About
OnBoarding Women is a program created by business leaders in the Seattle region from Deloitte, Perkins Coie, Madrona Venture Group , Cascadia Capital, and Spencer Stewart that is focused on increasing the percentage of women on public company boards in Washington. Progress is happening. Since the program started in 2014, the percentage of women on public company boards in Washington has grown from 14% to 27%.
OnBoarding Women provides practitioner-led education on corporate governance issues, builds meaningful connections in the business community, and is open to women with the interest and experience to be considered for nomination to a corporate directorship. Participants share and gain the knowledge needed for effective board members, have the opportunity to network with their peers, and are introduced to a cadre of sitting public company board members who serve as mentors to accelerate participants’ readiness for board service.
Success Stories
Board Appointments
Board of Directors, ASOS
February 2023
Board of Directors, Boundless Immigration
January 2023
Board of Directors, Skilljar
January 2023
Board of Directors, LivePerson
December 2022
Board of Directors, Clearwater Paper Corporation
October 2022
Board of Directors, Advanced Clean Energy Storage, LLC
September 2022
Board of Directors, Mirion Technologies
September 2022
Board of Directors, Flock Safety
August 2022
Board of Directors, Novanta Inc.
July 2022
Board of Directors, Limeade
July 2022
Board of Directors, Lancium
June 2022
Board of Directors, Urban Outfitters
June 2022
Board of Directors, Accelya Group
June 2022
Board of Directors, Naked Wines PLC
June 2022
Board of Directors, Parametrix
June 2022
Board of Directors, Atos
May 2022
Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
May 2022
Board of Directors, Mezmo, Inc.
February 2022
Board of Directors, United Launch Alliance
February 2022
Board of Directors, Babylist
February 2022
Board of Directors, 5E Advanced Materials, Inc
January 2022
Board of Directors, Nutanix
January 2022
Board of Directors, Zipstorm
January 2022
Board of Directors, Heritage Financial Corporation
January 2022
Board of Directors, Envista Holdings Corporation
December 2021
Board of Directors, Aeluma
December 2021
Board of Directors, Daitaku
December 2021
Board of Directors, Retail Opportunity Invest. Corp.
December 2021
Board of Directors, Callaway Golf Company
December 2021
Board of Directors, Seattle Bank
November 2021
Board of Directors, Sarcos Technology and Robotics
October 2021
Board of Directors, Roofstock
September 2021
Board of Directors, Astra
August 2021
Board of Directors, Recycle Track Systems
August 2021
Board of Directors, Pulmonx
August 2021
Board of Directors, T-Mobile
June 2021
Board of Directors, Quizlet
March 2021
Board of Directors, Gong
March 2021
Board of Directors, Wyze Labs
January 2021
Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021
Board of Directors, OAC Services
January 2021
Board of Directors, Matot Inc.
December 2020
Board of Directors, Conversica
December 2020
Board of Directors, Timberland Bancorp Inc.
November 2020
Board of Directors, Hanna Andersson
November 2020
Board of Directors, UPS
November 2020
Board of Directors, Talend
November 2020
Board of Directors, Intellimize
November 2020
Board of Directors, Fandom
September 2020
Board of Directors, First NW Bancorp
July 2020
Board of Directors, CIE Tours Int'l
March 2020
Board of Directors, True
January 2020
Board of Directors, Pantheon
January, 2020
Board of Directors, eventcore
November 2019
Board of Directors, Boise Cascade
October 2019
Board of Directors, Homestreet, Inc
October 2019
Board of Directors, Opus Agency
August 2019
Board of Directors, BECU
April 2019
Board of Directors, JetClosing
April 2019
Board of Directors, MultiCare
January 2019
Board of Directors, Even Responsible Finance
January 2019
Board of Directors, Wiley
October 2018
Board of Directors, Indochino
October 2018
Board of Directors, Carbon Black
February 2019
Board of Directors, Pascal Biosciences
July 2018
Board of Directors, Concure Oncology
February 2017
Board of Directors, American Campus Communities
September 2018
Board of Directors, Delphix
May 2018
Board of Directors, Fastly
July 2018
Board of Directors, Air Transport Services Group
June 2018
Board of Directors, Raytheon
March 2018
Board of Directors, Lucidchart
May 2019
Board of Directors, Puget Sound Energy
December 2017
Board of Directors, Schnitzer Steel
October 2017
Board of Directors, Amperity
October 2017
Board of Directors, eBay
September 2017
Board of Directors, Legg Mason
September 2017
Board of Directors, TrueCar
November 2016
Board of Directors, Washington Federal, Inc.
September 2016
“Attended my first board meeting today - so grateful for the OnBoarding Women program for making me infinitely more prepared. Thanks for all you do to make it the amazing success it is.”
“The OnBoarding Women Program gave me the confidence to put myself out there. With the education and support, I knew I was ready to serve, and put myself in a situation to be asked. I am quite certain I would have missed the opportunity to serve on the MultiCare Board if I had not participated in this program.”
“I am beyond excited about the T-Mobile board appointment. Thanks to the entire team at OnBoarding Women and a special shout-out to Liane Pelletier (program mentor)! I heard great things about the program and was excited to be part of the 2019-2020 cohort. This board ready training and mentoring is best in class and prepared me for my board nominations. There are a lot of factors at play with board nominations but I can tell you that OBW accelerated my journey to the boardroom.”
“Utilizing these relationships will be powerful in the Seattle business community over and above the main purpose of board development.
Developing board ready women is invaluable to breaking down the barriers to entry…I feel ready to search for board opportunities and to serve on boards.”
“Participation in the OnBoarding Women program was a key component of my board journey. Practical guidance on corporate governance and board readiness and the connection with other board ready women and business leaders were foundational to my success.”
