In the Media & Writing
My work on how leaders earn their first or next corporate board seat and succeed in board service has been published in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and Directors & Boards, as well as in my book, The Boardroom Journey (Wiley). I research what actually moves executives toward the boardroom, then share it in print, on stage, and in conversation.
What follows is the full record: the writing, the book, the keynotes, and the media and podcast appearances. Where a piece is available to read or hear, it is linked.
Writing
Book
The Boardroom Journey: Practical Guidance for Women to Secure a Seat at the Table (Wiley, 2025).
Book signing, The Boardroom Journey
Harvard Business Review
• 4 Strategies to Secure a Corporate Board Seat (December 2022)
• You’re Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome (June 2023)
Selected for HBR’s 10 Must Reads: For Business Students and HBR’s 10 Must Reads: Managing Yourself, Updated & Expanded.
MIT Sloan Management Review
• From Glass Ceilings to Glass Cliffs: A Guide to Jumping, Not Falling (March 2023)
• Five Steps to Build and Sustain Diversity in Your Organization (October 2023)
Forbes
• The Missing Chapter in Leadership Coaching: Preparing Clients for the Boardroom (July 2025)
• Courage in Talent Management (May 2025)
• Courage in the Boardroom: An Introduction (July 2023)
• How Board Sourcing Approaches Contribute to the Corporate Diversity Problem, and What to Do About It (March 2023)
• Designing a Post-Career of Board Service: Part I (April 2023) and Part II (May 2023)
• The Role of Board Service in a Meaningful Post-Career (January 2023)
Fast Company
• Navigating the Jungle Beyond the Glass Cliff: Part I (July 2023) and Part II (August 2023)
Directors & Boards
• The Five Capitals of Board Directors (April 2025)
• Optimizing Your Board’s Human Capital (February 2024)
• Best Practices for Gauging Your Board’s Diversity of Thought and Background (July 2023)
• How to Achieve Boardroom Diversity (December 2022)
Leader to Leader (Wiley)
• When Your Why Isn’t Enough, Check Your Commitment Capital (2026)
Savoy
• The Call of Courage (Winter 2024)
NACD Directorship
• In the Wake of California Diversity Rulings, We Have Only Begun to Fight (Summer 2022)
Speaking & Keynotes
Commencement Keynote, Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School (August 2024). As a Graziadio Board member and 2024 Distinguished Alumnus, I returned to deliver the commencement address.
Commencement keynote, Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School (August 2024)
Invited Speaker, Vatican: Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vatican City-State (May 2024). “Courage and Leadership in the Boardroom.”
Invited speaker, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vatican City-State (May 2024)
Invited Speaker on a Keynote Panel, Davos: Greek House Davos (January 2024). “Board Leadership for Inclusive Growth in a Fragmented World.” Held during the World Economic Forum.
I speak to boards, leadership programs, and executive audiences on board readiness, governance, and the research behind The Five Capitals. To discuss an engagement, please reach out through the contact form.
Invited speaker, Greek House Davos, held during the World Economic Forum (January 2024)
Media
Television
Talking with Thalia: Women in the Boardroom, NBC Palm Springs (March 2026). A Women’s History Month conversation on board diversity and why diverse boards make better decisions.
Talking with Thalia, NBC Palm Springs (March 2026)
Podcasts
I’ve joined more than two dozen podcasts to talk about board service, governance, and the research behind The Boardroom Journey.
• Ep #26: Dr. Keith Dorsey, Author of The Boardroom Journey — Mentoring PRL (March 2026)
• The Human Story Behind the Business & Brand — The Human Behind the Brand (March 2026)
• Managing vs. Leading — Boundary Breakers (March 2026)
• 299: Breaking Barriers and Building Board Power — The Art of Feminine Negotiation (February 2026)
• S5E31: LIVE with Dr. Keith D. Dorsey, EdD — Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ (February 2026)
• Inside the Boardroom Journey: How Leaders Earn a Seat — UMATTA (February 2026)
• Beyond the Seat: Breaking Barriers and Building Better Boards — Prepare 4 Growth (January 2026)
• The Boardroom Battle: Beyond the EU 40% Quota — Growth Hacking Culture (December 2025)
• Ep 109: Leadership, Boards & the Power of Reflection — Thriving in Interconnectionality (November 2025)
• Charting an Intentional Path to Corporate Board Service — The Nonprofit Exchange (November 2025)
• How to Know if You’re Board Ready — Leadovation (November 2025)
• How to Secure a Seat at the Boardroom Table — Leveraging Leadership (November 2025)
• 335: A Roadmap to Board Service — Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership (September 2025)
• Optimal Diversity in the Boardroom — On Boards Podcast (September 2025)
• The Inspire Greatness Podcast, Featuring Dr. Keith Dorsey — Inspire Greatness (August 2025)
• Why Diversity of Thought Matters — Her Success Story (August 2025)
• Conquering Boardroom Impostor Syndrome — BoardVision, NACD (July 2025)
• Your Board Can Make or Break Your Company’s Growth — Scaling with People (July 2025)
• AGL 425: The Boardroom Journey — A Geek Leader Podcast (July 2025)
• Board Strategy: Who You Seat Shapes Growth — The Business Emergency Room (June 2025)
• Identity, Purpose, and Power: Securing Your Board Seat — Leadership Moments (June 2025)
• Charting an Intentional Path Toward Corporate Board Service — KBKast (May 2025)
• Uncovering the Hidden Path to the Boardroom — A World of Difference (May 2025)
• Preparing for Life as a Board Member (Ep. 116) — Board Shorts Podcast (May 2025)
• Season 3, #11: Purpose — Bridging Gaps for Better Governance — The Founder’s Sandbox (April 2025)
• Joining the Board — Educate U.S. (February 2025)
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