We investigate the trends and drivers of racial diversity on U.S. corporate boards. We document that U.S. boards are … minority directors. This reversal coincides with the commencement of the racial justice movement as well as diversity … groups. In contrast, the California diversity mandate has thus far, primarily benefited racial groups that are not …

, frank dialogue about race and gender – even a seemingly benign discussion of diversity’s benefits – can be a difficult …This symposium essay summarizes our ongoing ethnographic research on corporate board diversity, discussing the central … tension in our respondents’ views – their overwhelmingly enthusiastic support of board diversity coupled with an inability to …