Professional Background: Business
Caretha Coleman served as Chairman of Dignity Health Community Care. She now serves as an executive coach. She is on the boards of Viridis Learning and The RealReal. She was a founding member of the Angels Forum. Coleman chairs The Leverage Network and is an Advisory Board Member of the Black Economic Alliance. Her career started in human resources at Hewlett-Packard after being a flight attendant. Caretha also worked at Spectra Physics, a software publishing company, and then Mayfield.
Interview Quotes:
“The first question that I ask is, ‘why would you even want me?’”
“Must continue to dispel the myth that there isn’t an adequate minority pipeline.”
“It’s up to the CEO to decide how they are going to change the way that their boardrooms look.”
“We need to continue to create momentum with other allies/organizations regarding diversity.”