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Nancy D. O’Reilly          

Author & Women's Empowerment Expert

International philanthropist, skilled horsewoman, and trailblazer for women’s empowerment, Nancy D. O’Reilly, PsyD, believes women who support each other in abundance and joy are the key to equality. A successful author and educator, she recently completed a new book, "In This Together: How Successful Women Support Each Other in Business and Life."

Dr. Nancy founded Women Connect4Good, Inc., a social-profit foundation that has provided support for many national and international charities. Her podcasts feature interviews with smart, amazing women, and her timely articles appear on popular national blogs. She previously authored Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business, and Life and two other books. O'Reilly occasionally speaks to select groups on women empowerment, self-confidence and the importance of women supporting other women.

Having earned numerous awards, O'Reilly was honored with other women, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, at the 2018 Canales Project in Washington DC. She serves on various boards of directors, and chairs the board for Take the Lead, Inc., whose mission is to prepare, develop, inspire and propel women to leadership parity across all sectors by 2025. She is a major supporter of the innovative program 50 Women Can Change the World and the international work of Convoy of Hope.

A licensed psychologist, she has long served on the governor-appointed Missouri Committee of Psychologists. She previously acted as the director of a large employee assistance program and as a nationally certified crisis team leader in New York City after the 9/11 attacks. She invites all people of good will to join her in reaching out to support women in the pursuit of equality, safety and success.

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