Cassidy: Tech Must Solve Board Diversity Before Advising Other Sectors
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy · a16z Podcast | Holy Non Sequiturs, Batman: What Disruption Theory Is ... and Isn't · Jan 2, 2019 · at 22:14
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, founder of The Board List, discusses why her initiative is prioritizing tech industry boards before expanding to other sectors.
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“So I don't think we can talk about what others should be doing if we don't solve it in our own industry, quite frankly.”
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