It never occurred to me that I wouldn't go to college and have a career - as well as a family - of my own. Both my parents, but especially my mother, encouraged me and led me to believe that it was possible.

J. She is also the author of the 2008 New York Times best-selling book Why Women Should Rule The World. Her father was a Navy pilot who completed two tours of duty in the Vietnam War and her mother worked as a real estate agent.

Cregg. In 2010 Dee Dee Myers became a managing director of public affairs at The Glover Park Group. Myers later co-hosted the news program Equal Time on CNBC and was a consultant on The West Wing.