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Facts & Figures

95%

Success rate for corporations recruiting board members through BoardProspects

3000+

Board candidates within the BoardProspects community

5200+

Corporate board seats currently held by members of the BoardProspects Community

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The “who do you know?” board recruitment conversation produces a limited (and often biased) candidate pool. As a result, corporations have 2 options when it comes to board recruitment:

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Offer background checks

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Yes

Large candidate pool

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Yes

Credentialed candidate pool

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No

See all candidates

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Engage corporation in the recruitment process

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Directly contact candidates

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No

Create a pipeline

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Can’t Find Diverse Talent? One Director Says: “Try Harder”

Teri McClure, an African American who serves on four corporate boards, reacts to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf’s recent gaffe and shares her views on recruiting and retaining diverse talent.

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BoardProspects offers corporate America a strategy for improving racial diversity on corporate boards

As corporations face pressure to diversify, BoardProspects brings big changes to how companies recruit board members.

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Many of Massachusetts’s biggest companies do not have a single Black board member

They include prominent names such as Dunkin’ Brands, Hubspot, TJX Cos., and Wayfair.

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BoardProspects appoints Teri McClure to its board of directors

"We're thrilled to welcome Teri to our Board of Directors. Teri's expertise in both human capital and corporate board service will be invaluable to our continued growth" said Mark Rogers, BoardProspects' Founder and CEO.

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The Number of Black Board Members Surged After George Floyd’s Death

The number of Black appointees to Russell 3000 corporate boards surged in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the racial justice movement that ensued.

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George Floyd’s Death Leads to a Surge of New Black Board Members

The number of Blacks named to corporate boards surged after George Floyd’s death in police custody on May 25.

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Death of George Floyd spurs Black board member appointments

The number of Black corporate board members appointed within the Russell 3000 increased 239% in the five months since the death of George Floyd Jr., BoardProspects reported Friday.

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Exclusive: Wells Fargo CEO ruffles feathers with comments about diverse talent

Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N Chief Executive Charles Scharf exasperated some Black employees in a Zoom meeting this summer when he reiterated that the bank had trouble reaching diversity goals because there was not enough qualified minority talent, two participants told Reuters

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Wells Fargo CEO sorry for 'insensitive comment' on diversity

Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N Chief Executive Officer Charles Scharf has apologized for making insensitive remarks around race and diversity, seeking to quell a row over his references to a shortage of talent among minority groups.

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Russell 3000 Companies Appoint 130 Black Board Members In 5 Months

An increase of 240% means that institutional investors are, at least behind closed doors, increasingly talking about appointments of diverse groups to boards—and companies are listening.

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