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Veta T. Richardson is a strategic, financially savvy, business executive with +20 years’ experience as a CEO and board director leading transformative organizational change to develop and advance new strategic plans, reposition organizations as global market leaders, diversify leadership, align talent management and compensation with corporate strategy, and spur innovation that results in significant revenue growth accompanied by high customer satisfaction.
She brings proven ability both to guide struggling start-ups to financial success as well as reengineer established organizations for global expansion and growth. She also offers strong oversight ability regarding SEC disclosure, financial reporting, M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, ESG, marketing/branding, and risk management. The executive education course she designed and annually oversees has helped many seasoned executives (including pre-IPO) to understand how to access capital markets and gain a command of financial reporting and disclosure requirements for public companies.
Veta would be a ready contributor to Audit, Talent Management and Compensation, and Nominating & Governance Committees, especially at for-profit companies grappling with market disruption, human rights, ESG, and risk mitigation strategies.
Veta is also a best-selling author. Her first book, Take Six: Essential Habits to Own Your Destiny, Overcome Challenges, and Unlock Opportunities was published by ForbesBooks. Within 4 months of debut, the book reached Amazon best seller (strategic mgmt genre) and sold out its first print run.
Key competencies include:
• Visionary leadership and P&L accountability for global market-leading association with +45,000 members across 85 nations and 6 continents
• Advisor to hundreds of Fortune 500 corporate executives regarding the successful launch and implementation of effective DE&I people strategies
• Experience restructuring operations and performance measurement systems to achieve executive alignment with strategic objectives and substantially grow membership and revenue, including via international mergers
• Governance expertise and substantial experience cultivating board and executive relationships at global private and publicly-held businesses, as well as developing relationships with key constituents/stakeholders
• Significant experience as media spokesperson and thought leader regarding the intersection of law and business, DEI, professional associations, governance and diversity. Named to NACD’s prestigious Directorship 100-Governance list four times