The Corporate Board Mastermind is offered on a selective basis and is open to up to 10 diverse attorneys (representing racial, ethnic, gender and/or LGBTQ+ diversity) who are seeking corporate board roles. It is primarily geared toward, but not limited to, companies with headquarters or significant operations in the U.S.
Mastermind members hold the requisite experience to obtain a corporate board role (i.e., executive experience plus robust or significant board service and/or a heavily board-facing role) , are ready and available to take a corporate board role within six months and are committed to landing such a role within 12-24 months of joining the Mastermind.
Prospective members who are not already known to SC will be interviewed in advance in the interests of creating a supportive and compatible group in terms of seniority, needs, goals and interests.
The Mastermind is not currently accepting new members but may have limited availability for new members starting in September 2023. To be added to a waiting list, please contact us at team@segalcoaching.com.
DEADLINE: Board Resume Due - January 18, 2022
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Video Recap of Recruiter Meeting - Suzanne Burns - on 11/4/22
As an executive coach and professional writer since 2015, Anne Marie works with individual clients at key transition points in their careers and on longer-term personal branding and leadership development projects. A significant number of these clients have partnered with Anne Marie for five years or more and sought her support through multiple job changes and/or promotions, including first-time and successive C-Suite roles.
More recently, she has launched a board candidate mastermind and several senior leadership cohorts that offer opportunities for facilitated discussions, group coaching and professional networking.
Anne Marie Segal
Executive & Leadership Coach
Segal Coaching LLC
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He currently serves as a board member of Orchard Software, a private equity-backed laboratory information system (LIS) software company, where he contributes his commercial, industry, operations and laboratory expertise to strategy development, product launches, talent acquisition and other areas. He is also a Board and Audit, Compliance and Finance Committee Member of Community Health Network, a non-profit system with $3B revenues and 200+ sites of care, and an Advancement Council Member, of the School of Applied Computational Sciences of Meharry Medical College, the nation's oldest historically black medical school.
At Roche Diagnostics, Rod serves as SVP, Head of Strategy & Transformation, and Chief of Staff to the CEO. He is also a board director of Orchard Software, a private equity-backed software development firm serving 2,000+ laboratories nationwide, among other board-level roles. A frequent public speaker and thought leader, Rod was named one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by Savoy magazine and one of the Top Blacks in Healthcare by BlackDoctor.org.
Rod will be a panelist in April 2023 on the topic of "Landing a Corporate Board Role: Insights from Board Members."
His LinkedIn profile is available at: linkedin.com/in/rodney-cotton.
Before joining Justworks, Mario spent over 10 years at a multi-national, human capital management company, where he co-developed their global compliance program. He also spent 9 years as a corporate law firm associate in NYC handling corporate and commercial real estate matters.
Mario earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, where he was an Academic All-American and 2X Div. III All-American wrestler.
Mario will be serving as a moderator in April 2023 on the topic of "Landing a Corporate Board Role: Insights from Board Members."
His LinkedIn profile is available at: linkedin.com/in/mario-springer.
Prior to re-joining Time Warner, Karen was the Chief Executive Officer of PlanetOut Inc., the first and only publicly traded media and entertainment company focused on the LGBT community. Before joining PlanetOut, Karen served as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Time Warner. She joined Time Warner from Time Inc. where she held a wide variety of positions, including Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, Vice President of Consumer Marketing for Time magazine, and General Manager of Time.
A graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton, Karen served on the University’s Board of Trustees for fourteen years. She attended the Radcliffe Publishing Course before beginning her career in publishing and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Karen was a member of the Board of Directors of PlanetOut Inc. (NASDAQ: LGBT) from 2003 to 2009. In addition to her non-profit work with Princeton, she served on the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Board of Directors for six years and chaired the board for four.
Karen will be a panelist in March 2023 on the topic of "Landing a Corporate Board Role: Insights from Current Board Members."
Her LinkedIn profile is available at: linkedin.com/in/karen-magee-4771679.
He also has diverse senior management experience in banking, logistics and outsourcing, and has completed over $12 billion of private capital, M&A and advisory transactions in business services, consumer products and healthcare.
Craig is a Senior Advisor and former Partner at England & Company, a middle-market merchant bank. He previously headed Leveraged Finance Distribution at CIBC World Markets (now Oppenheimer & Co.), and Private Finance and High Yield Capital Markets Origination at SunTrust Bank (now Truist Bank). Prior to SunTrust, he was CEO of HNY Associates, a merchant banking firm with holdings in logistics and commercial transportation. Craig began his career in the controllership function of General Foods Corp. (now Kraft).
Craig will be a panelist in March 2023 on the topic of "Landing a Corporate Board Role: Insights from Board Members."
You can find Craig's LinkedIn profile at: linkedin.com/in/craig-c-mackay-6b93021a.
Before joining Bridge Partners, Debbie spent over six years as a Managing Director in Major, Lindsey & Africa's in-house practice group. Prior to her career in executive search, she gained corporate experience as in-house counsel for Marriott International and also served as General Counsel of an international restaurant chain. She began her career as an Associate at Troutman Sanders and Reed Smith.
Debbie is actively involved in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. She received a BA degree from McGill University and a JD from Washington & Lee School of Law, where she was on the Editorial Board of The Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice. She serves on the Boards of the Washington Project for the Arts (Co-chair of Governance Committee) and Norwood School (Co-chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee).
Debbie presented to the Corporate Board Mastermind in January 2023. Her LinkedIn profile is available at: linkedin.com/in/debbietang1.
As a Partner at Spencer Stuart, Ms. Burns is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors, CEO, Industrial, Digital Transformation, and Private Equity practices. She devotes her time to advising global clients on Board and C-suite talent selection, cultural transformation, and board effectiveness to increase diversity and competitiveness. Prior to Spencer Stuart, she served in a various of C-suite and President roles with Eaton, IDEX and W. W. Grainger. Ms. Burns currently serves on the Board of Directors of Benco Dental, The Chicago Botanic Garden, and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Ms. Burns presented to the Diverse Attorneys: Corporate Board Mastermind in November 2022.
You can find Ms. Burns' LinkedIn profile at: linkedin.com/in/suzannemburns.