Academics
Signature Programs
Leader in Residence
The Polly Wheeler Guth ’44 Leader in Residence program provides an exceptional opportunity to learn from women who shape the world - culturally, socially, artistically, and politically. Hearing their stories, their ideas, and their voices provides a remarkable window through which you can begin to envision your own future.
Learn about our Writer in Residence program here.
Learn about our Writer in Residence program here.
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Past Leaders in Residence
List of 21 items.
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2024-2025
Dr. Alaa Murabit
Co-architect of the UN Sustainable Development Goals -
2023-2024
Evy Poumpouras
Former Secret Service Special Agent & TV Correspondent -
2022-2023
Lisa Leslie
WNBA Legend & Author -
2021-2022
Tiffany Shlain
Filmmaker & Author -
2019-2020
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Author & Historian -
2018-2019
Ann C. Phillips
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy -
2017-2018
Sallie Krawcheck
Founder & CEO of Ellevest -
2016-2017
Reshma Saujani
Founder & CEO of Girls Who Code -
2015-2016
Ashley Judd
Actress & Political Activist -
2014-2015
Katty Kay
Lead Anchor of the BBC World News America -
2013-2014
Sherry Lansing
Former Movie Industry Executive & Philanthropist -
2012-2013
Venus Williams
Professional Tennis Player -
2011-2012
Gloria Steinem
Feminist, Writer, & Activist -
2010-2011
Judith Jamison
Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater -
2009-2010
Zainab Salbi
President of Women for Women International -
2008-2009
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Former President of Sri Lanka -
2007-2008
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
President of Liberia -
2006-2007
Benazir Bhutto
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan -
2005-2006
Nancy Brinker
Founder of Susan G. Komen Foundation -
2004-2005
Jane Goodall
Primatologist -
2003-2004
Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland & U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reshma Saujani, Founder & CEO of Girls Who Code
These girls are just incredibly compassionate, and they’re leaders. They are thoughtful and they are smart. I hope to vote for them one day - or invest in their companies, donate to their nonprofits...because I think you have just trained a generation of leaders.
Beyond Speeches
Leaders in Residence don't simply stand behind a podium and deliver prepared remarks when they visit our School; their time with us is much more intimate. In addition to in the lecture hall, they meet and converse with students in class, in small-group discussions, and over meals.
800 Chatham Hall Circle • Chatham, VA 24531
Main Phone
+1 434.432.2941
Admissions Contact
+1 434.432.5516 • admissions@chathamhall.org
Boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition.
Main Phone
+1 434.432.2941
Admissions Contact
+1 434.432.5516 • admissions@chathamhall.org
Boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition.
