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Why should you care?

Companies with diverse boards are more profitable and stable.

Being on a board raises your value, can help secure promotions and give you the opportunity to earn equity.

85% of board seats are exchanged through networking.

Our AI powered platform makes it easy to access and exchange valuable advisory, board and investment opportunities.

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The Fourth Effect is incentivizing startups and growth stage companies to build out their advisory and governing boards with diverse candidates to break women into the board candidate pipeline and onto capitalization tables.

Who are our members?

A powerful, game changing network of:

Senior Executive Women

Extraordinary women from the C-Suite, General Counsel, Senior VPs and Operators in the Innovation ecosystem.

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Angel Investors, VC Funds & PE Firms

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Innovative companies of all sizes from Pre-Seed to Growth Stage. Companies that are changing the game and changing the world.

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Industry leaders and investors who support our efforts and those of our members in growing their companies and board careers.

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To Close The Gender Power, Wealth and Funding Gap

OUR MISSION

by advancing for-profit board careers for women, diversifying startup boards and providing women opportunities to invest in other women.

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Retain and attract top women talent and clients. Give them the unique ability to break into the board candidate pipeline, develop professionally, and build wealth.
This program is intended for women with less than ten years of professional experience who are looking to strategically prepare themselves for a successful future board career.
Fund a Fellowship Program: Give startups the competitive advantage of diversity. Accelerate their growth through access to diverse advisors, board directors and investors.
Benefit from access to our vetted community women executives, founders and investors. Connect and build relationships through offering your expertise via marketing, programming and a company listing in our platform.

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Testimonials

Thanks to the The Fourth Effect for being a conduit of opportunities for women not only to become advisors and board members but also to have the ability to invest in women founded early-stage companies. And your well planned and orchestrated (virtual & in person) events continue to be a source for new alliances and friendships.

Lanchi Venator

Chief Financial & Strategy Officer - Global KFC

"So many great things have happened. It's crazy but at least $1M of our raise came from The Fourth Effect connections or events."

Hafeezah Muhammad

CEO, Backpack Healthcare

“The Fourth Effect is a remarkable community with a critical mission -- to develop the next generation of women on corporate Boards. Women in the boardroom hold the power to influence the way companies do business -- more equitably and more sustainably. Breen and Kat are doing their part to make that happen.”

Lynn Loacker

Founder & Managing Director, Project W

“What I love about The Fourth Effect is the opportunities it offers, not only to network and grow my board career but also to have meaningful conversations that will help level the playing field for women.”

Tricia Montalvo Timm

Board Director | General Counsel | Author

“The Fourth Effect is an incredible community of women lifting each other up and, in the process, transforming the investment, start-up, and corporate board landscape by creating opportunities for women in these areas.”

Mary Smith

President of the American Bar Association/Corporate Board Member/CEO/Chief Legal Officer

"The Fourth Effect is such a great community of loving and supportive humans - on top of that they very well accomplished! The networks here are incredible and the support is all about giving with no expectation. The women here are incredible and to the image of the wonderful founders - very generous with their time, attention and support, truly! I’m very happy to be part of this wonderful community!"

Crystelle Desnoyer

Chief of Staff to the CEO, Techstars

"In The Fourth Effect I have found a community of like minded women in business all there to lift each other up and make strong connections to offer every woman in every industry an opportunity for growth and success. The Fourth Effect has provided me with relationships, including an advisor, mindful and powerful networking events, the courage to be bold and announce that my business exist, and most importantly, the opportunity to have a seat at the table and my voice heard. It’s take a village for all parts of life and I have found my village for my success in business."

Britney Moss

Founder, Cupcake Me!

"Thanks to The Fourth Effect's innovative platform, I gained unparalleled access to influential advisors, directors, and strategic investors. As a The Fourth Effect x UBS fellow, I had the privilege of attending exclusive in-person events where I had the chance to interact directly with industry experts and fellow ambitious founders. These invaluable face-to-face interactions facilitated genuine relationships, fostering potential collaborations, partnerships, and future growth opportunities."

Tania Kottoor

Founder and CEO, WESTxEAST

"As a founder, The Fourth Effect is my go-to for resources, connections, and education."

Miriam Dorsett

Founder, Quoka

"The Fourth Effect is an incredible community of exceptional women who are there to help each other -- to provide support for start-ups, community for legal counsel, education and resources for board-position seekers, and so much more."

Karyn Polak

Founder and President, Shift the Prism

"I have been involved with startups for many years as an advisor, entrepreneur and investor. I joined The Fourth Effect as it seemed to have strong female founders and a fantastic mission to advocate for more women board seats. Because of this community I met the founder of a AI/ML/Data Science startup. I signed on as a board member very quickly and happily.”

Cathy (Schwallie) Farmer

Advisor, Investor & Board Member

“It is not an exaggeration to say that Kat and Breen have carefully curated the best days of my entrepreneurial life in the last three years. I am also a Professor and as a former Conference chair at a “Big Ten” university for a large organization of Black women professors. I regularly attend events of this kind. The Fourth Effect’s events are different. The programming is very carefully curated to facilitate warm introductions for underrepresented founders like myself. We need a similar event for Black women professors who found companies - I am already planning. Thanks for leading the way!”

Eleanor Brown

Founder, Diversiboard

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BY MELISSA HOUSTON

“Any organization’s success depends on the skill and talent of the team behind it. With the evolution of gender roles in society, having diverse perspectives in your boardroom is more crucial than ever…”