Indian executives are gaining clout in US boardrooms (opens the source in a new tab)
- A record 16 Indian men joined S&P 500 boards this year, including at Walmart, Southwest Airlines and Western Digital.
- Only White men and women added more seats; the share of Indian men among directors has tripled since 2018.
- Of 184 Indian men on Fortune 500 and S&P 500 boards, 77% have operating (P&L) backgrounds; about two-thirds have been CEOs.
- 16
- record new S&P 500 seats
- 3×
- share since 2018
Why it matters Boards want operators; many have the CV.
Other side Still a small slice of new seats, and Indian women haven’t kept pace, partly because fewer have been CEOs. A CEO-heavy pipeline can narrow who gets in.