Richard Ladner

Richard Ladner

After 35 years as a professor of computer science at the University of Washington, Richard Ladner wanted to move from theory to impact. The hearing son of deaf parents, Ladner combined his expertise in computers and technology with an innate understanding of the needs...
Narendra P. Sharma

Narendra P. Sharma

When he retired in 2005 after three decades in finance and economic development at the World Bank, Narendra Sharma moved to the famous resort island of Hilton Head in South Carolina. Retirement gave way to a higher purpose when he discovered pockets of entrenched...
Martha Rollins

Martha Rollins

While building an antique business, Martha Franck Rollins became painfully aware of the disconnect between the people of privilege entering the front of her shop and the people in poverty living behind it. In 2001, she created Boaz & Ruth to help some of the 200...
Ronne Froman

Ronne Froman

Ronne Froman’s transition from military to civilian life was relatively easy. The first woman to command the six-state southwest region of the U.S. Navy, she retired as a rear admiral in 2001 after a 31-year naval career. Then she quickly took on a series of executive...