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Susan Ann Davis, Chair of Vital Voices and of (SDI) was honored with the 2011 Global Empowerment Award in London on Thursday evening. The Global Empowerment Award, given during the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, honors an individual leader whose vision inspires economic and social progress across the world. This award recognizes the work of a remarkable individual who exemplifies outstanding leadership, responsibility and courage and has inspired others to champion progress and success. Past recipients include Prince Charles of England (2009) and Indra Nooyi, global chief executive of PepsiCo (2008).
Susan Davis is chair of Vital Voices, begun by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she was First Lady, which identifies, invests in and brings visibility to emerging women leaders around the world. This international non-governmental organization (NGO) has trained and mentored more than 8,000 emerging women leaders from more than 127 countries in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East since 1997. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 500,000 additional women and girls in their communities.
Susan Davis is also founder and CEO of the award-winning global strategic communications agency, Susan Davis International (SDI) headquartered in Washington, DC. A lifelong advocate for democracy building, social entrepreneurship and leadership development for women, she has often been recognized for her leadership on women’s entrepreneurship issues. She was the first International President of the International Women’s Forum, the preeminent global leadership organization for women of achievement and recently honored by Irish America Magazine as one the “Top 100 Irish Americans.”
