Global InformationTheBoardlist information
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| Type of business | Benefit corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 15, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Atherton, California, U.S. |
| Area served | United States, Europe |
| Founder(s) | Sukhinder Singh Cassidy |
| URL | www |
theBoardlist is an online talent marketplace that connects CEOs who are looking for qualified board director candidates with women who are peer-endorsed for private and public company board service. theBoardlist was founded by technology executive and entrepreneur Sukhinder Singh Cassidy in July 2015.[1] theBoardlist is the first initiative of Singh Cassidy's #ChoosePossibility Project, a Benefit Corporation headquartered in Atherton, California, in the United States.
theBoardlist's mission is to increase the number of women on company boards, starting with the tech industry.[2] Research by theBoardlist shows that 75-78% of private tech companies do not have a woman on the board of directors.[3]
theBoardlist has three types of users: 1) CEOs, founders and investors who search theBoardlist database for qualified board candidates, 2) CEOs, senior executives and board members who endorse women candidates on theBoardlist, and, 3) women who have been endorsed as candidates on theBoardlist. As of April 2016, theBoardlist has over 80 active board searches, and over 500 executives who have endorsed more than 1,100 women leaders for private and public technology company board service.[4]
theBoardlist is supported in part by its sponsors Silicon Valley Bank, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Reed Smith LLP, and its corporate partners eBay and Marketo.
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- ^ "BoardList Is A Curated Platform With 600-Plus Independent, Board-Ready, Female Members". TechCrunch.
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