FROM THE MOMENT she stepped on stage, legendary broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff captivated several hundred East Bay business leaders — making them burst into boisterous laughter twice within 30 seconds and erupt in applause numerous times throughout the evening.
As the keynote speaker of the first event for the East Bay Leadership Council’s 2025 Leadership Series, Woodruff focused on how communities should set aside their differences and work together during this period of political polarization.
“What you are doing here in the Bay Area with organizations like the East Bay Leadership Council (EBLC) is a great example for the rest of the country,” Woodruff said at the Jan. 29 event in Concord. “I wish the rest of the country could see the efforts you make here in this community to work across the divide to solve your hardest problems.”
The conscious effort made by the organization to work together was highlighted by Mark Orcutt, EBLC’s president and CEO.
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