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Leadership Foundations With Jennifer Ward Reynolds ’77
Join us for our next Leadership Foundations series with a livestreamed fireside chat featuring Jennifer Reynolds ’77 and Emily Kelahan, assistant professor of philosophy.
This dynamic webinar is all about Leadership Presence.
Leadership Foundations with Jennifer Reynolds ’77
Wednesday, April 8
3 – 4 p.m. eastern time
Leadership Presence is the way a good leader projects confidence, builds trust and credibility, and inspires and motivates people. Of all the elements of leadership, this one is probably the most elusive. How do you show up with poise, humility, and the unmistakably sense that you are committed to solving hard problems? It doesn't happen over night, but it is something you can develop with time and practice.
Throughout this session, we’ll explore some of the things leaders do to build and project leadership presence. We’ll also look at ways leadership presence is developed, adapted, and deployed across multiple contexts—corporate, non-profit, family businesses, volunteer work. Finally, we'll discuss some of the things you can do early in your career to demonstrate your potential. Don't think there is a place for you to practice leadership presence right now? Think again.
Pre-Work:
Prior to the webinar please take a moment to consider the following questions:
- Who is someone in your life you would describe as having good leadership presence?
- What are some of their characteristics that lead you to describe them that way?
- What is some of the best advice you've received on how to build trust?
Jennifer Ward Reynolds ’77
Currently a partner and director of Harford County based commercial real estate firm Ward Properties, Jennifer Ward Reynolds spent over 30 years in the asset management business, most recently holding the position of Vice Chair and Chief Investment Officer of Legg Mason Trust.
From 2008-2017, Jennifer served as first female chair of the board of trustees of Dickinson College, for which she was a trustee from 2000-2024. She is currently a member of Dickinson’s investment committee, as well as the executive committee of the board. She was also the first female chair of the board of the National Aquarium, where she currently serves as a trustee and chair of the CEO search committee, and is past chair of the National Aquarium Foundation. She is a member of the Stevenson University board of trustees and is a member of the President’s Advisory Council of Notre Dame University of Maryland, She has twice been named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by Warfield’s Daily Record and is a past recipient of the Distinguished Women award from the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. Past board memberships include the Walters Art Museum, Sheppard Pratt Hospital, and the Baltimore School for the Arts.
In addition to her undergraduate degree from Dickinson, Jennifer holds her Masters of Finance from Loyola University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). She resides in Phoenix, MD with her husband George, an attorney, and their three English setters.