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Rising to the Top with 2020WOB

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 18:00 - 20:00

Join the founding members of the Chicago Campaign Committee, many C-Suite women, and supporters as they discuss corporate boardrooms and advancement opportunities.
 
Network and form alliances with other females who share your vision. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be available as you marvel at the summer view over Millennium Park and the Pritzker Pavillion.
 
CLICK HERE to learn more and register!

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Fitbit Not Fit for Women

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Fitbit, the colorful bracelet seen on the wrists of the fit and wanna-be fit, is not fit for women. The company that is dedicated to health and fitness of the masses is going public with no women on its five-member board – another technology company taking the lead from its male investors. We say it’s time that the VC community pay attention to stakeholders who want to see the boards of companies where they work, shop and invest reflect the population, more than half of which is women.
 
Of the ten biggest tech IPOs of 2015 (Wall Street Journal, 6/17) three are Zero 'Z' Companies with no women directors (Black Knight Financial Services, Shopify and Apigee) and five are Token 'T' Companies with one woman director (Innovation Holdings, GoDaddy, Evolent Health, Baozun and MaxPoint Interactive). Two of the companies are Winning 'W' Companies, with 20% or more board seats held by women (Etsy and Box).
 
We all know that women make up a huge number of Fitbit customers - maybe the majority. The same can be said of most of the companies on the 2015 technology IPO list. To imply that there are no women qualified to serve on the Fitbit board is ludicrous. At best it's a gross oversight. At worst, it's discrimination, plain and simple. Discriminating against your customer base is just bad business.
 
We implore Fitbit to put women on its board.

Amica Insurance

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Charlotte Campaign Committee

The National Conversation on Board Diversity - Chicago

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 17:30 - 19:30

On November 19th, in cities across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss:
 
Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How Do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?
 
Join us for an evening of networking, hors d'oeuvres and insightful conversation. The research is clear: diverse boards have stronger bottom lines. Let us implement actions, policies and programs needed to promote gender equality on company boards.
 
Welcome & Introduction:
Dr. Judi Spaletto: Chair, 2020 Women on Boards/Chicago Campaign Committee; Board Member, Roosevelt University's Walter Heller College of Business
 
Speakers:
Challis Lowe: Compensation Committee Chair, Seaway Bank & Trust
Laura Pearl: Chief Financial Officer, Instadium

Affiliated Chapter: 

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Meet Co-Founder and Chair Stephanie Sonnabend

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 18:00 - 20:00

Please join the Harvard Business School Women's Association of New England for an evening program focused on how to get on a corporate board.
 
FEATURED GUEST:
STEPHANIE SONNABEND, Co-Founder and Chair, 2020 Women on Boards; Former CEO and President, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
 
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TODAY

Boston Private Bank & Trust

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Boston Private Bank & Trust Company is a subsidiary of Boston Private Financial Holdings, which is recognized by 2020 Women on Boards as a W company, with 45% of its board seats held by women.

The Bank partners with successful individuals, privately held businesses, private partnerships, nonprofits and community partners. We bring together a team of experienced professionals who consistently offer exceptional service, customized advice, and trusted partnerships for our clients at all stages of wealth creation through Deposit & Cash Management, Residential Mortgage, Investment Management & Trust, and Commercial Lending.

Boston Private Bank & Trust is committed to the communities in which we live and work, providing financial solutions for affordable housing, first-time homebuyers, economic development, social services, community revitalization and small businesses. The Bank was honored as one of the Boston Business Journal’s Top Corporate Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts for 2011 and recently received its 11th consecutive ‘Outstanding’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating from the Massachusetts Division of Banks and the FDIC.

Headquartered in Boston's Post Office Square, the Bank has 25 offices throughout New England, Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, and operate as Borel Private Bank & Trust Company in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

2020 Women on Boards’ Fourth National Conversation on Board Diversity

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 16:30 - 20:00

REGISTER HERE
 
On November 19th, in cities across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss:
 

Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?
 

Join the 2020 Women on Boards/New York Campaign for a Reception and Program at Thomson Reuters from 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
 
With Special Guests:

Robin Abrams, Private Investor, Board Member: Factset, HCL Technologies Ltd., Sierra Wireless, Inc., Lattice Semiconductor Corporation.

Susan H. Alexander, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secreatry of Biogen.

Aaron Dhir, Profess of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, CA, and author of Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity.

Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment, BlackRock.

Judith Reinsdorf, EVP and General Counsel, Tyco and Board Member: Dun & Bradstreet.

MODERATOR: Susie Gharib, Senior Special Correspondent, Fortune Magazine.
 

Affiliated Chapter: 

2020 Women on Boards - A National Conversation in Charlotte

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 16:30 - 18:00

REGISTER HERE
 
On November 19th, in cities across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss:

Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How Do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?

Join us for an evening of networking, hors d'oeuvres and insightful conversation. The research is clear: diverse boards have stronger bottom lines. Let us implement actions, policies and programs needed to promote gender equality on company boards.
 
Introductory Remarks by Malli Gero
 
Keynote: Tom Skains
 
Fireside Chat: Hosted by Coleman Lew, featuring Becky Johnson and Christine Sperow

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Using Power to Effect Positive Change

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In a letter to the editor, Michael Posner, co-director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at the New York University Stern School of Business posed the question, Should universities focus on “sustainable investments” rather than divestment? The editorial prompted the following response by the Thirty Percent Coalition, a 2020 Affiliate.
 
Michael Posner deplores the “rigid walls separating [universities'] academic values and mission and the instructions they give their investment teams,” urging them to take “affirmative” approaches and fulfill their role as “intellectual and community leaders.” In this spirit we encourage universities to join us and other institutional shareholders in influencing companies to elect boards that more closely approximate the gender and racial make-up of our society, workforce, and their student bodies. 
 
We have experienced the power of institutional shareholders to influence change by communicating with companies whose boards are composed of only white males, voting on relevant shareholder resolutions, voting against non-diverse board slates, and publicizing their board diversity policies. 
 
These actions involve no financial risk or investment choices. They simply fulfill shareholder obligations to vote their proxies and use their voices for equity, good governance, and good business. Universities should take this opportunity to help create a society where all graduates with the required leadership qualifications can contribute at the highest levels in business.
 
Using power to effect positive change is what leadership is all about.
 
Bottom line: Vote your proxy. Say no to all male boards.
 

Rising to the Top with 2020WOB

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Event Date: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 18:00 - 20:00

Join the founding members of the Chicago Campaign Committee, many C-Suite women, and supporters as they discuss corporate boardrooms and advancement opportunities.
 
Network and form alliances with other females who share your vision. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be available as you marvel at the summer view over Millennium Park and the Pritzker Pavillion.
 
CLICK HERE to learn more and register!

Affiliated Chapter: 

Fitbit Not Fit for Women

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Fitbit, the colorful bracelet seen on the wrists of the fit and wanna-be fit, is not fit for women. The company that is dedicated to health and fitness of the masses is going public with no women on its five-member board – another technology company taking the lead from its male investors. We say it’s time that the VC community pay attention to stakeholders who want to see the boards of companies where they work, shop and invest reflect the population, more than half of which is women.
 
Of the ten biggest tech IPOs of 2015 (Wall Street Journal, 6/17) three are Zero 'Z' Companies with no women directors (Black Knight Financial Services, Shopify and Apigee) and five are Token 'T' Companies with one woman director (Innovation Holdings, GoDaddy, Evolent Health, Baozun and MaxPoint Interactive). Two of the companies are Winning 'W' Companies, with 20% or more board seats held by women (Etsy and Box).
 
We all know that women make up a huge number of Fitbit customers - maybe the majority. The same can be said of most of the companies on the 2015 technology IPO list. To imply that there are no women qualified to serve on the Fitbit board is ludicrous. At best it's a gross oversight. At worst, it's discrimination, plain and simple. Discriminating against your customer base is just bad business.
 
We implore Fitbit to put women on its board.

Amica Insurance

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Sponsor Category: 
W Company Scroll
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Charlotte Campaign Committee

Meet Co-Founder and Chair Stephanie Sonnabend

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 18:00 - 20:00

Please join the Harvard Business School Women's Association of New England for an evening program focused on how to get on a corporate board.
 
FEATURED GUEST:
STEPHANIE SONNABEND, Co-Founder and Chair, 2020 Women on Boards; Former CEO and President, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation
 
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TODAY


Boston Private Bank & Trust

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Boston Private Bank & Trust Company is a subsidiary of Boston Private Financial Holdings, which is recognized by 2020 Women on Boards as a W company, with 45% of its board seats held by women.

The Bank partners with successful individuals, privately held businesses, private partnerships, nonprofits and community partners. We bring together a team of experienced professionals who consistently offer exceptional service, customized advice, and trusted partnerships for our clients at all stages of wealth creation through Deposit & Cash Management, Residential Mortgage, Investment Management & Trust, and Commercial Lending.

Boston Private Bank & Trust is committed to the communities in which we live and work, providing financial solutions for affordable housing, first-time homebuyers, economic development, social services, community revitalization and small businesses. The Bank was honored as one of the Boston Business Journal’s Top Corporate Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts for 2011 and recently received its 11th consecutive ‘Outstanding’ Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating from the Massachusetts Division of Banks and the FDIC.

Headquartered in Boston's Post Office Square, the Bank has 25 offices throughout New England, Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, and operate as Borel Private Bank & Trust Company in the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

The National Conversation on Board Diversity - Chicago

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 17:30 - 20:00

REGISTER HERE
 
On November 19th, in cities across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss:
 
Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How Do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?
 
Join us for an evening of networking, hors d'oeuvres and insightful conversation. The research is clear: diverse boards have stronger bottom lines. Let us implement actions, policies and programs needed to promote gender equality on company boards.
 
Welcome & Introduction:
Dr. Judi Spaletto: Chair, 2020 Women on Boards/Chicago Campaign Committee; Board Member, Roosevelt University's Walter Heller College of Business
 
Speakers:

Affiliated Chapter: 

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2020 Women on Boards’ Fourth National Conversation on Board Diversity

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0
Event Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 16:30 - 20:00

REGISTER HERE
 
On November 19th, in cities across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss:
 

Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?
 

Join the 2020 Women on Boards/New York Campaign for a Reception and Program at Thomson Reuters from 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
 
With Special Guests:

Robin Abrams, Private Investor, Board Member: Factset, HCL Technologies Ltd., Sierra Wireless, Inc., Lattice Semiconductor Corporation.

Susan H. Alexander, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secreatry of Biogen.

Aaron Dhir, Profess of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, CA, and author of Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity.

Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment, BlackRock.

Judith Reinsdorf, EVP and General Counsel, Tyco and Board Member: Dun & Bradstreet.

MODERATOR: Susie Gharib, Senior Special Correspondent, Fortune Magazine.
 

Affiliated Chapter: 

2020 Women on Boards - A National Conversation in Charlotte

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Event Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 16:30 - 18:00

REGISTER HERE
 
On November 19th, in cities across the U.S. and throughout the world, thousands of C-Suite and senior level executives will discuss:

Recruiting Beyond the C-Suite: Why and How Do Winning Companies Recruit to Maximize Board Effectiveness?

Join us for an evening of networking, hors d'oeuvres and insightful conversation. The research is clear: diverse boards have stronger bottom lines. Let us implement actions, policies and programs needed to promote gender equality on company boards.
 
Introductory Remarks by Malli Gero
 
Keynote: Tom Skains
 
Fireside Chat: Hosted by Coleman Lew, featuring Becky Johnson and Christine Sperow

Affiliated Chapter: 

2015: A Year in Review

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As we look back on 2015, we are proud to recall all we accomplished during this landmark year for the 2020 Women on Boards campaign. Women made significant strides toward securing a seat at the table in boardrooms across the U.S. thanks to our education and advocacy efforts, and it is because of this year’s progress that we can say we are on track to meet our goal by the year 2020.
 
Last summer, 2020WOB partnered with Massachusetts Senator Karen Spilka and Representative Patricia Haddad to pass the “Women on Boards Resolution” in MA—a measure that sets standards of best practice for both public and private companies and increases transparency surrounding the gender composition of boards of directors. The resolution suggests that by 2018, companies with nine or more directors should include at least three women, and companies with fewer than nine directors should include at least two. Massachusetts is the third state behind California and Illinois to pass such a resolution, and we know it will not be the last.
 
October marked the release of the 2015 Gender Diversity Index, which tracks the gender composition of America’s biggest companies as determined by the annual Fortune 1000 list. Each year our team of researchers updates the index to reflect new director elections and departures, and we are delighted to report that the national percentage of women on boards has increased from 14.6% in 2011 to 18.8% in 2015. Forty-five percent of all companies now have 20% or greater women on their board, while the percentage of companies with zero women on their boards has declined to 9%.
 

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