LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library will continue its Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. when Jane Swift, Former Lieutenant Governor and Former Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will discuss "Women's Leadership in Public Life."

 

Jane Swift served for fifteen years in state government, including holding the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of Consumer Affairs, and Business Regulation and State Senator. She served as the youngest woman ever elected to the Massachusetts Senate, and as the first woman in United States history to give birth (to twins) while serving as Governor. Since leaving public office, she has held roles as a chief executive officer; a board chair, member, and committee chair to public, private, and not-for-profit institutions; an adviser to entrepreneurial education companies; and as a partner in a venture capital fund. She brings to each new challenge a transformational leadership style, a passion for educational excellence and innovation, and deep experience and success in leading mission-focused organizations. Most recently, Jane founded Cobble Hill Farm Education and Rescue Center in Williamstown, MA, serving as the Board President and its strategic leader.?

 

Jane is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford where she also received an honorary Doctorate degree. She has taught Leadership Studies at Williams College and at the Rappaport Center at Boston College Law School.

 

The lecture is free and open to the public. Please visit https://lenoxlib.org or the Library's Facebook page for more information.

 

Now in its 17th season, the Distinguished Lecture Series is organized and hosted by Dr. Jeremy Yudkin. Dr. Yudkin is a resident of the Berkshires and Professor of Music and Co-Director of the Center for Beethoven Research at Boston University. Every summer at the Lenox Library he presents pre-concert lectures for the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood season.