Barbara Shurtleff

CEOX connects highly qualified female candidates to CEO and board roles. We identify candidates for these crucial roles by asking successful CEOs and senior leaders who understand what skills are required to excel, to nominate women who have the potential to transform companies. Companies searching for their next CEO or board member can quickly and affordably expand their network with our vetted CEO-ready candidates. Research shows that the best performing companies have women in leadership roles, yet women make up only 6% of Fortune 500 companies. Gaining experience remains a daunting barrier—numerous studies reveal that companies hire men based on their potential, while they hire women because of their past experience. What ensues is a Catch-22 for women leaders, who need and deserve increasingly significant roles, yet are rarely championed into them. For organizations willing to look past their traditional networks when searching for candidates for senior leadership positions, qualified women abound. CEOX expands your existing candidate pipeline to include some of the most qualified, innovative and thoughtful women—women who have the potential to lead and transform your company. Coming from the venture capital world, we have seen up close how often organizations replace CEOs. Often earlier stage or smaller companies do not have the money to pay for a recruiter. Instead they rely on their tried and true sources to find a replacement. As most VCs are men, their networks are not gender balanced and those that rise to the top are often men. Exceptionally qualified women remain overlooked and frankly underutilized, to the disadvantage of companies and the candidates. With CEOX, you get the opportunity to greatly expand your network, access the recommendation of successful women and explore a broader, dynamic, and high-performing talent pool of women leaders who you may have not encountered before.