MBA Mama LaToya Marc One-Half of First All-Female Ticket Elected to Lead Harvard Business School’s Student Association
HBS students, Libby Leffler and LaToya Marc, have made history as the first all-female ticket to be elected as Co-Presidents of the HBS Student Association. Libby and LaToya’s platform, “Your Community. Your Voice” aims to deliver an inclusive and enriched HBS experience for all students, HBS partners, and families. They shared their ambitious aspirations with the MBA Mama team last week, and we are honored to support their work. As you may know if you’ve been following our blog, we featured LaToya as our August MBA Mama of the Month. She is a wife and mother of Kingston, her adorable toddler son — check out her profile here.
As approachable and responsive leaders, Libby and LaToya have pledged to listen to the voices of the individuals in the HBS community and leverage relationships with administration to deliver real results. They plan to prioritize fun, community-building events and improve the transition to life at HBS, making it a place where all students feel represented.
As a start-up that aims to change the face of work-life integration and what that means for mothers with MBAs, we applaud LaToya for taking this bold step into leadership. She is now one of the nation’s most visible MBA Mamas in this new role that will shape the culture at one of the world’s top business schools. LaToya, you go girl! We look forward to watching how Libby and LaToya transition into these exciting new roles.
About Libby
Libby Leffler is an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School. From 2008–2015, Libby worked at Facebook, most recently leading partnerships with influencers, causes, and world leaders.
From 2012–2015, Libby managed Facebook’s global integrations with institutions and individuals including the White House, Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Malala, United Nations, the Vatican, and American Red Cross. From 2009–2012, Libby was Business Lead to Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg. Prior to Facebook, she worked at Google from 2007–2008.
Libby was named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “Most Powerful Women: Next Gen” list and is one of ELLE Magazine’s “Agenda Advisors”. In 2014, Libby was one of FORBES Magazine’s “30 Under 30” in the media industry and was the 2014 Delta Delta Delta ‘Woman of Achievement’ honoree. Libby was named to Business Insider’s list of “30 Most Important Women in Tech Under 30” in 2013 and 2014.
Libby graduated with honors from UC Berkeley where she was a UC Berkeley Alumni Leadership Scholar. Libby holds a BSc from the Walter A. Haas School of Business undergraduate program.
About LaToya
LaToya Marc is a first-year MBA student at Harvard Business School, where she serves on the leadership boards of Section G and the African-American Student Union.
LaToya has devoted her career to ending educational inequity and advocating for social justice. She joined Teach For America (TFA) in 2008 as a Metro Atlanta Corps Member teaching 7th and 8th grade math in Fulton County Schools. During her first year teaching, she founded the P.A.I.D. Scholars student and community incentive program and was named Teacher of the Year.
In 2010, LaToya transitioned to TFA’s regional staff as the Director of Growth Strategy where she partnered with Superintendents and State officials to increase TFA’s footprint across the State of Georgia. From 2011–2015, LaToya led strategic initiatives on TFA’s national Admissions team, most recently as Chief of Staff to the Head of Admissions. During this time, she also served in local community leadership through the South DeKalb Improvement Association, and received an invitation from the Governor to advise the State on local education reform strategies.
LaToya holds a bachelor of science in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, where she graduated with highest honors. She currently resides in Boston, MA with her husband Ben and two-year old son Kingston.
