“It seems Frances Frei has been the go-to woman for companies like Uber and WeWork looking to improve their image. It’s certainly a start,' workplace equity advocate Ariella Steinhorn said.
WeWork took a key step toward its much-hyped initial public offering last month, revealing to regulators the makeup of its board. But the fast-growing New York start-up, which leases shared office space, immediately came under fire from critics who noted that the board roster failed to include a single woman.
Frances Frei, a professor of technology and operations management at Harvard Business School, has been tapped to join the board of WeWork. “Nowadays, it should be a no-brainer to diversify your board from the start, especially if you’re a company that purports to provide a ‘community,’ ‘culture,’ and ‘consciousness elevation’ platform for thousands of companies worldwide,” Steinhorn said in an email, repeating language WeWork used to describe its mission in an IPO filing last month.
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