Wendeen H. Eolis

She is also an internationally recognized poker tournament player,[6] profiled on the A&E Television Network, Biography Close Up program,[7][8] among others.

Eolis advises corporate boards,[15] C-Suites and individual attorney candidates in connection with corporate board seats,[1][2] and provides various legal consulting services,[16][17] including law firm media relations counsel,[18] and expert witness testimony in federal and state court/arbitration proceedings.

As Chief Operating Officer and Commander of Hope's Champion Task Force,[2] she sets policies and procedures and oversees vetting teams that evaluate lawyers for sensitive government appointments and special counsel assignments following terrorism incidents and other cataclysmic events.

[41] Eolis is a lecturer[11] and public speaker[23][35] and an instructor on UStream for New York's Learning Annex,[42] where she teaches people reading principles for use in business, politics, and poker.

[27] And, she also has been a member of the board of directors of various not for profit organizations, notably including WNYC [43] and New Yorkers for Children.

[23] Eolis has been involved in politics since the 70's in the development of updated legislation regarding the executive recruiting industry.

In the late 80's Eolis was a career advisor and confidante to Rudy Giuliani, working with him on his plans, including his initial Mayoral campaign.

Then, after his first election, in 1993, she served on his transition team, and later as an advisor in City Hall operations, including: communications, law department, and personnel matters.

[51] Eolis served in the Pataki Administration (appointment 1995)[3] as first assistant to the governor and senior advisor on "special projects" including personnel matters, rent deregulation, and gaming issues.

In September 2010, Eolis was a finalist in the nominations for the London-based Women in Gaming Awards, and since October 2010 when Eolis was a moderator at the inaugural Monaco iGaming conference, sponsored by the principality and HRH Prince Albert of Monaco,[53][54] she has been a featured speaker at international gaming conferences.

[63] She is also the author of Raising the Stakes, the Story of the Power Poker Dame and People Reading Secrets.