About Us
BoardReady was born out of a shared belief that current business leaders must find avenues of inviting future diversity into the boardroom. And given there is a strong pool of diverse candidates, we help make that a reality.
Our mission is simple: to empower every organization to achieve an exceptionally diverse and inclusive board.
And our vision is clear: resilient organizations where diversity drives success for all stakeholders.
Our Team
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Deanna Oppenheimer
FOUNDING SENIOR STRATEGIST
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Phyllis Campbell
SENIOR STRATEGIST
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Claudia Longo
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Alyssa Quinn
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Our Strategic Partners
Our Board
Deanna Oppenheimer, Board Chair
Deanna is an experienced global corporate board leader. After a career in financial services as a turnaround executive known for her ability to transform entrenched institutions into forward thinking, customer-centric champions, she brought that experience into boardrooms in North America, the UK and continental Europe. Deanna is currently serving in the UK as Chair for FTSE 100 IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Chair of the IHG Nominations and Governance committee. In North America, she is a non-executive director at Thomson Reuters, jointly listed on both the Canadian and New York Stock Exchanges, and for the private Seattle company, Slalom, a digital transformation consultancy. Other company boards upon which Deanna has served in the past include Tesco plc and Tesco Bank, Whitbread plc, Worldpay plc, AXA Global, Hargreaves Lansdown, Brooks Running, Vettd, NCR, Catellus, UNICO, Plum Creek Timber and Joshua Green Corporation.
Dave Williams, Treasurer
A leader in the financial services industry for more than 20 years, Dave Williams has an extensive background across a series of companies ranging from large publicly-traded organizations to small private businesses. Dave is currently the CFO of Columbia Hospitality. Prior to joining Columbia Hospitality, Dave held positions as the CFO of Cascadia Capital and worked as a senior vice president and CFO of various business divisions of Washington Mutual and JP Morgan Chase. He is currently a senior advisor to Vettd and on the Advisory Board for Gourmondo, a leading catering and corporate café company in Seattle.
Jeni Elam, Board Member
Jeni is currently the Vice President of Consulting at Columbia Hospitality, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the boardroom. Jeni served as the Chief Strategist at UK Power Reserve where she was responsible for technology, communications, strategic planning, and data analytics. Mrs. Elam has served as Director of Partner Solutions team at Global Impact, where she worked with Fortune 500 companies and international non-profits in emerging markets. Jeni holds a global MBA from Hult, as well as a BA from the University of Puget Sound. Jeni also serves on the board of Mary’s Place and Global Impact UK, and has worked across four continents in international strategic planning.
Phyllis Campbell, Board Member
Phyllis has an extensive career of board service, both in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Currently, she is a board member of Remitly (RELY) and the Air Transport Services Group, and is an Advisory Board member of SanMar and the Allen Institute. Previously, Phyllis served on the Nordstrom board of directors and as an independent director of Alaska Air Group. Her past executive experience includes serving as the Vice Chairman and Regional Chair of the Pacific NW for JPMorgan Chase from 2009-2023, and as the President / CEO of the Seattle Foundation.
Rajalakshmi Subramanian, Board Member
Rajalakshmi (Raji) Subramanian is the CEO of a Stealth AI startup, and was, till recently, the Chief Technology Officer of Opendoor where she oversaw engineering, product development and research. Prior to that she was the Co-Founder, COO and CPTO of Pro.com which offered a technology platform for the home-improvement industry and was acquired by Opendoor. Raji was a pioneering member and leader of teams that helped develop Amazon’s online Marketplace and Amazon Web Services (AWS), and has led teams in Amazon’s Kindle group and at Yahoo Finance. During an interim period, Rajalakshmi returned to her native India to co-found and be CEO of a technology company. She is a proponent for diversity and ESG in technology and is a Board Member and Advisor for BoardReady, a not-for-profit organization focused on improving board diversity.