Lisa Witter of Fenton Communications, Named 2010 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader

NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lisa Witter, Fenton's Chief Strategy Officer, was today named one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2010.

The honor, given each year by the Forum, recognizes up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. The Forum chose this year's 197 Young Global Leaders from a pool of more than 5,000 candidates.

As Chief Strategy Officer of Fenton Communications, the largest public interest communications firm in the United States, Ms. Witter is one of the country's leading experts in women's issues, communications, philanthropy, social change and politics. Lisa leads the firm's work in innovation and the women and global affairs practices with such clients as Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathi, UNIFEM, Women for Women International, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Stonyfield Farms, among others. She is an award-winning social entrepreneur and is a frequent commentator, appearing on such outlets as NPR, MSNBC and CBS Early Show. She is co-author with Lisa Chen of The She Spot: Why Women are the Market for Changing the World and How to Reach Them, and has been published in Newsday, The New York Times and The Seattle Times and sits on numerous board of directors.

For 2010, the Forum selected candidates from 72 countries and from all sectors of society (business, civil society, social entrepreneurs, politics & government, arts & culture, and opinion & media). The new class represents all regions: East Asia (43), South Asia (21), Europe (46), Middle East and North Africa (14), sub-Saharan Africa (17), North America (38) and Latin America (18). This year's selection has more gender parity than ever: 38% of the honorees are women.

Other 2010 Young Global Leaders include: Evan Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twitter; Kevin M. Warsh, Board Member, Federal Reserve System; Marissa Mayer, Vice-President, Search Product and User Experience, Google Inc.; Ricken Patel, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Avaaz.org; Roger Federer, professional tennis player; Elizabeth Gilbert, best-selling author; Ian Thorpe, founder of Foundation for Youth; Steven Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of YouTube; Stella McCartney, fashion designer; Shamina Singh, Chief Operating Officer – Global Community Relations, CitiGroup; and Sebastian Bishop, International Chief Executive Officer of (RED) International.

SOURCE Fenton Communications