Michelle Wilson

Board Member, Wealthfront · 1 appearance on the record.

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Michelle Wilson served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Amazon from 1999 to 2012, overseeing legal, human resources, and governance matters. Following Amazon, she transitioned into governance and advisory work, serving as an independent board director for technology companies including Zendesk, Okta, Pinterest, Stripe, Cockroach Labs, and Wealthfront.

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Wilson: Board Seats Offer High-Leverage Value to Younger Leadership Teams

“Being on a board is just a really highly leveraged way to use your time and help some younger companies and help contribute in ways and bring experiences that maybe the management team can't.”

Michelle Wilson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:21 a16z Podcast | Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat

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Michelle Wilson: Being an effective board director happens mostly between meetings

“You need, you can't, you have to participate in the meetings, obviously, but so much of it is just what you do between meetings, really making sure you understand what's going on and you're up to speed and can contribute.”

Michelle Wilson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:26 a16z Podcast | Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat

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Wilson: Board recruitment is lengthy, erratic, and provides poor feedback

“The hardest thing for me has been that even though I understand the board recruiting process, and I was in charge of a lot of it at Amazon, working really closely with the outside directors, I just, it is a long process, and it's really in fits and starts, and…”

Michelle Wilson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:55 a16z Podcast | Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat

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Wilson: Public board time commitments spike unpredictably during corporate crises

“I think the answer on your time commitment question, I think it's an important question because it really varies, especially for public company boards. I think you can be sailing along and spending really not very much time, but If something big happens, you'r…”

Michelle Wilson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:16 a16z Podcast | Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
a16z Podcast \| Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat	Jan 2, 2019	4m

Michelle Wilson

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