Earlier this year, Athena Technology Acquisition, a $250 million blank-check company founded by Isabelle Freidheim and Phyllis Newhouse, rang the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell on the occasion of the company's public listing.
With Freidheim serving as Athena's chair and Newhouse serving as its chief executive, Athena became the first and only Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) thus far listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a woman of color CEO.
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