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Geri Elliott

Independent Board Director, Whirlpool Corporation. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Gerri Elliott is an enterprise technology executive who previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer at Cisco Systems, following executive tenures at Juniper Networks, Microsoft, and IBM. She is also the founder of Broadrooms.com, a platform supporting executive women seeking corporate board seats.

What they said7 Shows1

Everything Geri Elliott said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

a16z Prediction Not checkable as stated

Reaching 30% Female Board Representation Will Take 33 Years

“Current course and speed, to get to 30%, it will take 33 years.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:48 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

a16z Prediction Held up

27% of Fortune 500 Board Seats Will Turn Over in Five Years

“And so E&Y did a study, and they said in the next five years, they thought 27% of the Fortune, 501,000 board members would turn over.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 26:40 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

a16z Insight

Board Candidates Must Articulate a Clear Value Proposition

“Know what your value proposition is, and write it down, and actually have that five minute elevator pitch in your head, because if you can't articulate the value proposition to that board, then the conversation doesn't start.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:31 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

a16z Assertion Partly supported

Higher Board Meeting Frequency Correlates With Better Financial Performance

“And the studies show that the longer the boards meet, or the more the board meets, it actually translates better to the bottom line. It's between 20 and 40 days a year with an average of 28.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:05 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

a16z Assertion Supported

70% of Corporate Board Seats Are Sourced Through Networks

“Shelley was saying only 30% of board seats get, get sourced by a recruiter. The other 70% is through the network.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 20:47 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

a16z Assertion Contradicted

Fortune 500 Board Seats Dropped 12% Since 2009

“And since 2009, the number of board seats in the Fortune 500 has reduced by 12%. Boards are getting smaller. Used to be an average of 10.8. It's now closer to nine.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:08 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

a16z What-if

Early Board Service Improves Operating Executive Performance

“I wish I had done it earlier, because I would have been a better operating executive.”

Geri Elliott Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 30:51 a16z Podcast | Building a Better Board

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Geri's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Independent Board Director, Whirlpool Corporation	1	7	50% 2/4	full record on the a16z Podcast →