DR. DRU MARSHALL

Provost & VP (Academic) UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Wendy Montgomery is a talented and versatile senior executive who has taken on increasingly senior roles in a highly successful career in marketing, sales and general management spanning three decades and four continents. Under Montgomery’s leadership, the lottery business has grown from $2.5 billion in revenue in 2007 to $3.8 billion in 2016.

“Have your facts and communicate them clearly and rationally. I find that if women use their passion and emotion to make a case, it is often dismissed.”

“People in positions of power have to believe that there is value in diversity in the workforce at all levels. It starts from the top. Leaders have to embrace the idea that there may be different ways for people to contribute to the goals of an organization.”