Modern Governance Requires Modern Leadership
We are a network of nearly 700,000 CEOs, board directors and executives. Together, we can impact diversity, equity, and inclusion at more than 16,000 organizations worldwide. How are you taking action? Help us build and tap into the largest and most diverse pool of highly qualified directors and executives in the world.
Diligent is committed to helping leading organizations build more diverse and inclusive boards and executive teams, setting the tone for change from the top.
Play your part in accelerating board and C-suite diversity.
Directors
Nominate Rising Directors who are not on a board today but should be. View open board opportunities and apply.
Organizations
Emphasize a more diverse recruitment process. Post board opportunities and proactively search for Rising Directors to fill those roles.
Rising Directors
View and apply for board opportunities at leading companies.
Run a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive nominations process.
To impact long-term change in the boardroom and C-suite, the candidate pool and pipeline must be broadened to include diverse talent. Diligent Director Network creates the ability to source new profiles, including those with an emphasis on diversity, and especially racial diversity, through a unique and trusted nominations process. Directors who are part of the Diligent community will have the opportunity to do their part by recommending the next generation of Rising Directors.
Only
11%
of new Fortune 500 board appointments in 2019 went to African Americans. * From Deloitte
Expand your pool of talent.
Post a board opportunity to Director Network to include more diverse candidates in your search process. As a member of the Diligent community, submit your name to be considered for open board opportunities directly within Director Network.
75%
of Fortune 1000 companies lack a single Latino director on their board. * From Deloitte
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Convene with your peers to drive change.
Speak. Listen. Learn. Engage in a community with other directors on what more we can do to drive diversity within boards.
Only
5%
of CEOs and 12% of CFOs in Fortune 500 companies are women. And likely even fewer are people of color. * From Deloitte
View and apply for open board opportunities at leading Partnerships
We recognize that there are many great organizations supporting the work to improve board diversity. We aspire to partner with as many of these organizations as possible and believe Diligent’s unique scale and reach can help accelerate our collective impact. This list will continue to expand.
Learn more about our partnerships with private equity firms to post open board opportunities
Learn more about our partnerships with search firms to assist companies fill open roles
Diligent is not a search firm. Our goal is to create as many opportunities as possible for talented, diverse people within our network. We have partnered with Spencer Stuart, who is creating transparency for aspiring diverse directors around many of their open board roles. Our platform is inclusive, and we expect to add a handful of additional partnerships with other leading search firms who are focused on diversity and inclusion.
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