Gail Snowden
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Gail Snowden | |
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| Parent(s) | Otto P. Snowden and Muriel Snowden |
Gail Snowden is a banking executive and community organizer.
Snowden grew up in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston. Her parents were Otto and Muriel Snowden.[1] Snowden earned a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, Harvard University.[2] She also earned a master's degree in business administration from Simmons University.[2]
Gail Snowden began her career as a banker at the Bank of Boston in 1968.[3] Snowden was executive vice president of Bank of America. Snowden was operations vice president of the Boston Foundation.[4] She has been a board director and former CEO of Freedom House.[5]
Gail Snowden was recognized with the 1998 Presidential Ron Brown Award. She was also a recipient of the Abigail Adams award in 2001, and honorary doctorates from Simmons University, Bridgewater State University, Babson College and Emmanuel College.[6]
In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Interview with Gail Snowden, daughter of Otto and Muriel Snowden, founders of Freedom House in Roxbury, Massachusetts". www.digitalcommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ a b "Gail Snowden – The Bay State Banner". baystatebanner.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Gail Snowden announces plans to retire from the Boston Foundation". www.tbf.org. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Gail Snowden: From Banking to a Community Foundation" (PDF). Bridgespan.org. March 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Kindy, David. "Freedom House, an Iconic Civil Rights Hub in Boston, Is Set for Demolition". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Gail Snowden". GBH. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Black Women Lead". Greater Grove Hall Main Streets. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Sullivan, Mike (2023-10-04). "Portraits along Blue Hill Avenue honor Boston's Black women leaders". CBS Boston. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ^ Gaskin, Ed (10 April 2025). Black Women Lead: Boston's Most Admired, Beloved, and Iconic Leaders, 1700 - Present. Independently published. ISBN 979-8317465209.
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