We are fortunate to have Dr. Janet C. Walkow with us for the 2018 Oslo Roundtable. Janet has been with us before in Kristiansand but this time our context will be a bit different:  Janet is an accomplished executive with proven expertise and experience in both the scientific and business arenas. She has done extensive work in drug development combined with experience in business operations with an aim to improve the performance of teams, systems and organizations in both the R&D and work-life environments.

Janet received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Health Promotion Council of Pennsylvania and the Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Leadership Board. In August 2008, Janet joined the Drug Dynamics Institute at The University of Texas. Leading this collaborative research center, she brought together scientists and investigators to work on novel solutions for disease and healthcare issues. The Institute partners with University, industry and community leaders to foster collaborations.

A leader in efforts to empower women – locally and around the world, Janet is a also a co-founder of the Leading Women Project, designed to help women of all ages and professions learn to lead – both themselves and others.  She works with a variety of organizations and continues to seek out opportunities to identify ways to provide goods and services that support and empower women around the world.  She combines her passion for women and high impact communications, creating Women in Science programs and serving as a coach and mentor helping women develop leadership skills. As a Same Sky Ambassador, Janet works to educate people about the efforts to empower African women through Same Sky’s work programs. She mentors women around the world for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and serves on the Vital Voices Artisan/Enterprise Advisory Committee.