Corporate boardroom diversity sinks to lowest in more than a decade: Analysis

Trump’s diversity crackdown reverberates through US boardrooms

Analysis-Trump’s diversity crackdown reverberates through US boardrooms

Trump’s diversity crackdown reverberates through U.S. boardrooms

Appointments of women ⁠and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade.

Corporate boardroom diversity sinks to lowest in more than a decade: Analysis

A new analysis released Tuesday shows corporate boardroom diversity among S&P 500 companies has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade.  The analysis from global advisory search firm Spencer Stuart found that diverse board appointments among S&P 500 companies have been on the decline since 2021 when it peaked at 72 percent. It also found that fewer new directors are joining boardrooms than at any time since 2026.

Trump's diversity crackdown reverberates through US boardrooms

As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his campaign against diversity programs, appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade, threatening to unwind years of gains in corporate boardroom diversity.