Professional Background: Government, Business
Veronica is a Managing Partner at Diversified Search and is co-practice leader of board practice. She is a board member of Southwest Airlines and formerly of Avnet, Inc. Veronica previously worked at Hodge Partners and Hedrick and Struggles in executive search. She has had government experience as Director of Presidential Personnel under President Clinton. She also previously worked at NationsBank, now Bank of America.
Interview Quotes:
“Make sure that a board’s culture represents what you stand for and understand what you bring to the table.”
“Be careful about getting stuck in staff positions as opposed to operating roles.”
“Seeing more companies using advisory boards.”
“Be willing to allocate the time required for board service.”
“Don’t jump to get on the first board that asks.”