When Janet Hanson and I speak in early 2010, 85 Broads counts 22,000 members. I ask her whether she, as the CEO, still personally screens every single application that comes in, as she had during the network’s early days. When I joined, I remember being impressed to receive a personalized welcome message from Hanson.
Her answer is affirmative: “I very much enjoy reading about these impressive women’s backgrounds. It is inspiring how candidly they share their most intimate personal and professional milestones.”
The role
Janet Hanson, describes 85 Broads, in her own words as “a trailb…






