Welcome to the U.S Chapter

Overview

The U.S. 30% Club Mission Gender Equity Mentoring Program aims to advance and improve inclusion and diverse representation in the workplace and is run by mentoring, development and inclusion experts at Moving Ahead and sponsored by Bloomberg. We focus on gender diversity in order to build and strengthen necessary pipelines and achieve parity of women in leadership and board roles.

The program matches women from all levels of the career pyramid to mentors from another organization. Wrapping its first year, the 2020/2021 cohort  supported a total of 310 mentors and mentees across 30 organizations including Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Bank of America, Boston Consulting Group, BNY Mellon, Citi, Edelman, EY, Fidelity, HSBC Bank, Mastercard and Thomson Reuters. Since the nine-month program began in March, 2021, 34% of mentees have said they have been promoted, moved role, or expanded their job responsibilities.

Read more about the current program here. 

Overview

A critical barrier for women seeking board appointments in the U.S. is a lack of connections and access to sitting board members who have influence over the nomination and selection of directors. As an extension of the 30% Club Future Female Directors program, the 30% Club is partnering with Catalyst to move board-ready female candidates into the Catalyst Women on Board program. This program, with an impressive track record of over 50% of alumnae appointed to at least one corporate board, creates these key connections that help women build those all-important board networks. Qualified women board candidates are paired with seasoned corporate directors for two years. 30% Club chairmen and CEO members are showing support for this initiative by volunteering as mentors in the Women on Board program.

Please visit the Catalyst Women on Board Website to learn more information:

https://www.catalyst.org/catalyst-women-on-board/

Overview

The U.S. 30% Club is a group of influential U.S. Chairmen and CEO’s that are dedicated to achieving more women in senior leadership and board level positions. The Club launched in June 2014 with a goal of achieving 30% female directors on S&P 100 boards by 2020. Today, 24.7% of S&P 100 directors are women, up from 20.2% at launch. Additionally, all S&P 100 boards have at least one female director. Even more encouraging, the U.S. membership has achieved an average of 29% women on their boards, up from 21.9% when it launched – a testament to what business leaders are able to achieve when they commit to driving change.

theBoardlist

The U.S. 30% Club and theBoardlist expands the network of senior leaders and board directors working to promote and discover outstanding board-ready women in an effort to achieve more balanced corporate governance. theBoardlist is a curated talent marketplace where leaders in their industries recommend and discover highly qualified women for board service.
For more inqueries, please contact Shannon Gordon, CEO; shannon@theboardlist.com

CATALYST WOMEN ON BOARD™

In partnership with the 30% Club, Catalyst Women on Board™ pairs women corporate director candidates with experienced corporate board members who mentor and champion them in their approach to attaining a corporate board appointment.
For more inqueries, please contact:
Lorraine Hariton, CEO; LHariton@catalyst.org
Marie Constance, Data Scientist; mkonstance_contractor@catalyst.org
Martha Feedback, Senior Director; MFeedback@catalyst.org

RUSSELL REYNOLDS ASSOCIATES

Russell Reynolds Associates is a global search and leadership advisory firm and a founding partner of the 30% Club Future Female Directors program. Their board practice is committed to helping diversify U.S. boardrooms.
For more inqueries, please contact: Madeleine Linvingston, Madeleine.Livingston@russelreynolds.com

WOMENS FORUM OF NEW YORK

The Women’s Forum of New York Corporate Board Initiative recognizes that corporate board participation is a significant leadership frontier. In addition to honoring progressive CEOs and companies moving toward gender parity in the boardroom, they also offer a free database of board-ready women who are uniquely vetted by a CEO sponsor.