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Local & National Board Director News for You
August 2019
Congratulations to CAROL FOSTER who has been appointed to Hercules Capital board of directors, a specialty finance company to venture growth, pre-IPO and M&A stage companies backed by venture capital firms. Ms. Foster has also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at SharesPost, a leading provider of liquidity solutions to late-stage, private growth tech companies. Prior to joining SharesPost, Carol was CFO of PENSCO, a custodian of $15 billion in alternative assets. Carol has been an executive team member in leading investment banking and asset management firms and has deep experience in the alternative asset space. She has held positions at Pantheon Ventures, Calera Capital, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Accenture.
"I was so pleased to be asked to join the board of Hercules in recognition of my depth of financial services industry experience and as an executive as well. I would encourage aspiring board members to focus their efforts for their initial board seat on companies for which they can have an impact relatively quickly." - Carol Foster
MOVE THE NEEDLE WITH US
We're proud to lead Bay Area efforts to support 2020 Women on Boards, a national effort to increase the percentage of women on U.S. company boards to 20% or greater by 2020. Throughout 2019, How Women Lead is hosting activities, trainings, and intimate gatherings, and share board opportunities, culminating in a year-end celebration highlighting progress in the Bay Area and nationally. We encourage you to join in early and help build momentum for this movement with your support!
Julie Sweet will become the new chief executive of Accenture, the consulting firm announced on Thursday, adding another female leader to the senior-most ranks of the corporate world. With Ms. Sweet’s appointment, 27 women will be leading companies in the S&P 500. That figure is up slightly from a year ago, but still means that just slightly more than 5 percent of the most valuable public companies in the United States are led by women...Read on
After being stuck at 16 percent for several years, the percentage of women-held board seats in the S&P 500 now reaches nearly 27 percent, according to data from ISS Analytics, the data arm of the proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services...Read on
San Francisco native, Mario Van Peebles, comes home to the San Francisco Black Film Festival with three powerful films screening at the Kabuki & The San Francisco Main Library. Perfect Political Food for Thought in U.S. Presidential Election Year!
Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight San Francisco ~ Dallas
Celebrating Freedom and Musical Heritage: The Batistes of NOLA’s Royal Family of Music to Bring Their Legacy to the Nation’s Capital.
Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight San Francisco ~ Dallas
Mayor London N. Breed joined State Senator Scott Wiener to announce legislation to combat fencing, the sale of stolen goods on City streets. Authored by Senator Wiener and sponsored by Mayor Breed, Senate Bill 925 (SB 925) would allow San Francisco to create permitting requirements to regulate the sale of items commonly obtained through retail theft and impose criminal penalties for those who engage in this practice.
