Leveraging Connection with Nancy Segal

Influential women understand that connection extends far beyond passing out business cards or schmoozing. This podcast features Nancy Segal talking about how her depth of connections led to extraordinary changes. From litigating the last bastion of discrimination against weight requirements for female flight attendants to her delight in being a matchmaker, Nancy exemplifies how respectful relationships bring power to women. 

Nancy Segal is the Executive Director of Government Relations for Educational Testing Services (ETS) in Washington, D.C.  Segal oversees policy experts that address education and workforce issues in the United States and 180 other countries. Prior to joining ETS, she was Associate Vice President at ACT, Inc., overseeing federal relations. Her experience includes being Legislative Director of the National Parent Teacher Association and later, Counsel for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

Segal began her professional life as an employment, labor and civil rights attorney. She served as counsel to the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. 

Segal holds a B.A. in political science from Oberlin College and a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. She has published numerous articles with respect to discrimination case law.