Kathryn Hall is a Meridian Trustee and the owner of Hall Vineyards. This blog post is part of a series highlighting and celebrating women leaders in Meridian’s network during Women’s History Month. Who is or was a female inspiration, mentor and/or hero figure to you? It has been my good fortune to have many mentors over the course of my career. My first mentor was a man, Milt Kegley, a senior executive at the first company I worked for. He understood the nuances of sexism long before these were widely recognized , and certainly far better than I as...

The following post was contributed by Meridian Board Chair Megan Beyer, who sat down with Global Communications Fellow Abby Haley to discuss the intuitive collaboration of women’s leadership, and . This post is part of the HERspectives series honoring Meridian’s leading ladies in Women’s History Month.   Who is your biggest female inspiration or mentor? I am one of the legions of women in public diplomacy who can thank Ann Stock for advice, pep talks, the best political strategy, and loyal friendship. Ann has worked at the White House, in the corporate world, the Kennedy Center, and the State Department at the highest...