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Accelerating board diversity and inclusion

September 4, 2024
1 min read

Hosted by:

Meghan Day

Meghan Day

Principal Solution Designer

With Guests:

Lori Nishiura Mackenzie

Lori Nishiura Mackenzie

Co-Founder Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab

Join us on this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast as we dive into the world of board diversity and inclusion with Lori Mackenzie, co-founder of the Stanford VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab. This episode explores the strategic partnership between the Lab and the California Partners Project and digs into key takeaways from their recent playbook on board inclusion.

More about the podcast

In this episode:

  • Statistics on boardroom diversity, particularly in California, post-SB 826.
  • Barriers to board diversity and strategies to overcome them.
  • Key steps to establish inclusive norms within boards.
  • Advice for Board Chairs on fostering a diverse and inclusive board environment.
  • The future of boardrooms and the shift towards a 50/50 gender split.
  • Lori's current passion project on the intersection of DEI and AI.

Resources from this episode:

Accelerating board diversity and inclusion