Why Sponsor WCD

WCD members look to trusted advisors and subject matter experts from sponsors to stay ahead of governance trends and best practices, help assess risks, and spark strategy and innovation discussions.

WCD can help your organization tailor a sponsorship program that will align with your business priorities – and connect your executives with WCD members who are corporate board directors and C-Suite executives.

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact:

Dana Dolan
Sponsorship & Development Executive
WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Foundation
312-615-5109 
[email protected]

Please complete this form to learn more about WCD Sponsorship

Here are just a few reasons to make WCD Global Foundation sponsorship a business priority this year.

  • Support diversity in the boardroom and align with shareholder and investor expectations.

  • Recruit WCD members for open Board opportunities.

  • Speak at WCD’s Global Institute, Regional Institutes, and Chapter meetings.

  • Grow your network of clients and contacts with women Board directors.

  • Connect with WCD BoardNext members who are aspiring directors.

  • Engage with a WCD peer exchange community for an industry or governance area.

  • Share research, thought Leadership, and innovations with influential directors.

  • Develop your women directors and executives at WCD events.

  • Build relationships with successful women directors and business leaders.

  • Influence strategic dialogue and decisions that inform corporate board agendas

Sponsorship opportunities include:

    Relationship-building, Networking and Thought Leadership

  • Registration tickets for attending and networking at the Americas Institute

  • Opportunity to sponsor and present an industry breakout session or roundtable

  • Opportunities to sponsor and host a networking breakfast, lunch or the signature evening dinner cruise

  • Opportunity to distribute your organization’s thought leadership or research

    Brand Awareness

  • Opportunity to build brand awareness with welcome materials, branded gifts at registration, and more.

  • Recognition and visibility as sponsor on the Institute website, promotional materials, and signage

Companies attending WCD’s recent Americas Institute include:

Aetna, Aeropostale, Inc., AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., Ball Corporation, Bama Companies, Bicecorp/Banco Bice, BMO Financial, Boston Scientific, Brixmor Property Group, Carnival Corporation, Centura Health, Columbia Forest Products, Delphi Technologies, Dexter Apache Holdings, Dormeson S.A., El Paso Electric, Entel Peru, Equilar, Ferreycorp, Fibrocell Science, Inc., Hunt Oil Company of Peru, iRobot, Ideal Image, InterBank, Iron Mountain, KeyCorp, KPMG, Marriott International, Marsh McLennan, MorganStanley, Northern Trust, Pearl Meyer, PetSmart, Rayonier Advanced Materials, Regency Centers Corp., Ridgeworth Funds, Sabre, Select Comfort, SNOMED International, Spartan Nash, Spencer Stuart, Synovus Financial, Teva Pharmaceuticals, TPG, Total System Services (TSYS), Ultra Stores Inc., and UPS.

Past Americas Institute Sponsors include:

KPMG, AmCham, Bolsa Comercio Santiago, Coca-Cola, Columbia Global Centers, CorpGroup, Cox Enterprises, Diligent, Equilar, EFW, Grand Reserve Inn, IFC, MetLife, Merrill Lynch, Nina McLemore, Northern Trust, Pearl Meyer, Sodexo, Tiffany & Company and Vinson & Elkins.