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
「多樣性不會自發發生。現在是美國企業有意識招募董事會成員的時候。」 – 巴里·勞森·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，加利福尼亞聖克拉拉，/PRNewswire/ -- 2024年9月27日星期五，聖克拉拉大學利維商學院將表彰巴里·勞森·威廉姆斯在企業界對董事會多樣性和領導力發展所做的傑出貢獻。威廉姆斯是黑人企業董事會就緒計劃（BCBR）的奠基人，他將在校園內舉辦的特別晚宴上受到表彰。
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年創立以來，BCBR計劃爲300多名黑人高管提供了在企業董事會任職的技能和知識。在首屆28名高管中，有22人現在在公開和私人董事會任職，共持有130多個董事會職位。該計劃已成爲卓越的典範，代表國家最大規模的黑人高管董事會合格人才聚集。
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.
作爲促進多樣性和包容性的最新努力，威廉姆斯推出了100 Black Voices，這是一個展示100位領先的黑人企業董事會成員經歷的視頻收藏 - 包括深入的採訪，洞察他們在董事會中的歷程，成爲高效領導者的策略，以及黑人在企業董事會上的未來代表性。該項目旨在激勵未來的少數民族董事，同時爲應對少數族裔候選人面臨的挑戰提供行動指南。
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確「我想鼓勵黑人高管爭取董事任命的機會，挑戰現有的黑人董事支持和指導有志於加入日益壯大的董事會領導人網絡的黑人高管，最重要的是，挑戰企業利用黑人高管帶來的獨特觀點加入你的董事會。」
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.
週五的活動還將標誌着啓動一項1000萬美元的資金籌集活動，以建立巴里·勞森·威廉姆斯BCBR項目基金，確保項目的可持續性，並在促進董事會多樣化方面取得持續成功。
"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領域產生了持久影響，」利維商學院的一位發言人表示。「他致力於增加黑人領導者在公司董事會中的存在，激勵了一代高管，樹立了業界多樣性和包容性的新標準。」
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