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## Our premier community of leaders is built on talent and trust

**22,000+** diverse leaders  
are open to conversations  
**100%** recommended  
and vetted  
**2,500+** companies  
have used theBoardlist

## What our searchers say.

[We have full confidence in theBoardlist's access to incredibly qualified and diverse board talent. We trust their recommendations and were impressed with how quickly we were connected to candidates which ultimately led to a successful search.  
**Ralph Clark**  
President & CEO, ShotSpotter](https://facebook.com/)

[theBoardlist demonstrates an exceptional level of talent expertise, evident in the breadth and depth of relationships within their community. We trust their recommendations and their partnership in helping us find qualified and diverse leaders.  
**Candace Hobin**  
Community Manager, Rhino Ventures](https://facebook.com/)

[theBoardlist is the ideal partner to help us support our founders in their search for qualified and diverse board candidates. Our portfolio companies that have used theBoardlist are unanimously impressed by the high quality and expertise of the candidates presented.  
**KRISTA SKALDE**  
Partner and Chief Talent Officer, Inovia Capital](https://facebook.com/)

[theBoardlist brought to our Board Director search a level of support and an incredible depth of candidates in a very unique way.  
**Harvey Kanter**  
President & CEO, Destination XL Group, Inc.](https://facebook.com/)

[This is the resource we've been waiting for to change the ratio in boardrooms.  
**SUSAN LYNE**  
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BBG Ventures](https://facebook.com/)

[There's no question that theBoardlist provides a great resource that makes it easier to source strong ... candidates for open board seats.  
**RICH WONG**  
General Partner, Accel Ventures](https://facebook.com/)

[theBoardlist has created an easy way to discover diverse talent through their search platform, and coupled with their relationships and curated recommendations, this led to a successful board placement for one of our portfolio companies. We're proud to be part of the community and look forward to our continued partnership.  
**Pierre Schuurmans**  
COO & Partner, Birch Hill Equity Partners](https://facebook.com/)

[theBoardlist has been a wonderful partner to us and to our Crew of Leaders executive community. We are thrilled to partner with a mission aligned organization seeking to expand opportunity and representation in the boardroom.  
**KENDRA RAGATZ**  
Partner, Acrew Capital](https://facebook.com/)

## Find your next leader with confidence.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our diverse leadership platform, built upon three key pillars:

[**Strong Recommendations**  
Great people know great people. Thousands of experienced CEOs, board directors, and esteemed organizations have nominated exceptional diverse leaders to theBoardlist for board or executive roles.](/content/search-for-talent#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-0/index.html) [**Proven Leadership and Powerful Matching**  
Our platform showcases leaders using 30+ factors from board experience to P&L management to domain expertise—helping you discover the best potential match for your opportunity.](/content/search-for-talent#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-1/index.html) [**Human-Led Assessment and Support**  
Our in-house Talent Partners work continuously with leaders to further vet their skills, superpowers and preferences, and provide support to both parties during the search process to make the right match happen.](/content/search-for-talent#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-2/index.html)

## Choose How You Search.

Explore theBoardlist's flexible search options to fit your current needs.

[**Subscribe to Spotlight**  
Sign up to receive Spotlight, our newsletter series delivering top diverse board candidates straight to your inbox](https://theboardlist.activehosted.com/f/3) [**Curated Candidate Suggestions**  
Tell us who you're looking for to receive free, curated lists of candidates who match your search criteria](https://theboardlist.com/curated-search) [**Search Our Database**  
Create a free account to search our database of 22k+ candidates currently open to conversations](/content/search-pricing/index.html) [**Retained Search**  
Engage our Talent Team for hands-on support to see your search through from start to placement](/content/search-pricing/index.html)