The Board Challenge Launches Pledge for Companies to Add a Black Director to Their Boards
The Board Challenge today announced the launch of a pledge for U.S. corporate boards of directors to add a Black director within the next year....
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Former BET CEO Debra Lee Is Now on AT&T’s Board of Directors
AT&T has added former BET Networks head Debra Lee to its board of directors. Lee led BET for over 20 years, making it a leading...
Ariel Investments Appoints Noted Black Business Executive to Its Board
Ariel Investments adds yet another black business titan to its team. Leslie “Les” Brun has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. ...
Serena Williams Serves Up Another Directorship: She Joins Poshmark’s Board of Directors
Serena Williams is flexing her influential muscles by adding another directorship under her belt—she has joined the board of directors of online social retail and...
Rosalind Brewer to Sit on Amazon’s Board
Amazon has named Rosalind Brewer, the current chief operating officer of Starbucks, and one of the most influential black women corporate executives, to its board....
Fortune 500 Company Corporate Board Diversity at All-Time High
A new report from the Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD) and Deloitte, reveals that women and people of color represent 34 percent of all corporate...
Tonie Leatherberry Is the New Chair of the Executive Leadership Council
Tonie Leatherberry, who is a principal at Deloitte & Touche LLP, and president of the Deloitte Foundation, has been named the new chair of the...
Message to Black Board Members: Speak Out and Make a Difference
John Rogers and James Bell not only represent two of America’s most powerful corporate directors but the unwavering, outspoken advocates for diversity and inclusion among...
Former Diplomat Susan Rice Gets A Seat on Netflix’s Board
Woman of Power and former ambassador to the United Nations, Susan E. Rice will join the board of Netflix, the company announced....
Etsy Adds Powerful Black Woman Wall Street Vet to Its Board
Edith W. Cooper, a former wall street power player, is joining the board of directors at Etsy, a global e-commerce website that sells unique, handmade,...