Claudia Mirza was an IWEC Awardee in 2018
She is enthusiastic about becoming an IWEC Global Ambassador
IWEC Foundation Chairwoman, Ruth A. Davis, welcomes Claudia to our program. “We are thrilled that Claudia has become our latest Global Ambassador joining our ten other Ambassadors around the world,” says Davis. “This is an important role for us as our Ambassadors are our connectors to other women in their communities, cities and countries and are our IWEC Foundation brand Ambassadors as well. Welcome Claudia!”
“It is an honor to be considered and I look forward to working with all the IWEC Foundation team,” states Claudia.
About Claudia
Claudia Mirza is the CEO and co-founder of Akorbi, the 34th largest language service provider in the world, and the 4th largest organization globally to have achieved organic growth. What started as a simple translation business is today a global provider of multilingual business solutions, including interpretation, staffing, contact centers, learning services and localization in 177 languages.
Claudia’s vision and leadership have led Akorbi to become the 13th fastest-growing woman-owned/led company in the world, according to the Women Presidents’ Organization, and the #2,568 fastest-growing company on the Inc. 5000 with 166% growth in the last three years.
Claudia is a published author in key industry publications, a sought-after speaker, an inventor with patents-pending, a mother of two, a mentor, wife, daughter and a philanthropist. She has been featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, TIME, Fortune and by Google as an advocate for small and women-owned businesses.
As the 2016 US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Woman of the Year, Claudia was invited to the White House to meet with the current administration representing small and women-owned businesses. Claudia is a Harvard Business School Alumni from the prestigious Owner/President Management (OPM) Program, Class 52 as well as a bipartisan voter focused on women business issues and the global economy.
About IWEC Foundation Global Ambassadors
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring and Business Development Support Around the World.
Launched in 2016, the IWEC Foundation’s Global Ambassadors Program aims to expand market connections for businesswomen whose combined annual revenues are over US$25 billion dollars per year. The selected, carefully vetted Global Ambassadors empower these female entrepreneurs to form sustainable business connections with potential partners and enter new markets locally, nationally, and globally. Global Ambassadors, all of whom are past IWEC Awardees, provide constant outreach and introductions to peers in their respective countries and beyond.