Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Alissa Finerman
Get board ready with us on September 20th! Join us for an informative two-hour workshop from the woman that literally wrote the book on getting on boards and advocated for laws on corporate board representation.
- How can you best position yourself, especially now, for board opportunities?
- What strategies have worked best?
- What rooms do you need to be in?
Light refreshments will include a chocolate tasting and a dessert bar at this event held at women-owed business, ChocoVivo in Culver City.
Betsy is the CEO of Berkhemer Clayton, Inc., a retained executive search firm based in Los Angeles, specializing in senior-level and board searches for corporations, universities and nonprofit organizations. She is also the author of two books, The Board Game: How Smart Women Become Corporate Directors and Winning the Board Game: How Women Directors Make the Difference.
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00 pm PT
Location: ChocoVivo, Culver City
Cost: $25 for Wharton and HBSASC Members; $30 Non-Members
Capacity Limit: 25
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SPEAKER BIO:
Speaker
Betsy Berkhemer Crediare
Author, CEO of Brekhemer Clayton
For 27 years, Berkhemer Clayton Inc. retained executive search has specialized in senior-level national and regional searches with diversity focus for Corporate Boards, Communications & Marketing, Finance & Investor Relations, for client corporations, universities and large nonprofit organizations. www.berkhemerclayton.com.
50/50 Women on Boards is the only national campaign to educate and enable more women to serve on corporate boards of directors, and more companies to seek and select them. A 501(c)3 nonprofit, 50/50WOB moved from Boston to Los Angeles. Its three pillars are: the national website that tracks numbers of women serving on public company boards; annual Gender Diversity Index research report; and the National Conversation on Board Diversity.
Author of two books, "Winning the Board Game" and "The Board Game--How Smart Women Become Corporate Directors" (www.WinningTheBoardGame.com). Betsy leads the corporate board practice, helping corporations increase gender and ethnic diversity on their boards of directors. She chairs the Los Angeles/Orange County chapter of WomenCorporateDirectors, the global network of women who serve on public and private boards. www.womencorporatedirectors.com.
Former Co-host of "Unfinished Business", an hour-long Sunday show (previously for five years on KFWB Newstalk 980-AM in Southern California 980-AM) until the station was sold in 2014. The show encouraged, motivated and inspired small business owners and future entrepreneurs for four years. www.UnfinishedBusinessTips.com.
As volunteer, she serves on California Statewide board of National Assn of Women Business Owners-California (NAWBO-CA) and as past president. She is a former Board member of Southern California Leadership Network (SCLN); a former member California Utilities Diversity Council; and a former advisory board member of Southern California Edison and UCLA Medical Center.
COVID PRECAUTIONS:
This is an indoor event and therefore we have limited capacity. We urge each member to evaluate their risks when deciding to attend an event. We will follow all local health mandates in place on the date of the event. If you are not feeling well on the date of the event we urge you to stay home.
Contact Information
Primary Contact
Alissa Finerman WG98
Alissa Finerman is an Executive Coach, Gallup Certified Strengths® Coach, facilitator, VC/Angel Investor and author of the book, "Living in Your Top 1%." She works with teams, executives, managers, entrepreneurs and VC firms to help them develop leaders. Alissa holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley. She received her coach training from New York University, Results Coaching and Gallup Strengths Coaching Program.
Alissa's business background includes ten years in finance at Credit Suisse, a top-tier global investment bank; IPC, a former Goldman Sachs portfolio company serving the financial industry; Guggenheim Capital, a boutique investment management firm and five years in commercial real estate.
Alissa was an All-American tennis player at the University of California, Berkeley and competed on the Women's Professional Tennis Tour (ranked #202 in Doubles). She has been ranked No. 1 in the USTA National Women's Doubles in various age groups.
To learn more please visit www.AlissaFinerman.com
