Susan Duffy is the Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), where she educates, inspires and empowers women entrepreneurial leaders to reach their full potential. While earning her Ph.D. from the George Washington University, Susan founded the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership initiative, a program recognized as the 2006 National Model Specialty Program in Entrepreneurship Education. Before entering academia, Susan was a leader in healthcare foodservice, co-owned a commercial construction company and owned and operated Ho-Lee-Chow, a Chinese fast-food franchise. Susan is an advisor to several early-stage companies and is an angel investor. She serves on the board of the International Council for Small Business where she chairs the Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Committee.