Ann M. Fudge

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ann M. Fudge
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Apr 23, 1951(1951-04-23)
Age	73
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Ann M. Fudge Biography

Ann M. Fudge is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on April 23, 1951 in Washington, D.C., United States. Ann Marie Fudge (born April 23rd 1951) serves on a variety corporations’ boards such as those of General Electric, Novartis, Unilever and Infosys and on a number of non-profit boards. Fudge was chairperson and chief executive officer of Young & Rubicam Brands, an international network of companies that provide marketing communications. In 2010 Fudge was on the National Commission of President Barack Obama for Fiscal Resilience and Reform.

Following her sabbatical Fudge was chief executive officer and chair at Young & Rubicam Brands from 2003 until 2007. in 2004 Business Week summed up some of the issues she faced, stating that Y&R “has suffered through poor management and a messy merger in recent years. The various units tend to work in isolation. The ad agency has lost some big clients. And employees are disgruntled … [including] reports of animosity between Fudge and creative head Michael Patti.”

Discussing her educational choices with Business Week in 2004, she said, “When I was at Simmons College, I had this great professor — Margaret Hennig. She was the one who encouraged me to think about business and apply to Harvard Business School. She and Ann Jardim wrote the first book on women in business, called The Managerial Woman, and founded the Simmons Graduate School of Business. I applied to Harvard Business School my senior year.”

In 2008, Fudge was a member of the Obama presidential campaign’s finance committee.

In 2001, following a year as the president of the beverages and other. division of Kraft, “Fudge decided to quit. She explained to Business Week that her choice to quit Kraft was driven by a variety reasons. She had set the goal of retiring prior to the age of 50. She had also been through the recent illness and the death of her parents and a few close relatives and friends. “To be honest I’m still trying to figure the answer. … The reason was not dissatisfaction. It was taking a step back and asking “What is it that you’re doing here? What are you truly hoping to achieve?”‘ She spent two years reconnecting with friends and family and delving into community work. Her charitable work included work with a number of organizations, including the Executive Leadership Council, a non-profit group of high-level African- American leaders in business, the Boys and Girls Club of America, Partnership for a Drug-Free America, and the United Way, among others. From her time away, Fudge became inspired by the power individuals have to make a difference in the world.”

Ann M. Fudge Net Worth

Ann M. Fudge is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ann M. Fudge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Fudge is an alumni of Simmons College and Harvard Business School with the BA (honors) in management of retail 1973 and an MBA 1977. in 1998 HBS professor. Stephen A. Greyser recalls Fudge for being “a solid citizen, a solid student.”

The year 1998 was the time that Fudge received a mention by Fortune magazine as 30th on the 50 most influential women on the American Business list (Carly Fiorina #1, Oprah Winfrey #3) She was executive vice-president at Kraft. In the year 1998 the cereals and coffees of which Fudge was in charge accounted of $2.7 billion (16 percent) from Kraft’s $16.8 billion sales. Fudge also at the time was on the boards of AlliedSignal, Liz Claiborne, (both at the time of the year 1993) along with Catalyst, Inc.

Fudge is also noted for having pursued her career despite the glass ceiling which has been seen to thwart promotion to the top ranks, facing women and minorities in the corporate workforce particularly. And, in regards Fudge’s relatively early moves out of jobs, the 2004 Business Week article also included a sidebar on four “other women [who] left high-powered positions in the corporate world to find a place where they could work on their own terms.”

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In September 2011, Fudge was one of six Hall of Fame honorees named in advance of the National Association of Corporate Directors November gala in New York City.

Facts & Trivia

Ann Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ann M. Fudge celebrates birthday on April 23 of every year.

In 2011, Fudge served on the boards of directors of General Electric, Novartis, and Unilever. She also served as chair of the U.S. Programs Advisory Board of The Gates Foundation; and she was a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation, Brookings Institution, the Council on Foreign Relations and Morehouse College. She has been a Morehouse trustee since April 2006. She has also served on the board of Buzzient, Inc, and served as vice chair of the Harvard Board of Overseers.