A high-functioning Board can be an incredible asset to a Founder/CEO and a company as it navigates non-stop challenges through each new stage of growth. Conversely, a dysfunctional one can create gridlock, friction, and erode trust while stymying progress. Getting it right is a delicate balance, and theoretically up to the CEO to manifest. We hear stories from both camps every week.

In “**A Founder’s Guide to Building and Managing a Board”,** Carly Newhouse and Halle Tecco break down everything from the purpose of a Board, when to form one, how to structure it, and how to make it high-functioning.

In Aequitas’ contribution to the piece, we discuss the importance of filling that independent seat early, and thoughtfully, before the opportunity to do so disappears. It’s an incredible opportunity to get leaders into the business who couldn’t or wouldn’t otherwise join full time, while diversifying perspectives and building a Board that accelerates the company.

You can read the whole whitepaper here!

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• Jack Darby joins CIRCA Scientific, a cardiovascular medical device company, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• August Calhoun joins TriNetX, a health data network, as Chief Executive Officer (Source)
• Daniil Kalyuzhny joins Aqtual, Inc., a precision medicine company, as Chief Financial Officer (Source)
• eVisit, a digital care transformation company, appoints Mags Tamilarasu as Chief Product Officer and Justin Miller as Chief Operating Officer (Source)
• Manifold, an enterprise agent platform for Life Sciences, appoints Danielle Kowalski as Chief Operating Officer (Source)
• Carolyn Walsh joins TytoCare, a virtual care company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Kyle Leahy joins WHOOP, a wearable device company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Joan Malcolm, PhD joins Clairity, a breast cancer risk assessment company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Mike Morgan joins Transcarent, a personalized health company, as Chief Commercial Officer (Source)
• Chris Sullivan, MBA joins Siftwell, a healthcare analytics company, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• Brant Castellow joins Hyro, an agentic care communications platform, as Chief Revenue Officer (Source)
• Patrick Nordqvist joins Revenue Management Solutions, a revenue cycle automation solutions company, as Chief Technology Officer (Source)
• Dmitry Baranovsky joins ReferWell, a care coordination company, as Chief Technology Officer (Source)
• James Matsumura joins Elemeno Health, a healthcare training platform company, as Chief Technology Officer (Source)
• Howard Bailey, MD joins Cofactor Genomics, a diagnostics company, as Chief Medical Officer (Source)
• Daniel Bensimhon, MD joins Ellipsis Health, a care management company, as Chief Clinical Officer (Source)
• Rob Sergent joins eXeX, a global surgery intelligence company, as Chief eXperience Officer (Source)

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• Covera Health, a clinical intelligence company, is hiring a General Counsel
• Hippocratic AI, a safety-focused LLM for healthcare, is hiring a VP, Customer Success
• Maximus, a men’s health company, is hiring a Head of Growth & Marketing

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