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Pamela Newman

President & CEO

PJN Strategies LLC

New York, US

PJN Strategies LLC

Pamela J. Newman
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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.

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 Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for New York (South) 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...
Pamela J. Newman is the Founder, President & CEO of PJN Strategies LLC, a boutique strategic consulting firm.

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 Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for New York (South) 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.
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Brooklyn Reporter
Fort Hamilton marks anniversary of terror attacks

Dr. Pamela J. Newman, civilian aide to the secretary of the Army, New York South, and prominent business executive and civic leader, served as the keynote speaker at this year's event.

Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press Authors Are Honored in the Reader Views Reviewer’s Choice Literary Awards

Pamela J. Newman was recognized in the 2020/2021 Reader Views Reader’s Choice Literary Awards. Her book titled Leadership is Doing was honored with the Education Silver Award and Self-Help Bronze Award. The Reader Views Literary Awards recognize writers who are published by small presses, university presses, independent book publishers and self-publishing companies. 

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Pamela Newman’s Background

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PJN Strategies LLC
President & CEO
2017 - Present
New York, NY, USA
PJN Strategies is a boutique strategic consulting firm, founded by Dr Pamela J Newman.
 
Aon PLC
Executive Vice President, Risk Services
1993 - 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.
 

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.
 

Media

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

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.
 
River Club of New York
Member
New York, NY, USA
Located on the East River, the River Club is New York City's premier family club.
 
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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.
 
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Public Service

Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army
CASA New York (South)
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

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