Wilson: Board recruitment is lengthy, erratic, and provides poor feedback
Michelle Wilson · a16z Podcast | Public or Private? Finding the Right Board Seat · Jan 2, 2019 · at 14:55
Former Amazon General Counsel Michelle Wilson shares insights on candidate dynamics during executive board recruitment on the a16z Podcast.
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“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 a lot of times there's imperfect information blow back to the candidate, and I like to drive things, and so I've just had to force myself to be really patient.”
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