Does Facebook’s Board Of Directors Need More Experience In Established Companies?
The appointment earlier this week of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to the social network’s board of directors eliminated the lack of female voices on the group, but another type of voice is still lacking, according to blog Seeking Alpha.
The appointment earlier this week of Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to the social network’s board of directors eliminated the lack of female voices on the group, but another type of voice is still lacking, according to blog Seeking Alpha.
Contributor IncomeHunter points out that while Facebook’s board, as currently composed, contains many strong voices, those voices come from similar backgrounds: They are all entrepreneurs.
In addition to Sandberg, the board includes:
Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz
Erskine Bowles, president emeritus, University of North Carolina system
James Breyer, Accel Partners
Donald Graham, chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Co.
Reed Hastings, chairman and CEO, Netflix
Peter Thiel, Founders Fund
IncomeHunter wrote:
This board is heavy on fabled entrepreneurs and underrepresents management experience in established companies.
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