Ruth Ann Harnisch
Ruth Ann Harnisch | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Ruth Ann Leach,[1] Karin Kelly[2] |
Education | Baruch College (Doctor of Humane Letters, 2011) Honorary Doctorate, 2012) |
Occupation(s) | Investor, activist, philanthropist, writer, coach |
Years active | 1960s-present |
Organization | The Harnisch Foundation |
Relatives | William Harnisch |
Website | The Harnisch Foundation Without Borders |
Ruth Ann Harnisch (born 1950) is an American investor,
Early life and education
Ruth Ann Harnisch was born in 1950
Career
1960s-1997
Early in her career Harnisch went into media, reporting and journalism, subsequently spending three decades in the field.
After retiring from her career in journalism, Harnisch became
1998-2013
Described as a proponent of “creative philanthropy,”
In 2006[8] Harnisch co-founded[21] and began supporting The Foundation of Coaching, which provided coaching-related research grants.[8] Around 2008 she donated $2 million to found McLean Hospital's Institute of Coaching at Harvard,[10] and she subsequently funded the annual International Coaching Research Forum, the Coaching Commons,[24][33][8] and the formation of the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University,[7] and the formation of the Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions[34] at Baruch College.[7]
After serving as a founding funder of the
2014-2018
In February 2014 Harnisch and her husband invested
Involved in several film projects[3] as a film producer, in 2015 Harnisch served as an executive producer on The Hunting Ground.[11][15] Also working with the filmmakers of Hot Girls Wanted,[4] she was executive producer of the 2017 films The House of Tomorrow,[16] Unrest,[14] Columbus,[17] Love the Sinner,[18] and Lucky.[19] In June 2017, she moderated a panel at the Greenwich International Film Festival.[39] Harnisch remains head of the Harnisch Foundation.[40]
Directorships and memberships
Harnisch has been or remains involved with organizations related to philanthropy, women's rights, journalism, and professional coaching.
A long-term member of the former Broadcasters Foundation,[21] Harnisch is a current member of Women at Sundance,[3] New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT),[41] the Film and Media Circle of the Women Donors Network,[42] and the Women Moving Millions (WMM) organization, where by 2014 she was co-chairing's WMM's Film Circle,[7] of which she is a member and founder.[43] She is also a member of Rachel's Network.[44] She is also a current member of the International Women's Forum, American Women in Radio and Television, and the Buffalo Broadcasters Association.
Personal life
Ruth Ann Harnisch and her husband William Harnisch maintain a residence in Southampton, New York.[45]
Recognition
- 2011 - Honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Baruch College[22]
- 2012 -
- 2014 - Forty over 40 List of Women - honors "women who are upending the perception that 40 is past your prime"[7]
- 2017 - Good Housekeeping - Ten Power Players Blazing New Trails Beyond The Boardroom[46]
- 2008 - Harvard Coaching Conference - first recipient of the Vision of Excellence Award[24]
- 2016 - Inside Philanthropy - 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy[11]
- 2016 - The International Association of Coaching - Lifetime Achievement Award[12]
Production history
- 2014 - The Sand Storm (short by Jason Wishnow) - associate producer[47]
- 2015 - The Hunting Ground (documentary by director Kirby Dick) - executive producer[15]
- 2017 - Unrest (feature film by director Jennifer Brea) - executive producer[14]
- 2017 - Lucky (feature film by director John Carroll Lynch) - executive producer[19]
- 2017 - Love the Sinner (feature film by director Jessica Devaney) - executive producer[18]
- 2017 - Columbus (feature film by director Kogonada) - executive producer[17]
- 2017: The House of Tomorrow (feature by director Peter Livolsi) - executive producer[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Former News Anchor Ruth Ann Leach Harnisch". WTVF. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ a b c d "RuthAnn Harnisch". Buffalo Broadcasters Association. February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tarr, Tanya. "Four Questions That Define Trust In Negotiation". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ruth Ann Harnisch: Women's issues are #NotJustAStat". MSNBC. March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Whitney. "Mentors Matter: There Are So Many Different Ways To Mentor". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "With A Couple Of Million, You Could Do A Lot Of Good". Bloomberg. April 10, 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Forty over 40, 2014 Honorees". The 40 Women To Watch Over 40. 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ruth Ann Harnisch | World Business Executive Coach Summit 2015". World Business Executive Coach Summit 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Women's Fund addresses Tennessee girls, women's needs". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ a b "The Coaching Institute Launched". News.harvard.edu. Harvard Gazette. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy". Inside Philanthropy. March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "IAC Coaching Award Ceremony 2016". Certifiedcoach.org. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "11women's rights activists you should know". MSNBC. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c "'Unrest': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "'The Hunting Ground': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. January 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c "'The House of Tomorrow': Film Review, San Francisco". The Hollywood Reporter. April 8, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sundance Film Review: 'Columbus'". Variety. January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Love the Sinner". IMDb. 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "SXSW Film Review: 'Lucky'". Variety. March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Emoji enter mainstream as mode of expression". The Columbus Dispatch. August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Who We Are". theHF. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Honorary Degrees Presented at 46th Annual Baruch College Commencement". Baruch. June 1, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Kennesaw State University awards Ruth Ann Harnisch an honorary doctorate". Kennesaw State University News. May 10, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ruth Ann Harnisch | Institute of Coaching". www.instituteofcoaching.org. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "RoofingCo. Sues WLAC". Billboard. Mar 1, 1986.
- ISBN 9780786438471.
- ^ "Sponsor Shout-Out: The Harnisch Foundation". bindercon.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ Thale, Taea (2017-05-22). "10 Power Players Blazing New Trails Beyond the Boardroom". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Five tips for citizen journalism from ProPublica's new "crowdsorcerer"". NiemanLab. March 9, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "History". The Harnisch Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "About Book'em Foundation". bookem-kids.org. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ISBN 9780871597946.
- ^ Witt, Leonard (2009-06-02). "Coaching Commons adds Community Supported Journalist". pjnet.org. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Ruth Ann Harnisch". Women Moving Millions. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Awesome Without Borders". AwesomeFoundation.org. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Awesome Without Borders". The Harnisch Foundation. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Tyra Banks And More Put A Million In The Muse". TechCrunch. February 4, 2014.
- ^ "Hot Topics and Trends for Women and Philanthropy, 2015". Inside Philanthropy. December 31, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "GIFF Makes an Impact, Especially With Women". Greenwich Sentinel. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Harnisch Foundation Establishes New Journalism Scholarships | News | Baruch". www.baruch.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Ruth Ann Harnisch". NYWIFT. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Today It's Called 'Sexual Assault'". Garnet News. October 14, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Women Moving Millions". KCTS9. October 25, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "You and Your Ideas Need a Community". rachelsnetwork.org. 19 June 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- Wall Street Journal. December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Ten Power Players Blazing New Trails Beyond The Boardroom". Good Housekeeping. May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Ruth Ann Harnisch Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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