Alison Levine Speaking Fee: $30,000 to $50,000

Alison Levine is a trailblazing adventurer, mountaineer, and leadership expert renowned for her history-making expeditions and compelling leadership insights. She served as the team captain of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition and has achieved the Adventure Grand Slam, a feat that involves climbing the highest peak on each continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles. Her remarkable journey is further highlighted by her successful 600-mile traverse from west Antarctica to the South Pole, following the route of the legendary explorer Reinhold Messner. Her success in extreme environments is noteworthy given she has had three heart surgeries and suffers from a neurological disease that affects her circulation and puts her at increased risk of frostbite. Beyond her adventurous spirit, Alison has a rich background in the corporate world. She worked in telecom, the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, and spent several years at Goldman Sachs. She also served as deputy finance director for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s successful gubernatorial campaign. Her dual experiences in extreme environments and high-stakes business settings allow her to draw powerful parallels between mountaineering and leadership, making her a sought-after speaker for Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, and prestigious forums like the World Economic Forum at Davos. Alison's expertise in leadership is also academic. She spent four years as an adjunct professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point in the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership and currently is a board and faculty member at the Thayer Leadership at West Point—one of the nation’s premiere executive leader development programs. She authored the New York Times bestseller “On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Everest and Other Extreme Environments,” and was a contributing author to the book “Leadership in Dangerous Situations: A Handbook for the Armed Forces, Emergency Services and First Responders” (Naval Institute Press). Alison served as a board member and Senior Fellow at the Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics at Duke University, where she also earned her MBA. Committed to making a difference, Alison founded the Climb High Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering jobless women in Uganda by training them to be trekking guides and porters. Her work has been documented in the PBS film "Living Courageously.” Additionally, she served as executive producer of the documentary film “PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest,” which chronicles the life of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (1961-1993), the first female Sherpa to summit Mt. Everest. FUN FACT: Levine’s life story was the inspiration for a craft beer called Conquer the Route Chocolate Stout which was distributed by Bold Missy Brewery and featured her likeness on the label.