An Interview With Donna Morea

When interviewing local Washington DC Leaders, I am amazed at the common traits they exhibit. An entrepreneurial spirit, an unwavering ability to persevere, courage-feeling the fear and doing it anyway, a spirit of curiosity, accountability and the desire to develop team members around them are just a few.  Donna Morea, President of US Operations & India for CGI certainly embodies the traits of leadership.  I am pleased to share the results of our interview below:

“True career paths are only evident when one looks back. The path forward is rarely predictable, or well marked.” ~ Donna Morea, President CGI U.S. & India, on the topic of ‘leadership’

Admittedly, “leadership” was not a word that occurred to Donna as she embarked upon her career a new graduate of Wesleyan University with a studio arts degree. Her own leadership journey was one that Donna did not predict or dictate. She learned early on that the mythical career path sought out by graduates, was not at all the prescriptive ‘yellow brick road’ that led to the land of OZ. Read more