10 Facts About Nancy McKinstry

Nancy McKinstry was born on January 4,1959 and is an American businesswoman, now living in the Netherlands.

Nancy McKinstry is CEO and chairwoman of the executive board of Wolters Kluwer since September 2003, and a member of the executive board since June 2001.

Nancy McKinstry holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, a bachelor's degree in economics from University of Rhode Island, and received an honorary doctorate from University of Rhode Island.

In 1999, Nancy McKinstry worked as CEO of SCP Communications, a medical information company, before rejoining Wolters Kluwer to head its North American operations.

Nancy McKinstry is the Dutch company's first American and first female chief executive.

Nancy McKinstry has noted her focus of diversity within the organisation quoting "If you don't have enough diversity at that level, it will be very difficult to get diversity at the most senior levels".

Nancy McKinstry is a member of the Advisory Council of the Amsterdam Institute of Finance, the Advisory Board for the University of Rhode Island, the Advisory Board of the Harrington School of Communication and Media, and the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School.

Nancy McKinstry has been among the Financial Times' Top 50 Women in World Business for several consecutive years, being listed at number 17 most recently in 2011.

In 2009 Nancy McKinstry was ranked number 43 on the Forbes list of 100 Most Powerful Women, on which she represented one of the two women based in the Netherlands.

Nancy McKinstry is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.