Charlene Lake
Charlene Lake, Sr. Vice President Public Affairs, and Chief Sustainability Officer, is responsible for leading AT&T’s philanthropic and volunteerism endeavors, third-party advocacy program and public affairs functional support as well as coordinating signature initiatives that connect social needs with business objectives.
Ms. Lake serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council, a leading inter-national association designed to advance the field of public affairs, and on the Board of Directors of America’s Promise Alliance, an organization committed to preparing young people for college, work and life. Ms. Lake sits on the Corporate Advisory Board of Women Impacting Public Policy, a national bipartisan group of 500,000 women business owners who actively engage in the political process. She also serves on the Council of Advisors of the Institute for Economic Empowerment for Women, which among other projects, partners with the U.S. Department of State to teach women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Rwanda about free enterprise and market power. For her demonstration of sustained leadership and excellence in public service, she was honored with the Iron Jawed Angel award by The Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series in Washington, D.C. Ms. Lake also serves on the Collin College Foundation Board of Directors.
Ms. Lake serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council, a leading inter-national association designed to advance the field of public affairs, and on the Board of Directors of America’s Promise Alliance, an organization committed to preparing young people for college, work and life. Ms. Lake sits on the Corporate Advisory Board of Women Impacting Public Policy, a national bipartisan group of 500,000 women business owners who actively engage in the political process. She also serves on the Council of Advisors of the Institute for Economic Empowerment for Women, which among other projects, partners with the U.S. Department of State to teach women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Rwanda about free enterprise and market power. For her demonstration of sustained leadership and excellence in public service, she was honored with the Iron Jawed Angel award by The Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series in Washington, D.C. Ms. Lake also serves on the Collin College Foundation Board of Directors.
Category: Entrepreneurship
Interviews with Charlene Lake»See all
Charlene Lake joins Jim Blasingame to explain why AT&T chose to sponsor the Peace Through Business program after seeing the passion and courage of women business owners in Rwanda and Afghanistan.
How do you define sustainability? Terry Neese and Charlene Lank join Jim Blasingame to define sustainability and why this concept should be in the plans of all corporate citizens, large and small, around the globe.
How women are promoting global peace. Terry Neese and Charlene Lake join Jim Blasingame to talk about how ATT and IEEW are helping women become entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Ruwanda.
