Shearman & Sterling LLP 39 | Board Diversity
The most commonly identified categories of board diversity continue to be gender/gender identity, which decreased
slightly from 93 companies in 2020 to 92 companies in 2021, and race/ethnicity, which increased from 89 companies
in 2020 to 91 companies in 2021. These changes likely reflect a change in the composition of companies included in
the Top 100 Companies. Various other categories that were presented included age, the cultural background of directors,
such as national origin, citizenship and place of birth and tenure.
Tenure
Age
Background
(Culture)
2019 2020 2021
Gender/Gender
Identity
Race/Ethnicity
Others
16
41
21
32
9
9
1
Global experience
Skills
Perspective/viewpoints
Place of birth
Education
Sexual orientation
Military service
75
93
91
56
89
33
4
47
44
10
40
32
3
8
92
