About Us

What Moves Us

We won’t stop until gender balance and diversity on corporate boards is achieved.

50/50 Women on Boards shares a mutual desire to ignite meaningful change across all corporate leadership levels and bring attention to the business imperative of diverse boards.

In 2010 we launched 2020 Women on Boards, now 50/50 Women on Boards™, to educate, advocate and collaborate with corporations and action groups committed to advancing women to corporate boards. We created our proprietary 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Directory and Index to transparently track the progress of women, and report insights that compel good corporate governance.

Reaching and exceeding our initial triumphant goal of 20% women directors by 2020, our new campaign boldly calls for gender balance and diversity on corporate boards of the Russell 3000 Index companies.

WHAT DRIVES US.

We at 50/50 Women on Boards share a mutual desire to ignite meaningful change across all corporate leadership levels, and bring attention to the business imperative of equitable boards. 

 

In 2010 we launched 2020 Women on Boards, now 50/50 Women on Boards™, to educate, advocate and collaborate with corporations and action groups committed to advancing women onto corporate boards. We created our proprietary 50/50 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index™ to transparently track the progress of women, and report insights that compel good corporate governance.

 

Reaching our initial triumphant goal of 20% women directors by 2020, our new campaign boldly calls for gender balance and diversity on corporate boards of the Russell 3000 Index companies. But how do we get there? 

 

What gets measured gets done. The misconception that there aren’t enough qualified women to serve on company boards of directors has always been a false narrative, and a roadblock to progress. 

 

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that of the overall number of women that make up the labor force, roughly 60% are white women and little more than 36% are identified as women of color. Of those women, only 32.8% of white women, and 10.8% of women of color hold management positions. Given those statistics, women of color should represent at least 18% of the corporate board seats, but even then these numbers are not a fair representation of women, capable of serving on a board. It starts with the opportunities provided to women, especially women from underrepresented communities.

 

To encourage change, our brand promise is to lead the way to gender balance and diversity on all corporate boards. 

 

Like all things that matter, reaching our goals requires the commitment and collective effort of us all. In support of our vision we will educate, advocate and collaborate with people, and like-minded corporations, on the business imperative of diverse gender-balanced boards, implemented through our research, educational programs, and public awareness campaigns. 

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire

Meet the

Global Team

Heather Spilsbury

Heather Spilsbury is a dynamic and visionary leader, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at 50/50 Women on Boards, a global 501c3 non-profit…

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire is President of 50/50 Women on Boards, the global education and advocacy campaign committed to accelerating gender balance and diversity on corporate…

Jeni Barrett

Jeni Barrett serves as the Vice President of Marketing at 50/50 Women on Boards, where her central emphasis is on spearheading the growth strategies…

Shane Cullen

With 16 years of dedicated service in the nonprofit realm, Shane Cullen stands out as a seasoned Fundraising Executive specializing in development and strategic…

Eugenia Tello

Eugenia Tello is the Director of Finance of 50/50 Women on Boards, Inc. As Director of Finance, Eugenia has oversight of the organization’s financial…

Vanessa Torres

Vanessa Torres is a digital project manager with more than ten years of experience developing global email marketing and eCommerce strategies for retail, finance,…

Stephanie Sonnabend

Stephanie is passionate about making the world a better place. Former CEO and President of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, Stephanie led a publicly traded…

Malli Gero

Malli served as President of 2020 Women on Boards from 2010 through 2017. Before launching 2020 Women on Boards, Malli had an extensive career…

Meet our

Board of Directors

Tracey Doi

Tracey Doi is an independent board director and seasoned executive trusted to advise companies to improve competitiveness and achieve sustainable growth. As a qualified…

Herman E. Bulls

Herman E. Bulls is Vice Chairman, Americas of JLL the 2nd largest global commercial real estate firm in the world. During 30 years at…

Renee Fraser

Renee Fraser, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Fraser Communications, the largest woman owned and led integrated advertising agency in Southern California. Renee…

Maria Rivas, MD

Dr. Rivas is a LatinX pharmaceutical executive, experienced mid-cap public corporate board director, and Columbia University Vagelos medical school trained physician and endocrinologist. At…

Robin Ferracone

Robin is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Farient Advisors,a compensation and performance advisory firm that  provides compensation and performance advisory services to public…

Michael Fraccaro

Michael Fraccaro is the Chief People Officer of Mastercard. In this role, he is responsible for all human resources (HR) functions globally, including driving…

Jan Jones Blackhurst

Jan Jones Blackhurst is a long-time political and business leader who has left an indelible imprint on the lives of millions of people. In…

Stephanie Sonnabend

Stephanie is passionate about making the world a better place. Former CEO and President of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, Stephanie led a publicly traded…

Malli Gero

Malli served as President of 2020 Women on Boards from 2010 through 2017. Before launching 2020 Women on Boards, Malli had an extensive career…

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire is President of 50/50 Women on Boards, the global education and advocacy campaign committed to accelerating gender balance and diversity on corporate…

Denise R. Singleton

Denise R. Singleton (f/k/a Denise R. Cade) is presently Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK), a Fortune 200 company…

John Driver

John Driver is a Chief Executive, Independent Director, business strategist, and change agent with broad and diversified experience in large global, mid-market, and early-stage…

Sali Osman

Sali has 30 years of experience in disruptive technologies, operational resilience, and compliance in highly regulated publicly held and Fortune 20 companies. Her forte…

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