Him For Her Expands Board of Directors to Support Mission, Growth
April 16 2024 - 6:01AM
Business Wire
Building Better Boards for a Better Future
Him For Her, the social impact organization focused on
introducing companies to historically underrepresented talent at
scale, today announced new appointments to its Board of Directors
and Advisors. The expanded team will help guide the organization as
it aims to solve board diversity in the next ten years.
Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of
Riverwood Capital, one of the leading global investment firms
solely dedicated to technology growth and scalability, and Navin
Chaddha, managing partner at Mayfield and a founding supporter of
Him For Her since 2019, join current Board Directors: Dara
Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber; Joanna Rees, Executive Chair of West;
and Mike Xenaxis, formerly of Vacasa. Chaddha and Alvarez-Demalde
bring extensive experience within the private equity and venture
investment communities - key levers for unlocking board
opportunities.
“Recruiting the best talent to the Board to access experience,
different viewpoints, and quality is mission-critical for companies
to succeed in today’s market,” said Alvarez-Demalde. “We have been
supporters of Him For Her’s work for several years and look forward
to further collaborating on the organization’s important role in
shining light on world class diverse talent.”
“Having served on many boards, I know that diverse voices build
stronger companies,” said Chaddha. “As a Founding Partner of Him
for Her since 2019, I look forward to participating in Him For
Her’s next phase as they continue to deliver on their mission.”
The Board announcement follows the organization's recent release
of its fifth annual Study of Gender Diversity on Private Company
Boards, which revealed the number of all male boards have been cut
in half in the last five years, and that women now hold 17 percent
of board seats. “We’re encouraged by the results our latest study
shows and thrilled to add Francisco and Navin to our stellar
board,” said Him For Her Founder and CEO Jocelyn Mangan. “Boards
are recognizing the long-term value of cognitive diversity and we
are confident we will see continued progress in this area.”
The organization is also expanding its Board of Advisors with
the addition of Philip Chow, CEO of Humanitas AI. Chow joins a
strong advisory group including Reid Hoffman, Brad Feld, Stacy
Brown-Philpot, and Jeff Weiner.
About Him For Her
Him For Her is a social impact organization aimed at
accelerating diversity on corporate boards. To bridge the network
gap responsible for the sparsity of women in the boardroom, Him For
Her engages business luminaries and partners with 100+ leading
private equity and venture capital firms to connect the world’s
most talented “Hers” to board service. Drawing from its
ever-growing referral-only talent network of 7000+ women, a third
of whom are women of color, Him For Her introduces board-building
companies to board-qualified candidates. More than one hundred
board appointments have resulted directly from Him For Her
introductions to date. Together with guest hosts like Scott Cook,
Carmine Di Sibio, Robin Washington, and Eric Yuan, Him For Her also
convenes roundtable discussions that extend networks for CEOs and
current and aspiring board members. A 501c3 corporation, Him For
Her operates through the generosity of its founding partners GV,
IVP, L Catterton, Mayfield, Silver Lake Partners, Softbank,
Starboard Value and Tiger Global Impact Ventures, Nasdaq and many
others.
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Liz O’Donnell, pr@himforher.org, 617-365-7172