The NYSE board diversity initiative
The New York Stock Exchange launched its Board Advisory Council (BAC) in 2019 to address the critical need for diverse, inclusive leadership on public and private company boards.
Comprised of CEOs from some of the world’s largest and most well-known companies, BAC members use their personal and professional networks to identify and nominate board-ready candidates. BAC networking events have resulted in over 500 meetings between 64 company leaders and 144 candidates and to date, the BAC has helped place 35 candidates on corporate boards.
For network members
The NYSE Board Candidate Network
The NYSE Board Advisory Council Network is composed of hundreds of diverse, board-ready candidates across industries, nominated by an NYSE-listed company CEO or BAC member. The network’s 300+ candidates are top executives in their field and hail from a range of in demand industries.
FEATURED CANDIDATE
Louis Caldera is public company director with a background in governmental, legal, and regulatory affairs.
FEATURED CANDIDATE
Hema Nealon offers diverse and deep finance and operations experience in regulated industries across the globe.
FEATURED CANDIDATE
Jené Elzie is a business executive with over 25 years of global achievement at the intersection of sports, media, and technology.
NYSE-hosted BAC events
On January 24th the BAC, in partnership with Sidley Austin LLP, hosted an educational event: Shareholder Engagement & Activism: What Directors Need to Know.
Through a mock proxy battle, Sidley lawyers, Kai H.E. Liekefett, Katie LaVoy and Spotlight Director Greg Taxin led the group through the steps boards need to proactively take before faced with an actual proxy battle.
BAC candidates can access the entire presentation (slides and video) through the BAC online network.
BAC candidates: Sofia Adrogue, Partner Diamond McCarthy LLP; Frances Resheske; Deneen Donnley, SVP and General Counsel Con-Edison; Suzanne Brown, NYSE; Jane Wong
Elizabeth King, President, ICE Sustainable Finance & Chief Regulatory Officer introduces the panel
Greg Taxin, Co-Founder Glass Lewis and Managing Member Spotlight Advisors; Kai Liekefett, Partner Sidley Austin LLP; Katie LaVoy Attorney, Sidley Austin LLP giving the keynote address and staging a mock proxy fight
Shareholder Activism Event attendees and speakers
John Mbiti, Co-Founder Lead; Ayo Badejo, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP
BAC candidates: Sofia Adrogue, Partner Diamond McCarthy LLP; Frances Resheske; Deneen Donnley, SVP and General Counsel Con-Edison; Suzanne Brown, NYSE; Jane Wong
Elizabeth King, President, ICE Sustainable Finance & Chief Regulatory Officer introduces the panel
Led by Council member and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Clear CEO Caryn Seidman Becker, the BAC engaged in a rich conversation around diversity issues during its first in-person council meeting since 2019.
Following the meeting, Dara took some time to share his thoughts on the importance of diverse teams and boards during an interview recorded on the NYSE Trading Floor.
25/25: Phoebe Woods , Board of Directors, Pioneer Natural Resources and PPL Corp.
1/25: Tim Cawley, CEO Con Edison; Nick Fink, CEO FBHS, Lynn Martin, President NYSE
2/25: Dara Khoshrowshi, CEO Uber; Lucinda Baier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Brookdale
3/25: Dara Khoshrowshi, CEO Uber; Karyn Seidman Becker, CEO Clear, Lucinda Baier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Brookdale
4/25: Tara Dziedzic, Head of U.S. Listings, NYSE ; Angela Johnson, Chief of Staff, Uber
5/25: Nick Fink, CEO FBHS; Tim Cawley, CEO Con Edison
6/25: Council members
7/25: Kristen Davis, Dawn Stump (in red)
8/25: D.V. Rao, Derrick Roman, Raj Mehan
9/25: Hema Nealon
10/25: Tissa Richards, Sofia Adrogue
11/25: Frances Resheske; Deneen Donneley; Louis Caldera
12/25: Tissa Richards
13/25: Tissa Richards
14/25: Sandra Andrews
15/25: Raj Mehan, Tara Dziedzic
16/25: Phoebe Woods; Donna Bradin
17/25: Networking candidates
18/25: Frances Resheske; Deneen Donneley
19/25: Networking candidates
20/25: Jacqueline Shoback, Elizabeth King, Chief Regulatory Officer and President ESG, ICE
21/25: Hon. William Lacy Clay, Jr.
22/25: Sandra Andrews, Maxwell David, Managing Director Apollo Global Management
23/25: Linda Walker Bynoe, Board of Directors, Equity Residential
24/25: Linda Walker Bynoe, Board of Directors, Equity Residential
25/25: Phoebe Woods , Board of Directors, Pioneer Natural Resources and PPL Corp.
1/25: Tim Cawley, CEO Con Edison; Nick Fink, CEO FBHS, Lynn Martin, President NYSE
NYSE Board Advisory networking forum
The NYSE hosted the 2022 BAC Networking Forum in September, connecting seventeen companies to forty-seven qualified candidates during two hours of interviewing for open board positions.
Candidates also benefitted from listening to keynote speaker Tissa Richards give an insightful presentation on how candidates can sharpen their board bios and interviewing skills.
Board Governance Library
Council Members
Lucinda M. Baier
President & CEO, Brookdale Senior Living
Ed Bastian
Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Hon. Sharon Bowen
Board Member, ICE
Co-Chair, NYSE Board Advisory Council
Stewart Butterfield
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Slack Technologies Inc.
Tim Cawley
President & Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Duriya Farooqui
Board Member, ICE
Co-Chair, NYSE Board Advisory Council
Henry Fernandez
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, MSCI Inc.
Nicholas Fink
Chief Executive Officer, Fortune Brands Home & Security
James Fitterling
Chairman Chief Executive Officer, Dow Inc.
Alex Gorsky
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Susan Hardwick
President & Chief Executive Officer, American Water Works Inc.
Greg Heckman
Chief Executive Officer, Bunge
Yie-Hsin Hung
CEO, State Street Global Advisors
Jenny Johnson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton | Franklin Resources
Dara Khosrowshahi
Chief Executive Officer, Uber
Elizabeth King
President ESG & Chief Regulatory Officer, ICE
Co-Chair, NYSE Board Advisory Council
Jeff Lawson
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Twilio Inc.
Meredith Kopit Levien
President & Chief Executive Officer, The New York Times Company
Enrique Lores
President & Chief Executive Officer, HP Inc.
Lynn Martin
President, New York Stock Exchange
Co-Chair, NYSE Board Advisory Council
Doug Peterson
President & Chief Executive Officer, S&P Global
David Solomon
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs
Jennifer Tejada
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Pager Duty
Carol Tomé
CEO, UPS
Christophe Weber
President & Chief Executive Officer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
How to get involved
CEOs of NYSE listed companies seeking new, diverse board candidates can request a curated list with specific skills/attributes from the NYSE exclusive candidate network pool. Additionally, CEOs of all NYSE listed companies can help build the candidate network by nominating board-ready candidates.