Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value
“It gave me confidence, and also expanded my network. It gave me great feedback and guidance to think about as I continue to navigate my career.” —Beth Schmidt, Sr. Director, Omnichannel
*Please note there is a waitlist for the 2025 program, but applications are open for 2026.*
Upcoming Program Information
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Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value
This program will put you on the path towards attaining a board position in health care and related industries. You will gain the competencies you need to succeed at being a first-rate board member, prepare for the challenges you will face, and gain direction, tools, and approaches for attaining a seat on a board of directors.
Program Fees
- Standard Price $3,800.00
Program Overview
Supporting Executives with Directions, Tools, and Approaches to Increase Representation of Women in Healthcare and Related Industry Boards
Gender diversity is increasingly a priority in board compositions. According to a Deloitte survey of Fortunate 500 boards, women—many from historically underrepresented groups—now hold a 30% of seats on those boards, an increase from 26.5% in 2020. Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value, a must-attend program for women executives seeking board positions, is looking to diversify those compositions even more.
As a participant, you will gain the practical tools for securing a board seat and master strategies that will help you overcome challenges. The cohort will view and learn from real situations where female board members had to lead their companies through tough situations. Then, you will use that knowledge to develop your own identity as a board candidate, determining what key attributes you can bring to a board—and how to find the right one that needs what you can offer.
Some other insight you’ll gain from attending Women on Boards include the answers to questions like these:
- How much time will you devote to being a board member?
- What form does board member compensation take?
- What is the governance role of a board member versus that of a shareholder or management?
- What are the most desired board member traits?
The answers to these questions, and others, come from a curated group of experts and highly effective board members. Join esteemed faculty and participants in our two-day Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value program that will expand your ability to evaluate board opportunities, communicate in the language of boards, and gain the critical skills needed to be successful.
Objectives & Highlights
- Grasp the essential differences among boards of for-profit companies (including private equity and venture-backed firms) and nonprofit organizations
- Connect to and learn from women who have achieved demonstrable success as board members
- Appreciate the legal, operating, and regulatory issues and concerns for all board members, while gaining awareness of the differences posed by company or organization structure size and stage
- Learn the essential responsibilities and duties of board membership and leadership
- Develop your own individual action plans to seek and obtain board seats
- Get practical, real-world advice and information that you can use the moment you finish the program
- Opportunity to learn from accomplished women board members, renowned Harvard faculty, and leading experts in board compensation, legal and regulatory requirements, and board recruitment
- Professional networking with fellow executives
- Career-enriching experience in a small, personal setting of no more than 55 participants
- Development of individual action plan to use immediately