2026 theboardiQ Hall of Fame
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theboardiQ is an AI-powered B2B enterprise startup focused on executive search and board composition. Founded in 2019 by CEO Smitashree Menon and headquartered in Livermore, California, the platform aims to reduce unconscious bias and create high performing talent pipeline faster, more accurately and economically for executive and corporate board roles.
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Egalitarian Governance: Built on the pillars of equal opportunity, égalité, and equity to align corporate leadership with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Bias Reduction: Shifts executive recruiting parameters from "who you know" to "what you have accomplished".
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Objective Assessment: Uses automated matching frameworks to replace subjective "gut feeling" placements with data-driven precision
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AI Engine: Combines Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to score candidate suitability based on digital footprint, career data and qualifications.
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Proprietary Ecosystem: Leverages three internal playbooks—EDGE (strategic coaching portal), ACE (contextual skill assessment tool), and COMPASS (culture matching system).
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Evaluation Standards: Evaluates candidates on 8–12 core governance skills modeled closely after the Glass Lewis Method of Board Selection.
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The Hall of Fame: Creating an infinite pipeline that forms the backbone of the platform - best of the best - shift from "who you know" to "what you have accomplished"
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Edge Strategic Coaching - AI Powered - Your Place, Your Pace Your Time - Building High Performing Pipeline
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ACE Board Readiness Path: A customizable training track hosted via theboardiQ Academy, offering structured quizzes, case studies, and curated content from global MOOCs and universities
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Game Changing Power Tools - Economic Relevance Score - Data driven assessment of a nation's economic vitality and global significance across 11 key parameters; Tariffs Dashboard - 185+ Countries, One Source Data, Nation Strategy Blueprints and SWOTs.
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353
Hall of Famer | Company | Committee | Domain | Core Category |
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Karen Walker | Sprout Social | Audit | Media | Technology Innovation |
Jan Tighe | Goldman Sachs | Risk | Financials | Sustainability |
Darren McDew | GE Aerospace | Comp / HCM | Aerospace | Domestic Resilience |
Michael Angelakis | ExxonMobil | Finance | Oil & Gas | Technology Innovation |
Anne H. Chow | 3M | Audit | Manufacturing | Transformation |
Yvonne McGill | Applied Materials | Comp / HCM | Semiconductors | Domestic Resilience |
Admiral Michelle J. Howard | IBM | Risk | IT Services | Domestic Resilience |
Caroline Tsay | Coca-Cola | Comp / HCM | Consumer Staples | Sustainability |
Sander van’t Noordende | AECOM | Audit | Construction | Transformation |
Michele Santana | TransDigm | Audit | Aerospace | Domestic Resilience |
Criteria for selection
Harnessing the power of AI - to discover the Best of the Best, shifts executive recruiting parameters from "who you know" to "what you have accomplished" - data driven precision - modeling on the "Glass Lewis" method of Board Selection.
Top talent based on three foundational pillars, four future focus areas and three stages of board readiness
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