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29 key LGBTQ+ appointments in the boardroom in 2023

27 December 2023

A month-by-month record of board and leadership appointments secured by members during 2023.

Illustration of a bright, colourful boardroom representing LGBTQ+ board appointments in 2023.

Here are some appointments of members in 2023:

January 2024 (effective)

  • Paul J. Hastings — Chair of the Board, Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

December 2023

  • Paula Boggs — Board Member, Banzai International, Inc.
  • Matthew K. Fust — Independent Director, Electra Therapeutics
  • Matthew K. Fust — Board Member, STAR Therapeutics Inc.
  • Susan E. Lester — Board Member, Banc of California, Inc.

November 2023

  • Mario Jesus Marte — Board Member, FIGS, Inc.

October 2023

  • Elizabeth Burr — Board Member, Rite Aid Corporation
  • Joseph Schneier — Board Member, StartOut

September 2023

  • Elizabeth A. Mora — Lead Independent Director, Nuburu, Inc.
  • Carolyn Bertozzi — Advisor, Acepodia

June 2023

  • Patrick Campion — Board Member, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation

May 2023

  • Zach Buchwald — Board Member, Russell Investments UK Midco Limited
  • Zach Buchwald — Board Member, Emerald Acquisition Limited

April 2023

  • Aaron Walton — Board Member, IRTS Foundation
  • Debra J. Chrapaty — Board Member, Forge Global Holdings, Inc.

March 2023

  • Jacinto J. Hernandez — Board Member, Aris Water Solutions, Inc.
  • George Arison — Chairman, Shift Technologies, Inc.
  • Neil R. Brown — Board Member, ContourGlobal Limited
  • Troy M. Cox — Board Member, SomaLogic, Inc.
  • Israel E. Alguindigue — Advisor, Arsenal Capital Partners
  • Eric Crombez M.D. — Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
  • Dr. Amanda G. Norton Ph.D. — Board Member, Credit Suisse Group AG
  • Audrey Choi — Board Member, Kresge Foundation
  • Jennifer L. Wong — Board Member, IMAX Corporation
  • Dr. Nicki Vasquez Ph.D. — Board Member, Actinogen Medical Limited
  • Chitra D. Nawbatt — Advisor, BrightInsight, Inc.

February 2023

  • Beth E. Ford — Board Member, Starbucks Corporation

January 2023

  • Sigal Zarmi — Board Member, GoDaddy Inc.
  • Lynn Angelica Terwoerds — Board Member, First Northwest Bancorp
  • Thomas W. Hawkins — Board Member, SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company
  • James R. Fitterling — Board Member, The Business Council
  • Arden Hoffman — Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, General Motors Company
  • Carolyn Bertozzi — Board Member, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Atticus Nathaniel Tysen — Board Member, Nordstrom, Inc.