Six Degrees of Connection: How to Unlock Your Leadership Potential (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578047379)

As CEO of LEADERSHIP Philadelphia, Liz Dow is an agent of change. Once called "Philadelphia's #1 Connector" by Malcolm Gladwell, she works behind the scenes to help individuals and organizations to extend their reach, to improve their performance and to connect with the community. Prior to taking over LEADERSHIP in 1993, Liz served as a Senior Vice President with FirstUSA (now JPMorgan). She earned an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA from Cornell University. She was chosen to be a Wharton Public Policy Fellow at the White House. She has served on the boards of MEDecision, Widener University, Christ Church Preservation Trust, the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellows Selection Committee and the regional advisory board of the Knight Foundation and has won numerous civic awards for harnessing the power of the private sector to the public good. This year she was named one of the 75 Greatest Living Philadelphians in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles' 75th Anniversary. A LEADERSHIP Fellow, class of 1986, she has passed her passion for service on to her children. Her her daughter, Scottie McQuilkin, was president of the senior class at Cornell and her son, Geoffrey Dow McQuilkin, was president of the senior class at Episcopal Academy.