theBoardlist: Exclusive: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's theBoardlist raised $2 million in its first round of funding. It's already helped over 2,000 companies find women and minorities for their boards.

Summary List Placement Investor, tech executive and serial entrepreneur Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has had a storied career in Silicon Valley working in leadership roles at StubHub, Google and Amazon. She has also served on multiple boards, including TripAdvisor, J. Crew and StitchFix. But it hasn't always been an easy ride. Five years ago, Cassidy penned an open letter in Recode describing her experience as a female tech entrepreneur. She described being told by her first tech boss that she "scared the secretaries" on her second day at work. Several times, she contemplated moving out of Silicon Valley, but instead, stayed and decided to zero in on the tech diversity problem.... Read MoreThe post Exclusive: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's theBoardlist raised $2 million in its first round of funding. It's already helped over 2,000 companies find women and minorities for their boards. first appeared on Usa science news.