Barbara Bauer
Executive Director
Boardbound by Women’s Leadership Foundation is thrilled to announce the appointment of Barbara Bauer as Executive Director.
Research shows more women serving on a board benefits that company’s bottom line, sound governance and reputation. While Colorado public companies have made gains – going from 7% of women on boards in 2011 to 19% in 2019 – the state still lags behind the national average.
“We know Colorado can be a national leader in board diversity as the state is in so many other areas. We appreciate the growing support that enables us to put an executive director in place dedicated to driving our mission,” said Jo Lynne Whiting, Chair of the Board of Boardbound by Women’s Leadership Foundation, “and Barbara Bauer is just the person with her proven track record of execution excellence in collaboratively building opportunities for women and girls throughout her executive and non-profit leadership career.”
Barbara Bauer previously served on Boardbound by Women’s Leadership Foundation’s board of directors and was until recently the Executive Director at Women’s Investor Network (WIN) at Rockies Venture Club. She also has extensive corporate, non-profit, entrepreneurial and global experience.
According to Bauer, “the Women’s Leadership Foundation (WLF) has made substantial progress preparing and presenting women to serve on corporate and community boards, but there is more to be done. The WLF Board made a decisive commitment to address this challenge by adding the Executive Director position, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to help address the challenges remaining to achieving women’s full participation on boards of directors."
See Barbara’s bio.