June 2025 Report Summary
Companies continue to diversify board composition by appointing women to public company boards.
Women comprised 26.7% of new appointments to public boards of directors, with 59 women and 162 men appointed in June 2025.
The pressure to increase diversity at the board level remains critical to ensuring the advancement of women in boardrooms and professional environments overall.
While only 18.6% of the newly appointed women board members chose to self-disclose their race or ethnicity, boards must continue to prioritize both gender and racial diversity. The data continues to highlight the value of disclosure, as data gaps inhibit advocates and allies from understanding the complete picture of women’s representation on boards, especially for women of color (WOC), and where progress can be made.
In June, women who self-identified as Asian or Pacific Islander were represented highest in board appointments, with 6 women appointed to boards, making up about 10.2% of all appointed women.
Of the women newly appointed to the boards of public companies, 21 women, or 35.6%, were first-time board appointments. In June, Healthcare companies led the way in the appointment of women board directors with 25.4% of total appointments. Consumer Cyclical companies followed closely behind with women filling 18.6% of newly appointed board memberships.
Additionally, women affiliated with WBC Partner organizations also touted appointments in June, including Denice Torres of the Latino Corporate Directors Association and LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors, Amy Taylor Shore of 50/50 Women on Boards and Fay Manolios of NACD Accelerate.
Finally, WBC acknowledges companies leading the way this month include Airo Group Holdings, Inc., Crescent Biopharma, Inc., Kirkland’s, Inc., Starbucks Corporation, and Vimeo, Inc., which had the most reported women’s board appointments
Equilar and WBC are tracking and analyzing the growth and rotation of board seats on public companies and the expanding candidate pool. Through our partnership, we will continue to track and analyze not only the count, diversity and profile of the women appointed to boards; but also the companies and industries where women are leading.
| Company | Director | Industry | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABM Industries Incorporated | Carol Ann Clements  | Industrials | |
| Airo Group Holdings, Inc. | Elizabeth Ng | Industrials | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Airo Group Holdings, Inc. | Sherrie McCandless | Industrials | |
| Amerant Bancorp Inc. | Patricia B. Morrison | Financial Services | |
| American Airlines Group Inc. | Kathryn Farmer | Industrials | |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Anna Christine Simons | Technology | |
| Calumet, Inc. | Karen G. Narwold, NACD.DC | Energy | |
| Candel Therapeutics, Inc. | Maha Radhakrishnan M.D. | Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. | Denice Torres | Healthcare | Hispanic / Latino |
| Cencora, Inc. | Lori J. RyerkerkHealthcare | ||
| Clear Secure, Inc. | Marne Levine | Technology | |
| Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. | Suzanne L. Stefany | Industrials | |
| Crawford & Company | Amy Taylor Shore | Financial Services | |
| Crescent Biopharma, Inc. | Alexandra Balcom | Healthcare | |
| Crescent Biopharma, Inc. | Dr. Susan Moran M.D. | Healthcare | |
| Cue Biopharma, Inc. | Jill Marie Broadfoot | Healthcare | |
| DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. | Jennifer Storms | Technology | |
| Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. | Maha Radhakrishnan M.D. | Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| GoPro, Inc. | Emily S. Culp Hogue | Technology | |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | Virginia C. Drosos | Basic Materials | |
| Iridium Communications Inc. | Monique S. Shivanandan | Communication Services | |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Katya D. Andresen | Communication Services | |
| Kaiser Aluminum Corporation | Glenda J. Minor | Basic Materials | Black / African American |
| Kirkland's, Inc. | Neely J. Tamminga | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Kirkland's, Inc. | Tamara R. Ward | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Lennox International Inc. | Tracy A. Embree | Industrials | |
| Malibu Boats, Inc. | Melanie K. Cook | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Match Group, Inc. | Kotzman Kelly Campbell | Communication Services | |
| Neogen Corporation | Andrea F. Wainer | Healthcare | |
| NeoGenomics, Inc. | Marjorie C. Green | Healthcare | |
| Netflix, Inc. | Elinor Mertz | Communication Services | |
| Nextracker Inc. | Monica Karuturi | Technology | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| NovoCure Limited | Ashley Cordova | Healthcare | |
| Nuvalent, Inc. | Christy J. Oliger | Healthcare | |
| Open Text Corporation | Kristen M. Ludgate | Technology | |
| Orion S.A. | Jacqueline Hoogerbrugge | Basic Materials | |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | Deirdre Stanley | Financial Services | Black / African American |
| Portland General Electric Company | Renee Jo James | Utilities | |
| ProPhase Labs, Inc. | Carolina Abenante | Healthcare | |
| QVC Group Inc. | Carol FlatonConsumer Cyclical | ||
| RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. | Dr. Ashley Dombkowski Ph.D. | Healthcare | |
| Relay Therapeutics, Inc. | Dr. Claire Mazumdar Ph.D. | Healthcare | |
| Six Flags Entertainment Corporation | Sandra B. CochranConsumer Cyclical | ||
| Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. | Beth Witte Bruce | Financial Services | |
| Southern First Bancshares, Inc. | Jennifer S. Cluverius | Financial Services | |
| Sphere Entertainment Co. | Debra G. Perelman | Communication Services | |
| Starbucks Corporation | Dr. Dambisa F. Moyo Ph.D. | Consumer Cyclical | Black / African American |
| Starbucks Corporation | Marissa A. Mayer | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Sweetgreen, Inc. | Dawn Ostroff | Consumer Cyclical | |
| TETRA Technologies, Inc. | Julia A. Sloat | Energy | |
| The Joint Corp. | Sandra R.A. Karrmann | Healthcare | Asian / Pacific Islander |
| Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | Karen Mills | Consumer Defensive | |
| United Parks & Resorts Inc. | Aayushi DalalConsumer Cyclical | Black / African American | |
| Universal Corporation | Fay Manolios | Consumer Defensive | |
| Upwork Inc. | Dana L. EvanCommunication Services | ||
| Vimeo, Inc. | Kirsten Marie Kliphouse | Technology | |
| Vimeo, Inc. | Lydia Jett | Technology | |
| Whirlpool Corporation | Judith K. Buckner | Consumer Cyclical | |
| Xponential Fitness, Inc. | Tse Li Yang | Consumer Cyclical | Asian / Pacific Islander |