Girl scouts frances hesselbein biography

American businesswoman (1915–2022)

Frances Hesselbein (November 1, 1915 – December 11, 2022) was an American businesswoman and writer.

She served as the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, from 1976 to 1990, and the president and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum, at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership.^[2][3][4]

Career

Hesselbein took classes at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Junior College in 1936.^[5]

Between 1965 and 1976, she rose from volunteer troop leader to CEO and held the position of CEO for thirteen years until 1990.^[2] During her tenure, the Girl Scouts attained a membership of 2.25 million girls with a workforce of 780,000, mainly volunteers.^[6][3]

In 1990, Hesselbein left the Girl Scouts to run the Leader to Leader Institute (formerly known as the