. Fraser built three best practices initiatives: Diversity, Women, and Corporate Communications. Each of these units shared business, government academic, and non-profit research and resources to insuring best practices and information sharing. With review teams massive amounts of data and materials were reviewed to share best in class for application purposes.
Edie worked with more than 250 Fortune companies on women and diversity leadership and with several hundred associations. Prior to joining Diversified, Edie was Founder and CEO of Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a member service for diversity practitioners. Edie ran a communications agency in earlier years. Again, best practices and leveraging of major reports proved the essence of the work. Edie established and chaired the first Public Affairs Section of the Public Relations Society of America and won 9 Thoth and Silver Anvil Awards for research, strategy and execution and measurement of strong programs such as the relations with U.S. and Japan.
Edie has written or served as publisher of many books, papers, and articles. Examples include the CEO Magazine, The Diversity Primer, and The Diversity Officer. Edie wrote a book, Do Your Giving While You’re Living, with co-author Robyn Spizman and another on Women’s Entrepreneurship. Several of these include the recent 100 Women Leaders in STEM and the current work on 100 CEO Leaders in STEM; CEO Leadership in Diversity; Best Web Sites from research of 500 Corporate Web Sites for Diversity (and applied different criteria to Best STEM Web Sites); Women Entrepreneurship in America; Status of Women on Corporate Boards.
Edie has won 42 major awards in Leadership and Innovation, Diversity and Women’s Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Communications. She is Vice Chairman of the World Affairs Council of DC and on the national board of SCORE. She has been inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame and a Founding member of C200. Edie received the Lifetime Achievement award from Diversity Woman Magazine and its Mosaic Award. Edie was on the cover or Women of Wealth Magazine for her philanthropy and mentoring.
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Edie Fraser
March 25, 2014
CEO of STEMconnector, United States
Edie Fraser is CEO of STEMconnector and Senior Consultant to Diversified Search. STEMconnector is the organization whose mission is to be THE information resource and produce STEM results and connections with STEM Leaders in every sector. The mission is to bring Education, Research, Resources, Best Practices, Communications and Outreach—and provide resources such as the web site, STEMdaily, EdTech Weekly Report, and STEM Results. STEMconnector works with business, academia, government, non-profit organizations, and media entities. Formerly, Ms. Fraser built three best practices initiatives: Diversity, Women, and Corporate Communications. Each of these units shared business, government academic, and non-profit research and resources to insuring best practices and information sharing. With review teams massive amounts of data and materials were reviewed to share best in class for application purposes.
Edie worked with more than 250 Fortune companies on women and diversity leadership and with several hundred associations. Prior to joining Diversified, Edie was Founder and CEO of Diversity Best Practices (DBP), a member service for diversity practitioners. Edie ran a communications agency in earlier years. Again, best practices and leveraging of major reports proved the essence of the work. Edie established and chaired the first Public Affairs Section of the Public Relations Society of America and won 9 Thoth and Silver Anvil Awards for research, strategy and execution and measurement of strong programs such as the relations with U.S. and Japan.
Edie has written or served as publisher of many books, papers, and articles. Examples include the CEO Magazine, The Diversity Primer, and The Diversity Officer. Edie wrote a book, Do Your Giving While You’re Living, with co-author Robyn Spizman and another on Women’s Entrepreneurship. Several of these include the recent 100 Women Leaders in STEM and the current work on 100 CEO Leaders in STEM; CEO Leadership in Diversity; Best Web Sites from research of 500 Corporate Web Sites for Diversity (and applied different criteria to Best STEM Web Sites); Women Entrepreneurship in America; Status of Women on Corporate Boards.
Edie has won 42 major awards in Leadership and Innovation, Diversity and Women’s Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Communications. She is Vice Chairman of the World Affairs Council of DC and on the national board of SCORE. She has been inducted into the Enterprising Women Hall of Fame and a Founding member of C200. Edie received the Lifetime Achievement award from Diversity Woman Magazine and its Mosaic Award. Edie was on the cover or Women of Wealth Magazine for her philanthropy and mentoring.
Diplomatic Courier honors the Top Global Women who have worked to improve the world. Download the entire list here.
