Madeleine K. Albright is chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm, and chair of Albright Capital Management LLC, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. Albright was named the first female Secretary of State and became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President Obama in 2012.