Barry Lawson Williams Honored With a $10M Endowment Fund for Advancing Board Diversity at Santa Clara University Event, Simultaneously Launching 100 Black Voices Project
Barry Lawson Williams Honored With a $10M Endowment Fund for Advancing Board Diversity at Santa Clara University Event, Simultaneously Launching 100 Black Voices Project
In his latest effort to promote diversity and inclusion, Williams is unveiling the "Diversity will not happen on its own. It's time for Corporate America to be deliberate in their board recruitment." – Barry Lawson Williams
“多样性不会自发发生。现在是美国企业有意识招募董事会成员的时候。” – 巴里·劳森·威廉姆斯
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, September 27, 2024, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University will honor Barry Lawson Williams for his outstanding contributions to board diversity and leadership development in the corporate world. Williams, a visionary behind the Black Corporate Board Readiness (BCBR) program will be celebrated at a special gala event on campus.
2024年9月26日，加利福尼亚圣克拉拉，/PRNewswire/ -- 2024年9月27日星期五，圣克拉拉大学利维商学院将表彰巴里·劳森·威廉姆斯在企业界对董事会多样性和领导力发展所做的杰出贡献。威廉姆斯是黑人企业董事会就绪计划（BCBR）的奠基人，他将在校园内举办的特别晚宴上受到表彰。
Since its inception in 2021, the BCBR program has equipped over 300 Black executives with the skills and knowledge to serve on corporate boards. Of the inaugural cohort of 28 executives, 22 are now serving on public and private boards, contributing to a total of more than 130 corporate directorships held by BCBR alumni. The program has become a beacon of excellence, representing the largest concentration of Black executive board-qualified talent in the nation.
自2021年创立以来，BCBR计划为300多名黑人高管提供了在企业董事会任职的技能和知识。在首届28名高管中，有22人现在在公开和私人董事会任职，共持有130多个董事会职位。该计划已成为卓越的典范，代表国家最大规模的黑人高管董事会合格人才聚集。
In his latest effort to promote diversity and inclusion, Williams is unveiling the 100 Black Voices, a video collection highlighting the experiences of 100 leading Black corporate board members - features in-depth interviews with insights into their boardroom journeys, strategies for becoming effective leaders, and the future of Black representation on corporate boards. This project aims to inspire future minority directors while offering a playbook for navigating the challenges that minority candidates face.
作为促进多样性和包容性的最新努力，威廉姆斯推出了100 Black Voices，这是一个展示100位领先的黑人企业董事会成员经历的视频收藏 - 包括深入的采访，洞察他们在董事会中的历程，成为高效领导者的策略，以及黑人在企业董事会上的未来代表性。该项目旨在激励未来的少数民族董事，同时为应对少数族裔候选人面临的挑战提供行动指南。
Williams' message is clear "I want to encourage Black Executives to pursue board appointment opportunities, challenge current Black Directors to advocate for and mentor black executives aspiring to join the growing network of board-ready leaders, and most importantly, challenge Corporations to leverage the unique perspectives that Black executives bring to your board."
威廉姆斯的信息很明确“我想鼓励黑人高管争取董事任命的机会，挑战现有的黑人董事支持和指导有志于加入日益壮大的董事会领导人网络的黑人高管，最重要的是，挑战企业利用黑人高管带来的独特观点加入你的董事会。”
Friday's event will also mark the launch of a $10 million capital campaign to establish the Barry Lawson Williams BCBR Program Endowment Fund, ensuring the program's sustainability and continued success in advancing board diversity.
周五的活动还将标志着启动一项1000万美元的资金筹集活动，以建立巴里·劳森·威廉姆斯BCBR项目基金，确保项目的可持续性，并在促进董事会多样化方面取得持续成功。
"Barry's work has created a lasting impact on the landscape of corporate governance," said a spokesperson for the Leavey School of Business. "His dedication to increasing the presence of Black leadership on corporate boards has inspired a generation of executives and set a new standard for diversity and inclusion in business."
“巴里的工作在公司治理领域产生了持久影响，”利维商学院的一位发言人表示。“他致力于增加黑人领导者在公司董事会中的存在，激励了一代高管，树立了业界多样性和包容性的新标准。”
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