Many corporates and startups struggle to transform diversity and inclusion from merely initiatives to revenue opportunities. While companies tout the D&I narrative, few have actually granted diverse leaders a seat at the table.
In the past decade, Fortune 500 companies with the highest representation of diverse board members attained significantly higher financial performance than those with the lowest representation of diverse board members.
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Despite gains for women and minorities, Deloitte & Alliance for Board Diversity estimate it will take another decade before 40% representation is reached. While these metrics are improving, more immediate strategies need to be implemented as early a startup and as advanced as a corporate brand.
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During this panel, we’ll pair a group of experienced board members, corporate leaders, investors and female founders to unpack practical ways in which building diverse teams and boards improve the bottom line. We’ll explore questions like, how have you seen diversity deliver better ROI? How has building a diverse board helped shape your business?Â
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Please join us for what will be a spirited—and action-oriented—discussion about how diversity in the boardroom can improve your bottom line.
Sara is Founding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led businesses in consumer health and sustainable products and technologies.
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An active member of the entrepreneurial ecosystem to support gender diversity, Sara is a founding investor in the Rising Tide Fund, advisor to DivInc. and steering committee member of Women@Austin. She also serves the consumer health and sustainable consumer sectors as advisor to Texas Health Catalyst at the Dell Medical School, mentor for CleanTech Open and as an active speaker on the topic.
Ita’s mission is to engage, educate, and elevate the next generation of successful women business leaders and investors. She is currently Partner at Gingerbread Capital, previously Venture Partner at Plum Alley Investments and Founder & CEO of Tigress Ventures.
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She sits on the Princeton University Alumni Council Executive Committee. She was also the inaugural President (2015-2019) of the Alumnae Association of W.O.M.E.N. in America, a leadership development organization advancing promising professional women.
Julia is the founder and CEO of EverlyWell which empowers consumers to access affordable, insightful and life-changing lab tests. In just over two years, she's built a one of the fastest-growing consumer health startups in the country, serving over 150,000 customers with 30 different tests.
EverlyWell is now delivering over $30M in annual sales with distribution in CVS, Kroger and online, and Julia has raised tens of millions in venture capital funding. Based here in Austin with over 60 employees, EverlyWell was just named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in the World.
