About Us

The Thirty Percent Coalition is a pioneering advocate for increased gender, racial and ethnic diversity on corporate boards and in senior leadership. Our vision is for senior leadership and boards of directors to reflect the gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States workforce. Our mission is to increase diversity in boardrooms and senior leadership at both public and private companies through investor engagement and collaborative action. Our focus is on the demand side – collaboratively influencing companies to open their boardroom and C-Suite doors to diversity as they select candidates with skill sets matched to their corporate strategies.

Founded in 2011, the Coalition has grown from a handful of investors to a national forum with more than 90 institutional investors, state treasurers, corporations, professional services firms, advocacy groups, private equity firms, and individuals representing more than $8 trillion in assets under management. By working together, Coalition members reinforce their own diversity efforts, share best practices, learn from one another, and have greater power to change the composition of boardrooms and senior leadership across the nation.

Our Work

The Thirty Percent Coalition provides a national forum for members to collaborate and share investor-driven strategies. These strategies create more demand for diverse candidates on corporate boards and in senior leadership.

We provide several opportunities for members to communicate, share ideas and insights, learn best practices and work together as peers. Alongside our members, we create solutions and strategies that increase racial, ethnic and gender diverse participation on corporate boards. Working together helps us all multiply our influence.

To date, the Coalition and its members have worked tirelessly on the following campaigns and initiatives:

Championed a multiyear “Adopt a Company” campaign with our institutional investors that influenced more than 500 public companies to appoint a woman to their boards, many for the first time
Served as a catalyst and powerful alliance for regional investor diversity efforts that work with the Coalition in a complementary way, such as the Midwest and Northeast Diversity Initiatives and the California Investors Group
Provided a robust clearinghouse for our diverse members by coordinating efforts, sharing insights, learning from each other, and working together to create solutions and strategies for change
Created tailored committees and initiatives – including institutional investors, private equity, and corporate leaders – to share best practices, build relationships and connect with resources that help build diverse company boards
Advocated for legislative and regulatory policies that encourage board diversity, met with SEC commissioners on specific topics and encouraged congressional hearings about board diversity

Adopt a Company

Championed a multiyear "Adopt a Company" campaign with our institutional investors that influenced more than 500 public companies to appoint a woman to their boards, many for the first time.

Investor Subgroups

Convened sub-groups within our membership – including institutional investors, private equity and corporate leaders. The goal of these groups is to share best practices, build relationships and connect with resources that help build diverse company boards.

Regional Initiatives

Served as a catalyst and alliance for regional investor diversity efforts to work with the Coalition in a complementary way, such as the Midwest and Northeast Diversity Initiatives and the California Investors Group.

Regulatory Policies

Advocated for legislative and regulatory policies that encourage board diversity, met with SEC commissioners on specific topics and encouraged congressional hearings about board diversity.

Member Support

Provided a clearinghouse for our diverse members by coordinating efforts, sharing insights, learning from each other and working together to create solutions and strategies for change.

Pioneering Advocacy

In 2011, the Thirty Percent Coalition was the first organization to officially establish the goal of 30% female representation across public company boards. In 2012, we began to share the business case for diversity, noting the high correlation between gender diversity in the boardroom and company performance.

Over the past decade, the Coalition has grown from a handful of investors to a national forum that facilitates unique collaboration among members representing over $8 trillion in assets under management. Our engagement with companies (both as a Coalition and in partnership with our institutional investors, asset managers and asset owners), is the key to much of the diversity progress made over the past decade. Together, we have accelerated the advancement of women to boardrooms, C-Suites and other leadership roles across the United States.

The Coalition is recognized nationally for its work and is often called upon by the SEC, Nasdaq, public officials and others for insight and guidance into investor trends and initiatives.

History

The Thirty Percent Coalition was formed in 2011 when 27 industry leaders (senior executives, national women’s organizations, institutional investors, corporate governance experts and board members) gathered to address the lack of gender diversity in corporate boardrooms.

We recognized that the supply of board-ready female candidates was not the issue. The Thirty Percent Coalition was formed to increase demand for diverse leaders. We worked with one goal in mind: to influence companies to increase the number of women in their corporate boardroom.

The Work Ahead

The Thirty Percent Coalition launched with the goal to increase female representation on corporate boards to 30%. At that time, women made up only 12% of corporate board leaders. Now, the business case for board diversity is widely accepted, as evidence consistently demonstrates the compelling correlation between board diversity and improved shareholder value and company performance.

Women have also made progress in the boardroom. Among companies making up the Russell 3000 index, women now represent nearly 30% of board seats. Almost half of new board placements are women.

While much has been accomplished, much work remains. Although Black, Latino, and Asian professionals are making progress on corporate boards and in senior leadership, they continue to be significantly underrepresented compared to the wealth of talent and the overall population.

The Coalition provides a critical platform to accelerate change. As we build on the work and diversity progress that’s been made, we will continue to provide a forum where members can create practical, meaningful solutions to increase racial, ethnic and gender diverse participation on corporate boards.

Our Leadership

Board Members

Susan Angele
Board Chair

Senior Advisor, Board Governance, KPMG’s Board Leadership Center

Tara Giunta
Board Vice Chair

Partner, Paul Hastings

Renaye Manley
Board Secretary

Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives, Service Employees International Unions

Rodrigo Garcia
Board Treasurer

Global CFO, Talipot holding

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire

CEO of Berkhemer Clayton, Inc. & President of 50/50 Women on Boards

Sylvia Pérez Cash

EVP and COO, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility

Lucy Chang

CFA, Investment Officer, Private Equity, University of California Investment Office

Jared Landaw

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Carrols Restaurant Group

Gianna McCarthy

Dianne McKeever

Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, Ides Capital Management, LP

Johnathan Medina

Global Head of DEI, Macquarie Asset Management

Ozzie Gromada Meza

President & CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association

Anna Mok

Co-Founder, Ascend Leadership and Partner, Deloitte

Mari Schwartzer

Director of Shareholder Activism and Engagement, Northstar Asset Management

Rekha Vaitla

Investment Officer, Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, CalSTRS

Leadership

Julie Zuraw
President & CEO

CEO, The Julie Zuraw Group
Creator, Lead Like a Woman

Allison Herren Lee
Senior Adviser

Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Fellow, New York University School of Law

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Our Impact

Over the past decade, the Coalition has grown from a handful of investors to a national forum that facilitates unique collaboration among members representing over $8 trillion in assets under management. Our engagement with companies (both as a Coalition and in partnership with our institutional investors, asset managers and asset owners), has been the key to much of the diversity progress made over the past decade. Together, we have accelerated the advancement of women to boardrooms, C-Suites and other leadership roles across the United States.

The Coalition is recognized nationally for its work and is often called upon by the SEC, Nasdaq, public officials and others for insight and guidance into investor trends and initiatives.