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CalPERS and CalSTRS: Moving Beyond 'Male, Pale, Stale'

"California's two big public pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, are taking steps to break up the old-boy club at the top of corporations, pushing for more women and minority directors on boards, some say tend to be 'male, pale and stale'." The conference, "Diversity on Corporate Boards: When Difference Makes a Difference," was sponsored by CalPERS, CalSTRS, Stanford Law School and The Rock Center for Corporate Governance. Capitol Weekly, September 17, 2009 Details

Helping Women Get Ahead

Consulting tends to attract an overwhelming majority of men with MBAs. So when Hans-Paul Bürkner started as CEO of Boston Consulting Group in 2003, he vowed to focus on diversity, specifically the recruitment and retention of women. Details

Amway's Matthews Named Top Executive by Black Enterprise

When Candace Matthews, MBA '85, was approached in 2007 to become chief marketing officer of Amway, she thought, "Are they even still around?" Since then she has put them back on the map. In 2008 her efforts helped boost revenues of the global multilevel marketing company 15 percent, to $8.2 billion, and in 2009 she was named "corporate executive of the year" by Black Enterprise. Black Enterprise, September 1, 2009 Details

The Boss: The World's Banker

A New York Times column profiles Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA '91, who is also author of The Blue Sweater. New York Times, August 22, 2009 Details

MBAs Help Louisiana Start-up

Ashley Payton and Sara Thomas, both MBA '09, returned to New Orleans in July after a transformative experience during the Service Learning Trip over spring break. Having spent three weeks with Kyle Berner, CEO and creator of eco-friendly Feelgoodz flip-flops, Payton and Thomas received a true crash course in working for a start-up. Ideal Village, March 18, 2009 Details