National Capitol Region, which includes the Pentagon. She served in an oversight role in intelligence activities, with the designated assistant to the secretary of defense for intelligence oversight reporting to her. In addition to these responsibilities, Hershman also served as the Department of Defense leader for implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Act of 2017 - the first legislation of its kind globally. Business career Hershman was the founder and CEO of the DeNovo Group, a specialized global consulting, training, and research firm focused on leadership, innovation, and business turnarounds. Hershman co-authored her book with the Michael Hammer, a MIT professor who founded the field of business process reengineering. After Hammer's untimely death, Hershman was asked to assume the role as CEO of Hammer and Company, in which she led a team consulting and training a fortune 100 companies such as BMW, Pfizer, PepsiCo, State Farm Insurance, and USAA, as well as governmental units including the U.S. Air Force and Sandia National Labs. Earlier in her career, Hershman was the Corporate Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence at Avnet, Inc., where she successfully managed initiatives in 72 countries. The cost reductions and increased efficiency she achieved led her to be honored with the Avnet Corporate Chairman's Award. Prior to that, Hershman led Process and Resource Development efforts at Brightpoint Inc., now a part of Ingram Micro, a global provider of integrated logistics services. On April 29, 2021, Hershman was named to the board of directors at EchoStar. Other work Hershman has served as a board member and qualified as an audit committee financial expert under SEC guidelines for First Source Bank, a $7 billion institution. In the nonprofit sector, she has served as Vice Chair of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, overseeing the state's public universities, as National Secretary of the Business and Professional Women's Foundation (BPW USA), as a Commissioner of the Indiana Commission for Women, on the board of the Consortium for Advanced Management (CAM-I), and the board of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series. She has also served as a board member for the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), as a member of Ball State University's Miller School of Business Entrepreneurial Education Advisory Council, and on the Leadership Council of the Indiana Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business. References "Hershman CMO Nomination sent to Senate". U.S. Department