Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky is the president and co-founder of Women’s Campaign International. As a teacher, trainer, member of Congress, journalist, and author, she has served as a mentor to countless young women. In addition to her work with WCI, she is currently a senior lecturer at the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior fellow with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation at Princeton University.

At last year’s Women in the World summit, activists from around the world championed bringing Africa’s first ladies together to better serve their people. Marjorie Margolies, the founder and president of Women’s Campaign International, who helped make this idea a reality, offers an inside look at the initiative’s progress.