| Joyce Aboussie | |
| Employer: | Aboussie & Associates, Telephone Contact Inc. |
| Occupation: | CEO |
| Boards: | National Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors |
Joyce Aboussie (born 1957) is the founder and CEO of Aboussie & Associates, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] She is also the founder and CEO of Telephone Contact Inc., a consulting, research and data management firm.[2]
Aboussie has a B.A. in political science from Saint Louis University.[3] She was the national vice chair of Congressman Dick Gephardt's 1988 presidential campaign[4] and previously served as his National Political Director. Aboussie served on the national finance boards for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama,[5] Hillary Clinton[6] and Joe Biden.[7]
In 1983, Aboussie was elected to the National Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[8]
In 2006, the St. Louis Business Journal named Aboussie one of the "Most Influential Business Women."[9] In 1995, she was named by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of "40 people under 40" who make a difference in St. Louis.[10]
Also in 2006, she was elected as the first woman Chairperson of the ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors.[11]
In 2015, Aboussie was inducted under the category of Small Independent Entrepreneurship into the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University.[12]