Deborah Rosati

Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board · 1 appearance on the record.

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Deborah Rosati is a corporate governance expert and accountant who founded Women Get On Board. Over her multi-decade career, she has served as a corporate director and committee chair for various public and private companies.

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Profound Impact Formed an All-Women Board and Closed Female-Backed Financing

“What was so unique about that moment in time, which is 20, 23 this year was the first time That I joined a board, inaugural board, where there's only three on the board, and there's three women, and it's about the power of three. Two, we've just closed a finan…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 9:25 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: VC Board Members Face Direct Conflicts During Down Rounds

“There were times when I was in venture capital where we'd be making investment decisions, but I'd be conflicted as the board member representing the fund on certain decisions because, you know, I, you know, let's say we put in a million dollars and the next ro…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 29:23 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: The Most Effective Boardroom Conversations Often Happen Outside Formal Meetings

“And I find from a leadership style, and I have been there where I can get sometimes the best conversations outside the boardroom.”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 14:28 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: Board chairs should share viewpoints last to avoid suppressing discussion

“If you're trying to get dialogue going and you start off with how you feel about it, you kind of, people look to you default and they're like, oh, if the chair is thinking not, you know, maybe I shouldn't comment. So your job as a chair or as a leader is to fa…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 20:06 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: Board Members Work Under 10% of Management Hours, Creating Information Gaps

“If you think that there's two, 2000 hours in a year, give or take, you know, that's assuming a 37 and a half hour work week, but you, as management, you're working two, 2000 to 3000 hours a year. A board, On average, is probably putting in 200 to 300 hours of,…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 26:11 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: Board Members Must Keep 'Nose In, Fingers Out' of Operations

“The most important thing is when you do join a board is that you're not there to manage day to day, and that transition and that shift is so, so important. If you want to be an operator, then, ah, it'll be challenging for you to be on a board and be independen…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 31:41 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: Board Members Must Build Trust Outside the Boardroom

“You can't just show up on your first meeting and go, Hey, trust me, right? You've got to build that trust. And so there are a few different ways. One they'll say is, you know, make sure you're getting to know each other to your respective board members, your c…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 18:15 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

Assertion Supported

Profound Impact Formed an All-Women Board and Closed Female-Backed Financing

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 9:25 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

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Rosati: CFOs should focus on 10-20% budget variances, not minor expenses

“You're not going to go, Hey, you had too many coffees. I noticed the line item on coffee. There's a lot of coffee or, Oh, you, I saw a lot of drinking going on in that dinner. If you know, you make the commitment, you have an operating plan that you're working…”

Deborah Rosati Nov 7, 2023 ▶ 34:06 40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
40 Years In, She Says the Boardroom's Real Work Happens Elsewhere	Nov 7, 2023	24m

Deborah Rosati

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