Billie Jean King, Sallie Krawcheck to be Honored at 4th Annual Elly Awards

The Women's Forum of New York will present The 4th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Monday, November 17 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders.

The Elly Award Recipients (both in attendance) will be:

- Billie Jean King, 39-time Grand Slam winning tennis player and champion of social change and equality.

- Sallie Krawcheck, Chair, Ellevate Network and Ellevate Asset Management and staunch supporter of women in the financial industry.

The Elly Award Celebrity Presenters (both in attendance) will be:

• The Honorable David N. Dinkins, 106th Mayor of the City of New York, scholar and author.
• Karen Finerman, CEO of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, author, and panelist on CNBC's Fast Money.

Rikki Klieman, attorney, best-selling author, television anchor, and CBS News Legal Analyst, will lead a conversation on leadership with the honorees following the presentation of the awards.

The Women's Forum is a leadership organization of New York's preeminent female leaders in every professional sector, from finance to fine arts. Appreciating that education is the key to success in every industry, we pride ourselves in helping high potential women over the age of 35, return to college after their education has been disrupted by life's adversities. Giving these women a second chance to realize their potential is our way of giving back and building new leaders.

- Ami Kaplan, President of the Women's Forum of New York.

"The change that Education Fund grants have on women and their families is truly inspirational. Our awardees redefine for themselves what's possible and become great role models for their daughters. We believe if you educate a woman you impact generations. Twenty-seven years ago we started out small but now, because of the Elly Awards, our education grants are significant and make a real difference. They can truly help high potential women who have overcome serious hardships realize their dreams."

- Beverly Beaudoin, President, The Education Fund of the Women's Forum.

The Elly Awards will begin at 11:30 a.m. at The Plaza Hotel with a reception & VIP arrivals. The Luncheon and Presentation will be from 12:15 to 2:00 p.m.