About
Roslyn is CEO of DAWSON Communications + Strategy + Governance, a consultancy serving corporate and nonprofit organizations. She was previously President & CEO of Texas Women’s Foundation from 2011 to early 2022, where she led ambitious strategic initiatives in women’s economic security and women’s leadership. During her tenure, the Foundation raised more than $85 million, increasing its assets by 43 percent, and its grants and programs by 180 percent, and deployed 100% of its assets in a mission-aligned gendered impact portfolio benefiting women and girls. From 1986 to 2011, Roslyn was Chair and CEO of Dawson + Murray + Teague Communications, a marketing communications agency she founded that served regional, national and global clients in a broad array of industries – from technology and telecommunications, banking and professional services, to healthcare and nonprofit. Roslyn is a frequent speaker on women’s leadership, philanthropy, gender equity and gender lens investing. She is chair of the board of Tides, former chair and board member of Women’s Funding Network, the global association of women’s foundations, and currently serves on the boards of International Women’s Forum – Dallas and Dallas Medical Resource, as well as the advisory boards of the Dallas Mavericks and the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University. She is a graduate of Baylor University BA) and Vanderbilt University (MA). She is married to Rex Thompson, retired professor of finance at SMU. Their family includes three adult children.
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides | Board | Member |