Quotes and Backgrounds

Interview Quotes: "Key is to develop allies and know what fellow directors think about you." "Need to focus on how to develop the next generation of board candidates in the pipeline." "Institutional investors could be impactful for diversity but they first need to better know the quality of the pipeline." "Talent will make the case for diversity itself. The market will then respond."

Interview Quotes: "Never consider a board until you have done background research." "Strongly enourage minority candidates to consider private company boards." "It is useful to study the thought patterns of other directors."

Interview Quotes: "Too many corporate boards today look like corporate boards of yesterday." "Search first must be made proactive in sourcing minority candidates." "Investment firms should look at the composition of their portfolio boards."

Interview Quotes: "Boards keep finding people who look just like themselves." "Often you can make more of a contribution at the committee level." "You get the best innovation when you involve people bringing diverse points of view." "Make boards live up to the diversity commitments they made."