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Sunday, December 31, 2023
Julie Zuraw is President & CEO, Susan Angele is Board Chair and Esther Aguilera is Board Vice Chair at Thirty Percent Coalition. This post is based on a recent comment letter submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Commission’s consideration of board diversity disclosure. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Politics and Gender in the Executive Suite (discussed on the Forum here) by Alma Cohen, Moshe Hazan and David Weiss; Will Nasdaq’s Diversity Rules Harm Investors? (discussed on the Forum here) by Jesse M. Fried; and Duty and Diversity (discussed on the Forum here) by Chris Brummer and Leo E. Strine Jr.
This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding Corporate Board Diversity by Thirty Percent Coalition. Below is the text of the letter with minor adjustments to eliminate the correspondence-related parts.
Dear Ms. Countryman:
The Thirty Percent Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits this letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to comment on its consideration of a rule proposal related to corporate board diversity.
The Thirty Percent Coalition, founded in 2011, is a pioneering advocate for increased diversity on corporate boards and in senior leadership. Its vision is for senior leadership and boards of directors to reflect the gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States workforce. The mission of the Coalition is to increase diversity in boardrooms and senior leadership at both public and private companies through investor engagement and collaborative action. Its focus is on the demand side – collaboratively influencing companies to open their boardroom and C-Suite searches for all qualified candidates with skill sets matched to their corporate strategies.
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Corporate Board Diversity: A Comment from Thirty Percent Coalition
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Julie Zuraw is President & CEO, Susan Angele is Board Chair and Esther Aguilera is Board Vice Chair at Thirty Percent Coalition. This post is based on a recent comment letter submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Commission’s consideration of board diversity disclosure. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Politics and Gender in the Executive Suite (discussed on the Forum here) by Alma Cohen, Moshe Hazan and David Weiss; Will Nasdaq’s Diversity Rules Harm Investors? (discussed on the Forum here) by Jesse M. Fried; and Duty and Diversity (discussed on the Forum here) by Chris Brummer and Leo E. Strine Jr.
This post is based on a comment letter submitted to the SEC regarding Corporate Board Diversity by Thirty Percent Coalition. Below is the text of the letter with minor adjustments to eliminate the correspondence-related parts.
Dear Ms. Countryman:
The Thirty Percent Coalition (the “Coalition”) respectfully submits this letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to comment on its consideration of a rule proposal related to corporate board diversity.
The Thirty Percent Coalition, founded in 2011, is a pioneering advocate for increased diversity on corporate boards and in senior leadership. Its vision is for senior leadership and boards of directors to reflect the gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States workforce. The mission of the Coalition is to increase diversity in boardrooms and senior leadership at both public and private companies through investor engagement and collaborative action. Its focus is on the demand side – collaboratively influencing companies to open their boardroom and C-Suite searches for all qualified candidates with skill sets matched to their corporate strategies.
READ MORE »