Alison Levine
 Alison Levine at South Pole | |
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| Born | April 5, 1966 |
| Career | |
| Famous partnerships | Ford Motor Company |
Alison Levine (born April 5, 1966) is an American
Early life and education
Levine was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona to Jack and Corinne Levine. Alison earned her bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Arizona in 1987.[2]
Career
Levine worked a series of restaurant jobs throughout high school and college. During her junior year at the University of Arizona she managed to parlay a job at Keaton's Restaurant into a marketing internship at Mattel Toys when a group of Mattel executives came into the restaurant for dinner. After completing her MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 2000, she worked for Goldman Sachs until 2003. She left Goldman Sachs after three years and went on to serve as the deputy finance director for Arnold Schwarzenegger in his successful bid to become Governor of California.[3]
Mountaineering
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Levine climbed her first mountain,
Seven summits and polar expeditions
- Kilimanjaro(1998)
- Elbrus(1998)
- Aconcagua (two summits—1999 and 2004)
- Carstensz Pyramid(1999)
- Denali (2000)
- Vinson Massif (2001)
- Everest(2002; went as high as 28,750' with the 1st American Women's Everest Expedition)
- North Pole (2004)
- South Pole (2008; 1st American to traverse to the South Pole via the 600-mile Messner Route)
- Everest(2010; in honor of friend Meg Berté Owen)
First ascents
- Hall Peak in Antarctica (2,190m/7185 ft) – January 6, 2016, via the south face/southeast ridge[4][5]
- Khang Karpo in Nepal (6646m/21804 ft) – November 10, 2016[6][7][8]
Post-climbing career
Levine is a consultant and a
After a climbing trip to the Rwenzori Mountains in 2005, Levine founded a nonprofit organization, the Climb High Foundation, which trains jobless women in western Uganda to work as trekking guides and porters in their local mountains.[citation needed]
Levine's book On the Edge was published by Hachette Book Group and was released in January 2014. The book shares anecdotes from Levine's expeditions and from other "extreme environments." On the Edge earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly[9] and is a New York Times[10] and Wall Street Journal bestseller.[11] It was named Best Business Book of the year in the Management/Leadership Category by 800-CEO-READ.[12]
In late 2015, Levine began working as an Executive Producer with film director Nancy Svendsen on the documentary, The Glass Ceiling which chronicles the life and climbing career of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa who was the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest.[13]
Sources
- Janie McCauley. American tops Everest, completes 'Grand Slam' (2010). [1]. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- Hartford Courant Obit [2]
- Duke University, Fuqua School of Business & Coach K Leadership Conference. [3]
- https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/01/26/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/
- https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Leadership-Lessons-Everest-Environments/dp/1455544876/
References
- ^ "This Is How Your Favorite Dirtbags Really Make a Living". Outside Online. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "History-Making Adventurer and UArizona Alumna to Deliver Commencement Address". University of Arizona News. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Caprino, Kathy. "What Polar Explorer Alison Levine Knows About Leadership That Corporate Managers Don't". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Hall Peak, South Face and Southeast Ridge - AAC Publications - Search The American Alpine Journal and Accidents". American Alpine Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "First Ascent: Alison Levine Reaches Antarctic Summit - Womens Movement". Womens Movement. Adventure for Women. 27 June 2016.
- ^ "First summit on Khang Karpo excites climbers". The Himalayan Times. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ascents". Himalayan Database. August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Khang Karpo (6646m) First Ascent". Dreamers Destination. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership by Alison Levine". 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Business Books - Best Sellers - Books - Feb. 2, 2014 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
- ^ "Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Jan. 12 - WSJ". Wall Street Journal. 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Awards — Business Books in Bulk - 800-CEO-READ". 800ceoread.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-22.
- ^ "The Glass Ceiling: A Documentary Film". www.theglassceilingmovie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21.