Judith Richards Hope
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Judith Richards Hope is a lawyer, law professor, and corporate director. She is currently a visiting law professor at Georgetown University
in addition to being the president and CEO of an international consulting firm called Hope & Company, P.C.
Originally from Defiance, Ohio, Hope graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College and received her law degree from Harvard University
, where she was one of the fifteen female students to graduate in 1964. Hope later wrote a book about her time at Harvard Law School called Pinstripes & Pearls: The Women of the Harvard Law Class of '64 Who Forged an Old Girl Network and Paved the Way for Future Generations. She also holds an honorary law doctorate from Harvard.
Hope has taught at Harvard Law School
in addition to multiple adjunct appointments at Georgetown. She served as vice chair of the President's Commission on Organized Crime
under President Ronald Reagan
and associate director of the White House Domestic Council under President Gerald Ford
. Hope was the first woman on Harvard University’s governing board, the Harvard Corporation, where she served from 1989 to 2000 and chaired the Inspection Committee and the Honorary Degree Committee.
Hope was a partner and senior advisor at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, and Walker, for 24 years. She is currently the chair emerita of the National Housing Partnership Foundation, the Director of the Altius Financial Corporation, and a member of the National Council of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni
. She also serves in governing roles at General Mills
and at Union Pacific. She is on the Board of Directors of Russell Reynolds Associates.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in addition to being the president and CEO of an international consulting firm called Hope & Company, P.C.
Originally from Defiance, Ohio, Hope graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College and received her law degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where she was one of the fifteen female students to graduate in 1964. Hope later wrote a book about her time at Harvard Law School called Pinstripes & Pearls: The Women of the Harvard Law Class of '64 Who Forged an Old Girl Network and Paved the Way for Future Generations. She also holds an honorary law doctorate from Harvard.
Hope has taught at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in addition to multiple adjunct appointments at Georgetown. She served as vice chair of the President's Commission on Organized Crime
President's Commission on Organized Crime
The President's Commission on Organized Crime was a United States governmental body that existed during the Ronald Reagan administration. It was established by executive order 12435 in 1984....
under President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and associate director of the White House Domestic Council under President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
. Hope was the first woman on Harvard University’s governing board, the Harvard Corporation, where she served from 1989 to 2000 and chaired the Inspection Committee and the Honorary Degree Committee.
Hope was a partner and senior advisor at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, and Walker, for 24 years. She is currently the chair emerita of the National Housing Partnership Foundation, the Director of the Altius Financial Corporation, and a member of the National Council of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni is a non-profit organization whose stated mission is to "support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives a philosophically rich, high-quality...
. She also serves in governing roles at General Mills
General Mills
General Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
and at Union Pacific. She is on the Board of Directors of Russell Reynolds Associates.