Who are the most influential gay men and women in Corporate America?
The Pride 2023 list of out LGBTQ+ Fortune 500 Board members
The “all straight board” remains the norm in the leading companies in America, and LGBTQ+ representation on Boards between departures and new seats is progressing very slowly.
Earlier this month, Fortune announced its 69th Fortune 500 ranking, the annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, ranked by revenue for the 2022 fiscal year. Every year, the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors subsequently publishes its analysis of the most influential gay and lesbian Corporate Board Members in that list.
A record 40 seats of the more than 5,400 available Fortune 500 board seats are now occupied by a gay, bisexual, or lesbian person. Because some occupy multiple seats, only 28 out of LGBTQ+ people are in Fortune 500 Boardrooms. You can see the complete list below. This represents 0.74% of all hearts.
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