Boston-based BoardProspects recently announced its acquisition of theBoardlist. BoardProspects offers organizations a cost-effective way to identify, assess and recruit board members. TheBoardlist, headquartered in San Francisco, is a talent marketplace where companies can discover leaders and recruit them for board or executive opportunities.
The acquisition will allow BoardProspects to provide board readiness training, governance education, networking, talent discovery and board recruitment solutions while prioritizing candidate diversity. The merger also expands the reach of the BoardProspects community, bringing together over 48,000 individual members — including 5,700 subscription-based clients and more than 35 corporate partners.
As a part of the acquisition, Megan Wang, theBoardlist’s current CEO, will become BoardProspects COO. Meanwhile, theBoardlist’s founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will join the BoardProspects board of directors.
