Blythe J. McGarvie (Williamsburg, VA) is Chief Executive Officer of LIF Group and serves on the boards of Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group, The Travelers Companies, Inc., Viacom, and Wawa. She was a pioneering CFO, and in 1995, was one of only 10 female CFOs in the Fortune 500.
She speaks worldwide to audiences on consumer markets, worldwide economic trends, and leadership strategy. Blythe McGarvie is a professional speaker who loves to reach audiences large or small. Her vision is that business is a positive force for strengthening the global community. She executes her vision with companies and individuals through her speeches, writings, board service and coaching.
In addition, she has developed a unique senior management consortium at LIF Group who, individually and collectively, provide selected companies with essential strategic and practical solutions for profitable growth. We invite you to explore the videos and the website. Her motto is to provide insight, influence and leadership to create high performance.
Blythe McGarvie
is one of the world's leading authorities on
global financial ethics,
women in business,
and boardroom leadership.
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Blythe McGarvie's board biographies
Read Blythe's new book:
Shaking the Globe:
Courageous Decision-Making in a Changing World, by Blythe J. McGarvie, with a foreward by Robert Kraft (Wiley, 2009).
Blythe McGarvie releases her next Shaking the Globe Newsletter: "Time for Talent" (PDF | HTML).
Podcast: Blythe McGarvie on Making Courageous Decisions in a Changing World. It's a different world, but it's a world full of new business opportunities open to anyone with the courage to seize them.
Blythe McGarvie featured in Chief Executive magazine in "How Global Is Your Board?" article (PDF | HTML).
Blythe McGarvie to receive honorary degree from Old Dominion University in Virginia. Watch the webcast here on Saturday, December 19, 2009.
Blythe McGarvie publishes an article in Business Week entitled, "Why Women Make a Difference in the Boardroom," discussing that although there are more women than ever in executive positions these days, their scarcity in the boardroom could be hurting U.S. business.
Blythe McGarvie publishes, "A director’s 5 rules for difficult times," in Directors and Boards, Spring 2009 (PDF).
Blythe McGarvie writes, "Staying Green with the Economy in the Red: Why Your Environmental Initiatives Matter Even More in Difficult Times" in the The Deluxe Knowledge Quarterly (PDF).
