Beth Vanderslice

Beth has been on the Board of Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) since 2000, chairing the Nominating and Governance Committee and serving on the Compensation Committee. During her tenure, she has helped steward the company through a diverse array of complex governance matters, including engaging with investors and activists, board refreshment, and facilitating two CEO transitions, all while enhancing the board’s governance standards by creating and implementing a state-of-the-art board evaluation process. She was named as a 2018 Most Influential Board Director by Women, Inc. magazine.

Beth held the position of CEO of Wired Digital, Inc., Wired Ventures, Inc.'s online-media company, and served on the boards of both Wired Digital, Inc. and Wired Ventures, Inc. before leading the company’s acquisition by Lycos, Inc. She subsequently assumed the position of General Manager of Lycos, Inc. through the company’s acquisition. Prior to joining Wired Digital, Beth was an investment banker in San Francisco. She also worked with the IBM Corporation before earning her MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Beth was a member and officer of the Young Presidents’ Organization, a member of the World Presidents’ Organization, and was awarded a Henry Crown Fellowship by the Aspen Institute in 2000. In addition, Beth has served on the Board of Trustees of Boston College, where she graduated summa cum laude, the French American International School in San Francisco, and The Bay Area Discovery Museum.

Beth resides in Manhattan with her husband and three children.