The folks at LinkedIn did a bit of data mining of the most popular first names among female CEOs. Deborah and Debra came in at #1 and #3, and both are Hebrew for “The Bee” or “Industrious one”. No surprise, Debra is my preferred spelling.

Deborah, in the Bible, was a prophetess, and the only female judge. She was a quite the busy leader, taking soldiers to the top of Mount Tabor to free her people.

You want to see industrious? Try April in student affairs.