No former Microsoft executives were named to the board, even though two of the foundation’s past chief executives came from the software company (as did Ms. French Gates and, of […]
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Back to news homeCorporate Board Diversity Increased in 2021. Some Ask What Took So Long.
People pushing for greater diversity on boards say companies need to expand their searches beyond current and former senior business executives, and emphasize skills over title.“If you look around, everyone […]
How Bank Regulators Are Trying to Oust a Trump Holdover
Then came the fireworks. The FDIC’s public affairs office, which Ms. McWilliams controls, released a statement:“Earlier today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) posted on its website a document, purportedly […]
Tesla to Move Headquarters to Texas from California
Tesla will move its headquarters from California to Austin, Texas, where it is building a new factory, its chief executive, Elon Musk, said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on […]
Where Diversity Still Disappoints
A push for boardroom diversity overlooks private companiesHeightened attention to boardroom diversity at public companies has changed the makeup of the upper ranks of corporate America. Well-financed private businesses, however, […]
Schemer or Naïf? Elizabeth Holmes Is Going to Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO — After four years, repeated delays and the birth of her baby, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, is set to stand trial for […]
Few Women Ascend Japan’s Corporate Ladder. Is Change Finally Coming?
During Barack Obama’s 2008 run for president, she was impressed by young people’s political activism, something that is relatively rare in Japan. She resolved to return home and work to […]
Ousting Toshiba Chairman, Foreign Investors Score Breakthrough in Japan
Disagreements over the company’s management, including the handling of an accounting scandal, put Toshiba at odds with its new investors, some of whom pushed for change on its board, including […]
Exxon Mobil Defeated by Activist Investor Engine No. 1
Wall Street has seen its share of strange bedfellows, but a recent alliance of investors that took on Exxon Mobil was unprecedented.Last week, an activist investor successfully waged a battle […]
Companies Say They Care About the Climate. Their Actions Fall Short.
There has been some progress by companies that have rigorous targets. In a report last month, Science Based Targets, which was started by the environmental groups and hundreds of businesses […]