Rachel Greenberg, host of the Volta Insider podcast, attended the first-ever United State of Women Summit, which took place June 14th, 2016. The event took place in Washington, DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center just days after Hillary Clinton became the nation’s first woman to become a major party’s presumptive nominee. The summit featured some of the most high-profile speakers from Washington to Hollywood including President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Actress Kerry Washington, and Oprah Winfrey. Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair, White House Council on Women and Girls and Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady and Executive Director, White House Council on Women and Girls organized and hosted the day-long event.
Greenberg interviewed a number of A-list women including:
Patricia Arquette, actress and women’s advocate, winner of the Academy Award, Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood
Sophia Bush, actress, star of Chicago PD
Erin Cutraro, Co-founder and CEO of “She Should Run”
Romy Newman, CEO of FairyGodBoss
Kristen Avery, “It’s On Us” Campaign
Jessica Davidson, “It’s On Us” Campaign
Christina Hammock Koch, NASA Astronaut
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