Network Your Way onto a Board

WGOB Board Ready Series

Getting yourself board ready is a journey. That's why we created the WGOB Board Ready series, facilitated by Dr. Deborah Rosati, Founder & CEO of Women Get On Board and a WGOB Guest Speaker. The series is designed to empower women with practical insights and tools to empower them with confidence and courage to lead and serve on boards.

This series is a complimentary offering exclusive to WGOB members. Join us for one session or attend them all; the choice is up to you! Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Deborah Rosati's e-book How to Get Yourself On a Board following the session.

Session 3: Network Your Way onto a Board

Join us for How to Network Your Way onto a Board, the third session in our WGOB Board Ready series. Landing a board seat is often about fit and style. The more connections you have to the board, the more confident the members will be that your leadership style fits into their boardroom culture. In this virtual session, you'll learn how to use your network to find connections to a board and get the introductions you need to land a board position.

Join us for our final WGOB Board Ready session:

Ace Your Board Interview

December 19, 2024 | 12:00 pm -1:00 pm ET

Facilitator & Guest Speaker

Dr. Deborah Rosati, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, GCB.D, CCB.D
Founder & CEO of Women Get On Board Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahrosati/
Deborah Rosati, an award-winning corporate director and entrepreneur, has been defined in three interconnected ways throughout her 35-year career – as a corporate governance champion, catalyst for change and community builder.

As the founder and CEO of Women Get On Board Inc. (WGOB), an 950- member social-purpose company, Deborah is building a community of the next generation of women corporate directors, advancing equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI), collaboration, courage, and confidence in the boardroom.

Deborah is a leading and serving corporate director and has chaired many public company audit committees and nominating & corporate governance committees. In addition, Deborah has led and served on numerous special committees with various mandates (including going public, going private, M&A, restructuring and special investigations).

Deborah’s passion for good governance and board diversity is rooted in her board journey when she was often the only woman in the boardroom. These first-hand experiences cemented Deborah’s conviction that having more women on boards makes better business sense.

Deborah’s commitment to sustainable change and empowerment, deep governance and financial expertise and dynamic personality have made her a sought-after thought leader and speaker —her thought leadership on corporate governance, sustainability, EDI and social impact is profiled on her website: https://deborahrosati.ca/
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Emma Purdy
Director of State Street
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmajpurdy/?originalSubdomain=ca
Leveraging over 30 years of varied professional services, consulting and Board experience, Emma applies a multidisciplinary approach that brings together market, regulatory, financial and operational dynamics to highlight issues and uncover opportunities. She is known for asking the right questions at the right time and cutting through detail and complexity.

Her forward-thinking mindset and learning agility have steered her towards pioneering roles throughout her career where she has led global teams driving innovation and breakthrough organizational changes. As the velocity of change continues to increase, she is comfortable challenging the status quo and traditional thinking on her boards.

As an early champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, her own experience of fast tracking to Partner and becoming the first part time Partner in a Big 4 firm inspired her to be a role model and mentor to other emerging leaders. She values and nurtures diversity of thought in the boardroom.
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