Dress for Success® Worldwide appoints Joanie Bily as CEO
SOURCE: Dress for Success Worldwide®
NEW YORK , November 5, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Dress for Success Worldwide, the leading global resource for supporting women in the workplace, today announced the appointment of Joanie Bily as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Bily has served as interim CEO and strategic advisor since June 2025, bringing decades of executive experience in business management, strategy, and workforce development to the organization. In her new role, she will lead the organization’s global operations, network, and strategic initiatives as Dress for Success moves toward its core, broader goal of supporting two million women worldwide.
“Joanie’s leadership has already brought renewed focus, energy, and unity to our organization,” said Erica Frontiero, Chair of the Board of Directors of Dress for Success Worldwide. “She inspires our global community to think boldly about the future and positions Dress for Success ideally to make an even greater impact worldwide. Her experience in recruitment and her passion for promoting women’s economic independence make her the perfect leader for this next chapter.”
“It is an honor and a privilege to lead Dress for Success and continue the incredible work of empowering women to reach their full potential,” said Joanie Bily, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide. “Our global network, partners, and collaborators transform lives every day. Together, we will expand our reach, strengthen our community, and create lasting pathways for women to thrive both at work and in life.”
A respected authority on labor market dynamics and workforce strategies, Bily is a prominent and active speaker and media contributor. Her expertise has been featured on Fox Business, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, and PBS, and in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report.
She is the author of Dive in DEEP: Strategies to Advance Your Career, Find Balance, and Live Your Best Life (2023), and a contributor to Together We Rise and the forthcoming publication Rising with Courage, collections that highlight stories and perspectives of women leaders.
About Dress for Success Worldwide: Dress for Success Worldwide is the leading resource for advancing women in the workplace globally. Our purpose is to empower women to achieve economic mobility by providing them with a global support network, workwear, and development tools for success. Founded in 1997 with the vision of creating a world where women thrive both at work and in life, our proprietary program model includes mentoring, workwear, and an ongoing support network.
Today, Dress for Success also offers professional development, support for women-owned businesses and ventures, sustainability and health and wellness programs, and constitutes a strong global community network with 130 members in 15 countries that have helped more than 1.3 million women worldwide. For more information, visit www.dressforsuccess.org
