NxtWork is the primary female network of ethnically diverse industry executives
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Our Vision is a world where diversity in Boards of Directors and C-suites is the norm, not the exception; where diverse leadership is seen not just as a social responsibility, but as a strategic necessity.
With your support, we can get there!
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NxtWork is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions are tax-deductible for income and estate taxes. Our EIN is 85-4110618.
Our Mission
NxtWork brings value to organizations and society as a whole by connecting key leaders on boards and C-suites to our highly qualified network of women+ executives.
Our Vision
We’re working to reshape the workplace by eliminating barriers and fostering practices that promote intelligent inclusion and deliberate diversity.
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The NxtWork Difference
Founded by three women of color, NxtWork is a diverse, primarily BIPOC network of women+ uniquely positioned to connect business leaders with an ethnically diverse network of industry executives.
We help our partners add real value to their organizations by achieving their diversity goals and fostering a culture of innovation through meaningful inclusion and representation at the leadership level.
- NxtWork is the only organization of its kind devoted to creating direct relationships between diverse women leaders, C-suites, and boards.
- NxtWork is effective where coaching, mentoring, or leadership development programs often fall short. While important, these initiatives can devalue accrued accomplishment and reinforce established hierarchies.
- NxtWork is NOT an executive recruiting or job-matching tool or DE&I consulting service.
- Instead, NxtWork develops organic, trusted, 1-to-1 relationships with diverse women leaders and companies that share business priorities.
Meet the Founders
Dominique Shelton Leipzig
Partner, Mayer Brown’s Los Angeles office.
Co-Founder, Co-CEO NxtWork.
Dominique is a skilled strategist leading diverse teams in digital transformation strategies for Fortune 100 companies and start-ups across a wide variety of industries including technology, retail, healthcare, and finance.
Christine Lawton
General Counsel, WENEW
Co-Founder, Co-CEO NxtWork.
A lawyer and business advisor with 25+ years’ experience in entertainment and consumer technology, from major motion picture studios to new blockchain and NFT dynamos, Christine develops transactional frameworks that transform consumer entertainment experiences and create global markets.
Jenny Kim
Senior Vice President, Vantage Group at Morgan Stanley.
Co-Founder, Co-CEO NxtWork.
As a trusted advisor with 15 years in the industry, Jenny provides investment advice and complex trust and estate planning strategies to high-net-worth individuals and families in Los Angeles, New York, and across the country.
