June 2024 Report Summary
Companies continue to diversify board composition by appointing women to the board of public companies.
In June, women comprised 35.5% of new appointments to the boards of public companies. Public companies appointed 97 women to boards and 176 men to their boards. The pressure to increase diversity at the board level remains critical to ensuring the advancement of women moving into board positions.
While only 28.1% of the newly appointed women board members chose to self-disclose their race, boards must continue to diversify and the data continues to highlight the value of disclosure.
In June, Asian/Pacific Islander women took the lead in board appointments, with 17 women each appointed to public boards, making up 17.7% of all appointments. Companies such as HP Inc. and Lakeside Holding Limited are leading the way as part of a phenomenal group that have appointed diverse women to their boards.
Of the newly women appointed to the boards of public companies, 50, or 52%, were first-time board appointments. In June, Healthcare companies led the way in the appointment of women followed by Technology companies, with appointed women filling 23% of board seats each at both Healthcare companies Technology companies.
Equilar and WBC are tracking and analyzing the growth and rotation of board seats on public companies and the expanding candidate pool. We will continue to track and analyze not only the numbers, diversity and profile of the women being appointed to boards; but the companies and industries in which female board members are present and how many of the overall board seats are held by women.
| Company | Director | Industry | Ethnicity on ExecAtlas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 908 Devices Inc. | Michele M. Leonhart | Healthcare | |
| ADT Inc. | Danielle Tiedt | Industrials | |
| Agenus Inc. | Dr. Jennifer S. Buell Ph.D. | Healthcare | |
| American Well Corporation | Rivka Goldwasser | Healthcare | |
| AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. | Sylvia Wulf | Consumer Defensive | |
| Argan, Inc. | Karen A. Sweeney | Industrials | |
| ASGN Incorporated | Patricia L. Obermaier | Industrials | |
| Astera Labs, Inc. | Bethany J. Mayer | Technology | |
| Bank First Corporation | Erin A. Davis | Financial Services | |
| Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited | Fengxin Zhang | Consumer Defensive | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited | Yanjie Zhu | Consumer Defensive | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited | Yifan He | Consumer Defensive | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Braze, Inc. | Yvonne Wassenaar | Technology | |
| Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | Praniti Lakhwara | Financial Services | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | Claudia N. Drayton | Healthcare | Hispanic / Latino |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | Elizabeth Burnham Mace | Healthcare | |
| Cargo Therapeutics, Inc. | Dr. Jane Pritchett Henderson M.D. | Healthcare | |
| Carisma Therapeutics, Inc. | Marella Thorell | Healthcare | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Ekta Singh-Bushell | Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Contineum Therapeutics, Inc. | Sarah Boyce | Healthcare | |
| Coupang, Inc. | Asha Sharma | Consumer Cyclical | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | Lori D. Koch | Basic Materials | |
| Dynex Capital, Inc. | Marie A. Chandoha | Real Estate | |
| Educational Development Corporation | Amy Emerson | Communication Services | |
| Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. | Deborah Lafer Scher | Healthcare | |
| Element Solutions Inc | Susan W. Sofronas | Basic Materials | |
| First Western Financial, Inc. | Ellen S. Robinson | Financial Services | |
| Forrester Research, Inc. | Cory Munchbach | Industrials | |
| Forward Air Corporation | Christine Gorjanc | Industrials | |
| Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Denise Lacombe | Healthcare | |
| Gannett Co., Inc. | Maha Al-Emam | Communication Services | Middle Eastern / North African |
| Garmin Ltd. | Susan M. Ball | Technology | |
| Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. | Myrtle S. Potter | Healthcare | Black / African American |
| Greif, Inc. | Jillian C. Evanko | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Harmonic Inc. | Dana L. Filip-Crandall | Technology | |
| Harmonic Inc. | Stephanie Copeland | Technology | |
| HF Foods Group Inc. | Charlotte Westfall | Consumer Defensive | |
| HF Foods Group Inc. | Lisa C. Lim | Consumer Defensive | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| HF Foods Group Inc. | Maria Ross | Consumer Defensive | |
| Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. | Gail Mandel | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. | Dana K. Hamilton | Real Estate | |
| HP Inc. | Ma. Fatima de Vera Francisco | Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Inno Holdings Inc. | Ying Liu | Basic Materials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc. | Nicola Fraser, CPA | Healthcare | |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | Margarita Palau-Hernandez | Basic Materials | Hispanic / Latino |
| Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. | Dr. Svetlana Lucas Ph.D. | Healthcare | |
| Knife River Corporation | Patricia Chiodo | Basic Materials | |
| Kopin Corporation | Marnie Seif | Technology | |
| Lakeside Holding Limited | Cynthia Vuong | Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Lakeside Holding Limited | Yiye Zhou | Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Lakeside Holding Limited | Zhengyi Fang | Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Leslie's, Inc. | Lorna E. Nagler | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Lincoln Educational Services Corporation | Marta Newhart | Consumer Defensive | Hispanic / Latino |
| Lincoln Educational Services Corporation | Anna Cabral | Consumer Defensive | Hispanic / Latino |
| Lucid Group, Inc. | Lisa Marie Lambert | Consumer Cyclical | Black / African American |
| MasterBrand, Inc. | Catherine Courage | Consumer Cyclical | |
| McCormick & Company, Incorporated | Valarie L. Sheppard | Consumer Defensive | |
| McKesson Corporation | Dr. Deborah Dunsire M.D. | Healthcare | |
| MicroVision, Inc. | Jada Smith | Technology | |
| Mobileye Global Inc. | Elaine Lan Chao | Consumer Cyclical | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Nasdaq, Inc. | Kathryn A. Koch | Financial Services | |
| NextNav Inc. | Nicola T. Palmer | Communication Services | |
| Noodles & Company | Britain Peakes | Consumer Cyclical | |
| NuZee, Inc. | Zongmei Huang | Consumer Defensive | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | Setareh Pouraghabagher | Real Estate | |
| Performance Food Group Company | Danielle Brown | Consumer Defensive | Black / African American |
| PetMed Express, Inc. | Leah A. Solivan | Healthcare | Hispanic / Latino |
| Planet Fitness, Inc. | Colleen Keating | Consumer Cyclical | |
| PNM Resources, Inc. | Lillian J. Montoya | Utilities | |
| PRA Group, Inc. | Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia | Financial Services | |
| ProPhase Labs, Inc. | Eleanor McBrier | Healthcare | |
| QXO, Inc. | Allison Landry | Technology | |
| QXO, Inc. | Mary Kissel | Technology | |
| QXO, Inc. | Marlene Colucci | Technology | |
| Shopify Inc. | Lulu Cheng Meservey | Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Spruce Power Holding Corporation | Clara Nagy McBane | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Store Capital LLC | Grace Bucchianeri | Real Estate | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc. | Dr. Alise S. Reicin M.D. | Healthcare | |
| Terreno Realty Corporation | Constance E. von Muehlen | Real Estate | |
| The GEO Group, Inc. | Donna Arduin Kauranen | Real Estate | |
| The ODP Corporation | Amy Schioldager | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Thunder Power Holdings, Inc. | Yuanmei Ma | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | Maria N. Martinez | Consumer Defensive | Hispanic / Latino |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | Jan Malcolm | Healthcare | |
| Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | Carol G. Barton | Financial Services | |
| Vera Therapeutics, Inc. | Christy J. Oliger | Healthcare | |
| Verve Therapeutics, Inc. | Jodie P. Morrison | Healthcare | |
| Verve Therapeutics, Inc. | Ourania Tatsis Ph.D. | Healthcare | |
| Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. | Ivona Smith | Consumer Defensive | |
| VirnetX Holding Corporation | Heidy Kingwan Chow | Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Vuzix Corporation | Paula Whitten-Doolin | Technology | |
| W. R. Berkley Corporation | Marie A. Mattson | Financial Services | |
| Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. | Elizabeth Spencer | Consumer Defensive | |
| WiSA Technologies, Inc. | Kimberly Briskey | Technology | |
| Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. | Dr. Aoife M. Brennan | Healthcare | |
| Xperi Inc. | Jeremi Gorman | Technology |