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2022: a year of LGBTQ+ Board Diversity in Review
2022: a year of LGBTQ+ Board Diversity in Review

LGBTQ+ people only represent 0.6 percent of all corporate board members in Fortune 500 companies in 2022 (see our tracker here), an increase of only 0.1% over the past 5 years. Until this year, LGBTQ+ people were the only underrepresented group in the Boardroom without an organization to prepare, network, and position high-caliber diverse LGBTQ+ ... 2022: a year of LGBTQ+ Board Diversity in Review


December 20, 2022
Notes from National Harbor: a glimpse of LGBTQ+ inclusion at the NACD Summit?
Notes from National Harbor: a glimpse of LGBTQ+ inclusion at the NACD Summit?

Before joining the Annual Summit of the National Association of Corporate Directors in Washington this week, we carefully cross-examined the list of participants against the lists of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors: counting 4 lesbians and 4 gay men (only 3 actual board directors — namely Maggie Fitzpatrick, Romy Diaz and Heather Hiles — ... Notes from National Harbor: a glimpse of LGBTQ+ inclusion at the NACD Summit?


October 11, 2022
What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?
What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?

Here are the companies listed on the NASDAQ Exchange our team at the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors came up with so far (reach out to us if you have more: info@lgbtqdirectors.org, we have a contest going on). We are also working with our research partner to come up with a comprehensive list in the coming months. Apple (Tim ... What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?


September 16, 2022
Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors
Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors

Thank you for your kind words Betsy and thank you for saying “yes” when I asked you to lend your name, expertise and knowledge to the Association. It is an honor to have you on our Advisory Board. Let me also echo our gratitude to our friends at JP Morgan and in particular Managing Director Brad ... Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors


September 16, 2022
Who is Edward Jay Blum the plaintiff against the NASDAQ Board diversity listing rule?
Who is Edward Jay Blum the plaintiff against the NASDAQ Board diversity listing rule?

Oral arguments in AFFBR vs. SEC are taking place tomorrow morning but who really is the plaintiff? On August 9, 2021, Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, AFFBR, filed a Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeking a review of the approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ... Who is Edward Jay Blum the plaintiff against the NASDAQ Board diversity listing rule?


September 16, 2022
Missing Pieces Report: The Board Diversity Census of Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards, 6th edition (2021)
Missing Pieces Report: The Board Diversity Census of Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards, 6th edition (2021)

Founded in 2004, the Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD) is a collaboration of four leadership organizations: Catalyst, the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the Hispanic Association on..


June 22, 2022
How to secure your first Board seat? A 6-steps guide for LGBTQ+ professionals
How to secure your first Board seat? A 6-steps guide for LGBTQ+ professionals

As I have mentioned in my previous post, companies are reckoning with LGBTQ+ representation in the American corporate boardroom


June 19, 2022
Meet the Out LGBTQ+ Corporate Board Members in Fortune 500
Meet the Out LGBTQ+ Corporate Board Members in Fortune 500

30 seats (0.5%) in 28 companies (5%) occupied by 23 out LGBTQ+ people including 13 women, 3 LatinX, 3 POC..


June 7, 2022
The Queerest Board in History (that we know of…)
The Queerest Board in History (that we know of…)

The decision by Grindr, a company owned by straight people, but with many LGBTQ+ employees and consumers (and soon investors) to have a 60% LGBTQ+ Board raises..


June 5, 2022
A comprehensive review of 2021: LGBTQ+ representation in the boardroom
A comprehensive review of 2021: LGBTQ+ representation in the boardroom

While demand for LGBTQ+ candidates stagnated, other indicators turned full green: a good sign for 2022..


December 21, 2021
NACD Launches Effort To Promote Inclusive Governance
NACD Launches Effort To Promote Inclusive Governance

NACD will bring together experts, tools, and resources to help boards create an environment in which all voices are heard and valued..


September 29, 2021
LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Boardroom Is Simply Good Governance
LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Boardroom Is Simply Good Governance

In 2020 and thus far in 2021, sexual orientation and gender identity have become an important part of the board diversity conversation..


June 17, 2021
Visibility in the corporate world is key for transgender equality
Visibility in the corporate world is key for transgender equality

The radical shift in public attitudes towards same-sex relationships we have observed in the past 25 years in the United States and the UK is a testament to the power of being out in the workplace..


March 31, 2020
What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?
What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?

Here are the companies listed on the NASDAQ Exchange our team at the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors came up with so far (reach out to us if you have more: info@lgbtqdirectors.org, we have a contest going on). We are also working with our research partner to come up with a comprehensive list in the coming months. Apple (Tim ... What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?


September 16, 2022
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)’s Diversity and Inclusion Center
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)’s Diversity and Inclusion Center

This Resource Center provides practical guidance and tools specifically designed to increase diversity in the boardroom.


July 16, 2022
Latinos Association of Corporate Directors (LCDA)
Latinos Association of Corporate Directors (LCDA)

Our sister organization which mission is to mission is to develop, support, and increase the number of US Latinos on corporate boards.


July 16, 2022
The Board Challenge
The Board Challenge

A movement to improve the representation of Black directors in the boardrooms of U.S. public and private companies.


July 16, 2022
The 30% Club
The 30% Club

A business-led campaign to boost female representation at board and C-Suite level in the world’s biggest companies.


July 16, 2022
Ascend Pinnacle
Ascend Pinnacle

An initiative focused on Pan-Asian corporate board directors.


July 16, 2022
How to secure your first Board seat? A 6-steps guide for LGBTQ+ professionals
How to secure your first Board seat? A 6-steps guide for LGBTQ+ professionals

As I have mentioned in my previous post, companies are reckoning with LGBTQ+ representation in the American corporate boardroom


June 19, 2022
2022: a year of LGBTQ+ Board Diversity in Review
2022: a year of LGBTQ+ Board Diversity in Review

LGBTQ+ people only represent 0.6 percent of all corporate board members in Fortune 500 companies in 2022 (see our tracker here), an increase of only 0.1% over the past 5 years. Until this year, LGBTQ+ people were the only underrepresented group in the Boardroom without an organization to prepare, network, and position high-caliber diverse LGBTQ+ ... 2022: a year of LGBTQ+ Board Diversity in Review


December 20, 2022
Notes from National Harbor: a glimpse of LGBTQ+ inclusion at the NACD Summit?
Notes from National Harbor: a glimpse of LGBTQ+ inclusion at the NACD Summit?

Before joining the Annual Summit of the National Association of Corporate Directors in Washington this week, we carefully cross-examined the list of participants against the lists of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors: counting 4 lesbians and 4 gay men (only 3 actual board directors — namely Maggie Fitzpatrick, Romy Diaz and Heather Hiles — ... Notes from National Harbor: a glimpse of LGBTQ+ inclusion at the NACD Summit?


October 11, 2022
What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?
What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?

Here are the companies listed on the NASDAQ Exchange our team at the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors came up with so far (reach out to us if you have more: info@lgbtqdirectors.org, we have a contest going on). We are also working with our research partner to come up with a comprehensive list in the coming months. Apple (Tim ... What are the NASDAQ companies with one or more LGBTQ+ Board members?


September 16, 2022
Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors
Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors

Thank you for your kind words Betsy and thank you for saying “yes” when I asked you to lend your name, expertise and knowledge to the Association. It is an honor to have you on our Advisory Board. Let me also echo our gratitude to our friends at JP Morgan and in particular Managing Director Brad ... Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors


September 16, 2022
Who is Edward Jay Blum the plaintiff against the NASDAQ Board diversity listing rule?
Who is Edward Jay Blum the plaintiff against the NASDAQ Board diversity listing rule?

Oral arguments in AFFBR vs. SEC are taking place tomorrow morning but who really is the plaintiff? On August 9, 2021, Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, AFFBR, filed a Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeking a review of the approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ... Who is Edward Jay Blum the plaintiff against the NASDAQ Board diversity listing rule?


September 16, 2022
How to secure your first Board seat? A 6-steps guide for LGBTQ+ professionals
How to secure your first Board seat? A 6-steps guide for LGBTQ+ professionals

As I have mentioned in my previous post, companies are reckoning with LGBTQ+ representation in the American corporate boardroom


June 19, 2022