Sheila Ronning
About Sheila Ronning
Sheila Ronning is founder of Women in the Boardroom, a professional membership organization providing C-suite and senior level executive women with the tools, knowledge and connections to prepare them for corporate board service. Originally from Minnesota, Sheila began her career as a retail executive before establishing a marketing and PR agency focused on small businesses, which she grew into the largest networking and trade show organization for small businesses in the Twin Cities. Considered a pioneer in the industry and by her peers, Sheila once again broke the mold in 2002 with the launch of Women in the Boardroom, by being the first to form such an organization with customized executive training programs and networking opportunities, creating a proven program and process for women to enter board service. Since its founding, Sheila has grown Women in the Boardroom into an organization with international outreach across multiple industries and countless private and public boardrooms, including Fortune 100 companies, while creating more than 1,600 connections for its members. She continues to succeed in her vision of helping women enter and participate in corporate board service. As a recognized thought leader on becoming a board member, gender diversity and networking, Sheila speaks numerous times per year. Many worldwide corporations have engaged Sheila to share her knowledge, including KPMG, Kirkland Ellis, Santander Bank, Aon, NewsCorp, L’Oreal, and Thomson Reuters. In addition, she has also been invited to speak at Harvard University, the United Nations, the SEC, the National Association for Corporate Directors and numerous other esteemed organizations. Most recently, Sheila was a keynote speaker at the 2019 IOT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, presenting on gender diversity in the technology industry. Sheila’s insights have been featured in numerous news outlets including Forbes, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, among others.