Local & National Board Director News for You

August 2019

Congratulations to CAROL FOSTER who has been appointed to Hercules Capital board of directors, a specialty finance company to venture growth, pre-IPO and M&A stage companies backed by venture capital firms. Ms. Foster has also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at SharesPost, a leading provider of liquidity solutions to late-stage, private growth tech companies. Prior to joining SharesPost, Carol was CFO of PENSCO, a custodian of $15 billion in alternative assets. Carol has been an executive team member in leading investment banking and asset management firms and has deep experience in the alternative asset space. She has held positions at Pantheon Ventures, Calera Capital, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Accenture.
"I was so pleased to be asked to join the board of Hercules in recognition of my depth of financial services industry experience and as an executive as well. I would encourage aspiring board members to focus their efforts for their initial board seat on companies for which they can have an impact relatively quickly." - Carol Foster

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We're proud to lead Bay Area efforts to support 2020 Women on Boards, a national effort to increase the percentage of women on U.S. company boards to 20% or greater by 2020. Throughout 2019, How Women Lead is hosting activities, trainings, and intimate gatherings, and share board opportunities, culminating in a year-end celebration highlighting progress in the Bay Area and nationally. We encourage you to join in early and help build momentum for this movement with your support!

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Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s

Julie Sweet will become the new chief executive of Accenture, the consulting firm announced on Thursday, adding another female leader to the senior-most ranks of the corporate world. With Ms. Sweet�s appointment, 27 women will be leading companies in the S&P 500. That figure is up slightly from a year ago, but still means that just slightly more than 5 percent of the most valuable public companies in the United States are led by women... Read on

FTC: Facebook's New Privacy Committee Must Be Filled With Independent Directors

After years of �glacial� change, women now hold more than 1 in 4 corporate board seats

After being stuck at 16 percent for several years, the percentage of women-held board seats in the S&P 500 now reaches nearly 27 percent, according to data from ISS Analytics, the data arm of the proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services... Read on

Research: Board Experience Is Helping More Women Get CEO Jobs

California board diversity mandate spreads to other states

Boards Focus On ESG, As Sustainability, Diversity Become Top Proxy Issues

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STATEMENT: MAYOR LONDON BREED ON THE PASSING OF REVEREND CECIL WILLIAMS

"Reverend Cecil Williams was the conscience of our San Francisco community. He spoke out against injustice and he spoke for the marginalized," said Mayor London Breed. Read More. Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight San Francisco ~ Dallas

MAYOR BREED ANNOUNCES SF LIVE CONCERT SERIES

Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight San Francisco ~ Dallas Today, Mayor London N. Breed and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development announced a new outdoor concert series in San Francisco. Program will fund outdoor music performances in parks and plazas across San Francisco beginning in May.

Wright Enterprises Congratulates Doris Ward SF OEWD Workforce Development Program Inaugural Student

Tanisha Nicole Cyprian, a talented emerging business owner at the time of her enrollment in the program that teamed the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. San Francisco Chapter and the City of San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, continues to grow and flourish recently adding magazine feature appearances to her business strategy. Jackie Wright, CEO of Wright Enterprises conceived and developed the program that gives women well paid training opportunities, is pleased to get reports of women who have benefited from the experience. The Doris Ward OEWD Workforce Development Program was made possible by Mayor London Breed's "Dream Keeper Initiative." Read More.

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