Joyce Aboussie
Joyce Aboussie, CEO Aboussie & Associates
OccupationCEO
Employer(s)Aboussie & Associates, Telephone Contact Inc.
Board member ofNational Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors
Websitewww.joyceaboussie.com

Joyce Aboussie (born 1957) is the founder and CEO of Aboussie & Associates, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] She is also the founder and CEO of Telephone Contact Inc., a consulting, research and data management firm.[2]

Career

Aboussie has a B.A. in political science from St. Louis University.[3] She was the national vice chair of Congressman Dick Gephardt's 1988 presidential campaign[4] and previously served as his National Political Director.[citation needed] Aboussie served on the national finance boards for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama,[5] Hillary Clinton[6] and Joe Biden.[7]

In 1983, Aboussie was elected to the National Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[8][citation needed]

In 2006, the St. Louis Business Journal named Aboussie one of the "Most Influential Business Women."[9] In 1995, she was named by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of "40 people under 40" who make a difference in St. Louis.[10]

Also in 2006, she was elected as the first woman Chairperson of the ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors.[11][citation needed]

In 2015, Aboussie was inducted under the category of Small Independent Entrepreneurship into the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Most Influential St. Louisans". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. ^ "Joyce Aboussie". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. ^ "Loyal Aboussie Aids Gephardt". Roll Call. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ^ "Joyce Aboussie raises $1.1 Million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in St. Louis, MO". St. Louis Women Leaders in Action. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ^ "Most Influential St. Louisans". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. ^ "Missouri's position — and importance — in 2016 presidential contest up in the air". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. ^ "Jill Biden And Hillary Clinton Campaign Virtually In Missouri For Joe Biden". St. Louis Public Radio. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. ^ "Boards of Directors and Governors". www.stjude.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. ^ Johnson, Julia M. (2006-08-11). "Joyce Aboussie". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  10. ^ "40 under 40 Class of 1995". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  11. ^ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors
  12. ^ "Shareholder Alumni Magazine Fall 2015: The Entrepreneur of Entrepreneurship by Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - issuu". p. 3. Retrieved 2019-11-27.

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