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Pamela Newman’s Biography

Pamela J. Newman is the Founder, President & CEO of PJN Strategies LLC, a boutique strategic consulting firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida with a satellite office in NYC.

Dr. Newman is a Board Member of The University of Mount Saint Vincent; Advisory Board member of Brock Capital LLC; Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Mereo Advisors; and member of the Board of Governors for New York Risk Exchange (“NYREX”). She also serves on the Board of Directors for The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (“RID”) and is a Past President of the Financial Women’s Association.

In October 2017, Dr. Newman was appointed as a CASA Emeritus for Treasure Coast by the Acting Secretary of the Army.

Pamela has authored Organizational Communication (McGraw Hill) and Behind Closed Doors: A Guide to Effective Meetings (Prentice Hall). Also, in 2021, she authored Leadership is Doing (Outskirts Press).

Dr. Newman has received many awards, including the Charles Evans Award (2019) from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and was the First Recipient of the Business Insurance Women to Watch... Pamela J. Newman is the Founder, President & CEO of PJN Strategies LLC, a boutique strategic consulting firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida with a satellite office in NYC.

Dr. Newman is a Board Member of The University of Mount Saint Vincent; Advisory Board member of Brock Capital LLC; Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Mereo Advisors; and member of the Board of Governors for New York Risk Exchange (“NYREX”). She also serves on the Board of Directors for The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (“RID”) and is a Past President of the Financial Women’s Association.

In October 2017, Dr. Newman was appointed as a CASA Emeritus for Treasure Coast by the Acting Secretary of the Army.

Pamela has authored Organizational Communication (McGraw Hill) and Behind Closed Doors: A Guide to Effective Meetings (Prentice Hall). Also, in 2021, she authored Leadership is Doing (Outskirts Press).

Dr. Newman has received many awards, including the Charles Evans Award (2019) from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and was the First Recipient of the Business Insurance Women to Watch Inspiration Award (2018). John Cabot University (Rome) awarded Pamela the John Cabot University Presidential Medal for Leadership in Business in 2017, and in 2016, she was honored by The University of Mount Saint Vincent. She was also selected as the Insurance Advocate’s Insurance Professional of the Year (2015) and was honored by the UJA-Federation and the Arthritis Foundation. In 2012, she received The Humanitarian Award from the New York Center for Living, and the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America named her “Distinguished Woman of the Year” in 2009.

Pamela J. Newman earned her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Michigan. During her years in academia, she received a three-year teaching fellowship and was awarded the Horace A. Rackham Doctoral Research Grant. READ MORE VIEW LESS

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PJN Strategies LLC

President & CEO

2017 - Present

West Palm Beach, FL, USA

PJN Strategies is a boutique strategic consulting firm, founded by Dr Pamela J Newman. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, the firm has a satellite office in New York City.

Aon PLC

Executive Vice President, Risk Services

2000 - 2017

New York, NY, USA

Aon plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, employing 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries.

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Current Board Positions

RiskPointGlobal.com

Advisory Board

Nov 2023 - Present

RiskPointGlobal.com is the exclusive platform specifically designed for insurance brokers and risk managers, offering the ability to connect and interact toward a better understanding of insurance products and services.

The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths

Board of Directors

New York, NY, USA

The mission of RID is to eliminate the infection threats to patients and hospital employees via education and advocacy. RID has a track record of legislative and regulatory success in the implementation of processes, protocol and policies in health care settings to reduce health care institutional infections.

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Previous Board Positions

The Mission Society of New York

Board of Directors

New York, NY, USA

The Mission Society is committed to ending multigenerational poverty by unlocking the potential of the city’s most underserved families. Since its founding, it has provided life-changing opportunities to over 6 million New Yorkers and continues to reach thousands of children and parents each year.

Current Advisory Roles

Brock Capital Group

Executive Advisor

New York, NY, USA

Brock Capital Group leverages its unparalleled collective experience and networks to offers the highest service in investment banking, advisory and fiduciary services, and a broad variety of matters at the most senior level.

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Mission Champions: Honoring a Legacy of Generosity

2022

New York, NY, USA

Pamela Newman was honored for her work with the Mission Society, for which she served as a Board member and exhibited the utmost dedication and generosity with the organization and the charitable work she does in New York City.

Publications

Leadership is Doing

Author

Nov 2020

In “Leadership is Doing”, Pamela J. Newman, President & CEO of PJN Strategies, draws upon her wide breadth of experience in business, industry, and as a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army – New York (South), to offer a lesson on sustainable leadership skills that can be used at home, at work, and in the community.

Memberships

Council on Foreign Relations

Member

New York, NY, USA

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, non-partisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. The Council is made up from more than fifty full-time and adjunct fellows, covering the major regions and discussing significant issues on the international agenda that affect U.S foreign policy and international affairs.

Cosmos Club

Member

Washington, DC, USA

The Cosmos Club, incorporated in Washington, D.C. in 1878, is a private social club for women and men distinguished in science, literature, the arts, a learned profession or public service.

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Awards & Recognition

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

Charles Evans Award

2019

New York, NY, USA

The Charles Evans Award is a recognition of the dedication and generosity of an individual who shares the mission of the ADDF to accelerate the discovery of drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer's disease.

Women to Watch Inspiration Award

Honoree

2018

New York, NY, USA

The Business Insurance Women to Watch Awards showcase the tremendous work done by female executives in the insurance and risk management sector, in addition to an individual's expertise, leadership qualities, and achievements.

John Cabot University

Presidential Medal for Leadership in Business

2017

Rome, NY, USA

Founded in 1972, John Cabot University is a small American liberal arts university in the Trastevere district of Rome, Italy.

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Honoree | Scholarship Tribute Dinner

2016

New York, NY, USA

Scholarship Tribute Dinner honorees are recognized for their personal, professional, and civic achievements that uphold the College’s mission, “To foster an understanding of our common humanity, a commitment to human dignity, and a full appreciation of our obligations to each other.”

Insurance Advocate

Insurance Professional of the Year

2015

Founded in 1889, Insurance Advocate magazine is a source for new markets and coverage of financial trends, legislative issues, M&A, insurance law, and industry developments.

New York Center for Living

Humanitarian Award

2012

New York, NY, USA

New York Center for Living offers addiction and mental health care for adolescents, young adults and their families.

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Public Service

Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army

CASA Treasure Coast

New York, NY, USA

Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army (CASAs) are business and community leaders appointed by the Secretary to advise and support Army leaders across the country. https://www.army.mil/article/196692/new_civilian_aide_to_the_secretary_of_the_army_invested

Pamela Newman’s Education

University of Michigan

BA English, MA

University of Michigan

Ph.D., Communication & Media Studies

Pamela Newman

President & CEO

PJN Strategies LLC

West Palm Beach, FL, USA

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