“Large for-profit corporations have faced pressures to diversity their boards of directors from major shareholders, advocacy groups, some government entities, and the media. Their interest is based on years of research and reporting on the benefits of diversity. The largest nonprofits — educational and healthcare organizations (Eds and meds) — have not faced comparable scrutiny or pressure. In fact the composition of the Eds and Meds boards is sometimes challenging to discover.” - from Increasing Gender Diversity on the Boards of Nonprofit Eds and Meds by Vicki Kramer and Carolyn T. Adams.
On June 23, Community Boardbound hosts the panel, "Eds and Meds - Finding an Academic or Medical Board", to explore the challenges and opportunities of academic and medical boards. This panel conversation features the following experts:
Dr. Jean Kutner, Chief Medical Officer at UC Health will moderate the panel
Vicki Kramer, researcher and author of Increasing Gender Diversity on the Boards of Nonprofit Eds and Meds: Why and How to Do It
Patti Klinge, Board member of Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Ellen Balaguer, Chair, CU Boulder Leeds Advisory Board
Experience on boards of smaller non-profits can lead to opportunities on these larger, more complex medical and academic boards. The journey to find an Eds or Meds board seat has some differences and some similarities to the journey for corporate board seats. Serving on these boards is also an opportunity to exhibit board skills on the path to larger corporate boards. This webinar is open to the public.