Description:  

The 4 Ps: Personal responsibility, Plans, Policies and Partnerships, are what it will take to lead us through economic recovery.  Hear about the challenges and opportunities businesses face that provide hope and opportunities for our future.

Speaker Bio:    

As head of the state’s largest organization serving business in Hawaii, Sherry Menor-McNamara is the youngest and first female President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii in its 165 years history.

She has worked for a wide variety of companies, including ESPN Regional Sports, Sony Corporation, Estee Lauder, Elton John Production and the “60 Minutes” program, as well as for the Hawaii State Legislature, U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka and the Executive Office of the United States President.

Menor-McNamara serves on numerous boards including as trustee of Queen's Health Systems, Fujitsu's JAIMS Foundation, Center for Tomorrow's Leaders, Girl Scouts Hawaii, East-West Center Foundation and the FilCom Center.

She has JD and MBA degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. Menor-McNamara also earned a certificate in Expanding Impact in Advocacy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education.