TAG: women

Nilofer Merchant

One might wonder why I would choose to write about an issue of women and board seats just after taking on a new role as a corporate director of a public company. My personal bottom line is this: Setting arbitrary quotas without providing the key operational experiences / support / sponsorship will mean only that we recruit unqualified people.

Cindy Padnos, Founding Managing Director - Illuminate Ventures

I'm a veteran startup executive and venture capitalist in the technology industry. Our firm, Illuminate Ventures, invests in companies led by strong, entrepreneurial teams in a cross-section of high-tech sectors leveraging next generation technologies and services, with a particular focus on cloud computing and real-time analytics. In the process of researching potential investments, I became aware of a significant innovation opportunity overlooked by many early-stage tech companies.