RCB president, CEO joins Lawrence Leads Program

by Wicked Local

Julie Thurlow, president and CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, was selected as a member of the inaugural cohort representing the Lawrence Leads Program.

The program was founded by the Lawrence Partnership, The Alliance for Business Leadership and the collaborating faculty and staff at Harvard Business School.

“I’m very pleased to have been included in this cohort with such amazing and talented people working in and around the city,” said Julie Thurlow. “With the combined leadership of so many accomplished individuals, I’m certain that this partnership will propel economic growth and enhance an already vibrant city.”

The seven-month leadership program aims to invest in a cohort of Lawrence leaders as a key strategy to investment in the city itself. The participants will take Harvard Business School modules at the school and the Mill Cities Leadership Institute, with courses that focus on economic opportunity and civic responsibility. The program brings together leaders of the business, civic and nonprofit communities in the city.

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