Essays, research, and commentary on LGBTQ+ corporate governance.
Articles, research and commentary published by PRISM.
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Measuring representation in the boardroom.
PRISM’s ongoing benchmarking of LGBTQ+ representation in corporate boardrooms.
2024 LGBTQ+ Board Monitor
Our benchmark of LGBTQ+ representation in corporate boardrooms found that 0.9% of Fortune 500 board seats and 1.3% of NASDAQ board seats were held by openly LGBTQ+ directors.
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2024 LGBTQ+ Board Monitor report reveals underrepresentation of LGBTQ+ directors on F500 and NASDAQ boards
The announcement accompanying the 2024 Board Monitor, setting out the headline representation figures for Fortune 500 and NASDAQ boards.
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2023 LGBTQ+ Corporate Board Monitor
The previous edition of the Board Monitor, providing the earlier baseline for LGBTQ+ representation on Fortune 500 and NASDAQ boards.
Read the reportStatements, remarks, and advocacy from PRISM and its community.
Making the Case for LGBTQ Inclusion in the Board Room
Remarks delivered by Michael Camuñez at the Association’s 2025 LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors Summit.
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Speech on the occasion of the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors
Fabrice Houdart’s remarks at the launch of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors — now PRISM — hosted by JPMorgan in New York.
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Association response to the Nasdaq Diversity Rule repeal
Our statement following the Fifth Circuit decision striking down Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule, and what it means for transparency on LGBTQ+ representation.
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Our letter to the SEC, dated December 18, 2023
Our comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on corporate board diversity disclosure (RIN: 3235-AL91).
ReadSessions from our webinar programme, hosted with directors and governance practitioners.
Accelerating Your Board Journey by Optimizing Your Value Proposition and Materials
A session with Tissa Richards on how aspiring directors can move faster and more deliberately towards a first board seat.
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Career Strategy, Board Service, and Being an LGBTQ+ Business Leader
A conversation with Geoffroy van Raemdonck on executive leadership, visibility, and governance.
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Board Leadership
Nancy Schlichting on board leadership: the work of chairing, committee leadership, and effective governance.
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Journey to the Boardroom
Robert Hanson on his route to the boardroom and what he learned along the way.
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Optimizing LinkedIn for Board Search
A practical session on presenting yourself as a board candidate on LinkedIn, where search professionals look first.
View sessionSelected coverage, governance research, and commentary on LGBTQ+ board representation.
Fortune18 July 2023Companies still see LGBTQ+ board representation as ‘frivolous,’ according to a corporate advocate
Fortune examines the resistance LGBTQ+ board advocacy still meets, and why many boards treat sexual orientation and gender identity as irrelevant to board composition.
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Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance24 April 2023LGBTQ+ board representation: identifying the barriers to entry
A governance analysis of the structural barriers that keep LGBTQ+ leaders out of corporate boardrooms — and why the shortfall is not a shortage of candidates.
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NACD BoardTalk31 May 2023Improving Queer Women’s Representation in the Boardroom
Fabrice Houdart and Chiqui Cartagena on the near-absence of LGBTQ+ women from corporate boards, and what it will take to change the numbers.
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22 September 2024Another step forward: the 2024 LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors Summit
More than 200 directors, investors and governance specialists gathered at JPMorgan Chase in New York for the second annual LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors Summit.
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27 December 202329 key LGBTQ+ appointments in the boardroom in 2023
A month-by-month record of board and leadership appointments secured by members during 2023.
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17 December 20232023: a year in review
Closing a year of the queering of the corporate boardroom: membership, research, events, advocacy and what came next.
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28 February 2024A quick guide to acing your board interview
Eight practical points for board candidates preparing to meet a chair, a nominating committee, or sitting directors.
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7 June 2022Meet the out LGBTQ+ corporate board members in the Fortune 500
30 seats (0.5%) in 28 companies occupied by 23 out LGBTQ+ people, including 13 women — the tally that became the LGBTQ+ Board Monitor.
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