Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value
“This is a must for any woman considering a role on a public, private or non-profit board. The faculty were extremely insightful and tapped into their vast networks to bring in additional speakers with extremely relevant experience”
—Maria Melone, Managing Director of Caber Hill Advisors
About the Program
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
Elevating Women to Leadership on Health Care Boards
Gender diversity is increasingly a priority in board compositions. According to a Deloitte survey of Fortunate 500 boards, women, many from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, now hold 33% of the seats on S&P 500 Boards in the U.S. This is a must-attend program for executives looking to increase their success in obtaining board positions, thereby contributing to the diversification of boards. In Women on Boards: Getting On and Adding Value, you will gain the practical tools for attaining a board seat, and master strategies that will help you overcome challenges and be successful. Featuring lessons from renowned experts and highly effective board members, this program will expand your ability to evaluate board opportunities, communicate in the language of boards, and gain the critical skills needed to be successful.
Upcoming Program Details
- 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
All Times are Eastern Time (ET).
| Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | ||
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| 5:30–6:45 pm | Virtual Introduction & Alumnae Panel | Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
| 7:30–8:00 am | Check-In and Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–8:30 am | Program Orientation | |
| 8:30–9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions | |
| 9:00–10:15 am | Governance: What is it really? The Leap from Doing to Governing | |
| 10:15–10:45 am | Getting Started: Initiating Your Roadmap to a Directorship | |
| 10:45–11:15 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 11:15 am–12:30 pm | What Do You Need to Know? Legal & Regulatory Responsibilities | |
| 12:30–1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00–1:45 pm | Voice from the Governance Front Line: Challenges of Making Boards Work Well | |
| 1:45–2:45 pm | The Board Recruitment Process: How Does It Really Work? | |
| 2:45–3:00 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:00–4:15 pm | What Do You Need to Know? Executive and Director Compensation | |
| 4:15–4:30 pm | Break | |
| 4:30–5:30 pm | CEO Panel: Selecting New Board Members to Enhance Board Effectiveness | |
| 5:30–5:45 pm | Reflections on the Roadmap: Your Considerations Along the Way | |
| 5:45–6:15 pm | Travel to Harvard Club | |
| 6:15–6:45 pm | Program Reception | |
| 6:45–8:15 pm | Dinner & Speaker | Friday, May 2, 2025 |
| 7:30–8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00–10:00 am | Positioning for Directorships: A Workshop on Presenting Yourself | |
| 10:00–10:30 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30–11:30 am | For-profit & Non-profit Boards: Similarities, Differences, and Keys to Success | |
| 11:30 am–12:30 pm | Communicating with Stakeholders, Shareholders, and Communities: What Directors Need to Know | |
| 12:30–1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00–2:00 pm | Voice from the Governance Front Line – Making the Transition to Being a Board Member | |
| 2:00–3:30 pm | Governance Challenges Panel: Real Women, Real Experiences | |
| 3:30–3:45 pm | Program Closure |
This agenda is subject to change.
Current faculty, subject to change
Beth I.Z. Boland
Vice Chair
ESG Practice
Foley & Lardner LLP
Former Chair
Securities Enforcement and Litigation Group
Foley & Lardner LLP
Robyn C. Davis
Managing Director
Angel Healthcare Investors, LLC
Deborah B. Goldberg
Treasurer and Receiver General
State of Massachusetts
Pamela F. Lenehan
Director
New Residential Investment Management
Director
ATN International
Julie C. Norris
Senior Client Partner
Board & CEO Services Practice
Korn Ferry
Ivan A. Pirzada
Principal
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Dorothy Puhy
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
DFCI
Steven Van Putten
Managing Director
Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC.
Linda Whitlock
Principal
The Whitlock Group
Phyllis R. Yale
Advisory Partner
Bain & Company, Inc.
This program aims to introduce the process of joining a board to those who have minimal or no experience with boards.
Participants in this course will be highly accomplished professionals from health care and related industries seeking positions on boards of directors. Participants should have proven business acumen and will have held executive-level positions. At least 10 years of broad-based management and leadership experience is required, including substantial budgetary oversight. This course is focused on boards of directors for organizations and industries in the health care sector and beyond, including: corporate, venture, startup, private equity, and large nonprofit boards.
This program sells out, so please apply early.
Credits & Logistics
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon completion of the program.
April 2025
Please check back for updated information.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will grant 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this program, equivalent to 16 contact hours of education. Participants can apply these contact hours toward other professional education accrediting organizations.
All credits subject to final agenda.