Peer-Reviewed Academic Research
Practitioner research, like the well-regarded McKinsey Diversity Matters series, has for years provided evidence of the financial materiality of board diversity. Anti-diversity advocates reject the findings.
To resolve this issue once and for all, Invest Ahead, with support from The Sunrise Project, has examined the last five years of peer-reviewed, academic research from around the globe on the connection between board diversity and financial performance. The finding? The connection is real. Board diversity has a positive impact on the bottom line.
A formal meta-study will be published in early 2025. For now, you can explore the research database by clicking the button below.