Professional Background: Business
Interview Quotes: "You have to earn the opportunity to be heard on your own issues." "You have to get involved in things that matter to the company, not just to you." "The boardroom is like playing in a band, you have to listen to and appreciate all the pieces." "The end game in the boardroom is not just to say something but to get done what you thought was important."
Professional Background: Business
Interview Quotes: "Focus on major VC and PE firms which have only appointed 40 Black board members over the past 20 years." "Your persona is different from your role on a board." "We are at the tipping point in the progress we have made regarding diversity."
Professional Background: Law
Interview Quotes: "His board seats have all come about because of relationships." "Recommend getting involved in nonprofit boards because you get experience in governance." "Don't want to be just a potted plant in the boardroom. His style is to be prepared, be thoughtful, to listen carefully, and to “weigh in when I've got something to add.”" "Thinks peer pressure helps companies think about what they are doing regarding diversity."
Professional Background: Business, Government
Interview Quotes: "Board candidates should ask themselves why they want to do it." "Think diversity is an essential factor for boards." "Think boards currently doing what they need to do will continue to do that. We ought to be doing more introducing of minority candidates to the people we know." "There are many qualified people today ready to serve."