LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 45 IAWF granted its “Lifetime Achievement Award” to distin- guished member Parisa Khosravi at the 2015 Women’s Lead- ership Conference in San Francisco. She recently retired from CNN after nearly three decades with the company. Through- out her career as Senior Vice President of international news gathering, domestic news gathering and global relations for CNN Worldwide, Khosravi led CNN’s historic coverage of countless award-winning news stories. As a CNN executive for over two decades, Khosravi led CNN’s key international editorial relationships, and as the first-ever global Ambassa- dor for CNN, she regularly met with world leaders and de- cision-makers. Khosravi is a recognized authority on safety and security matters for her meticulous and decisive man- agement of CNN’s teams as they covered the world’s most dangerous hot spots, conflicts and natural disasters. Khosravi is also an expert on crisis management, multiculturalism and women in the workforce issues. With unrivaled commitment and passion for international news, Khosravi orchestrated CNN’s largest investment in international news gathering in its history. Khosravi will put her experience and established global relationships to use in order to make positive change happen and advance the cause of good for humanity with her new endeavor as the founder and president of Payam Global Strategies, LLC. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD