Board of Directors Diversity Data
S&P 500 Board of Directors: Summary Insights
This is a summary of diversity of the Board of Directors at S&P 500 companies. Our coverage includes a broad range of human capital metrics across thousands of companies, including workforce representation and hiring, retention, and promotion benchmarks. Contact us to learn more or get a demo.
As of Sep 6, 2022; historical data reflects representation of current S&P 500 companies.
We research individuals’ characteristics through publicly available corporate documentation including SEC filings, ESG-related publications, and investor relations/corporate governance websites. Additional reference tools include corporate biographies, LinkedIn profiles, public records, trade and mass media publications and professional associations for any self-identified diversity characteristics and contextual information.
Underrepresented Groups (URG): Individuals who self-identify as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Native; or gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
Overall Diversity
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
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Gender
- 2017
- 2018
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- 2020
- 2021
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Underrepresented Groups
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
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Race/Ethnicity
- White (77.0%)
- Black/African American (11.7%)
- Asian (5.8%)
- Hispanic or Latino (4.6%)
- Other (0.9%)
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022