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Skip to main content White men dominate the boards of CT's Fortune 500 companies. Will diversity efforts lead to change? FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 James D. White is the former CEO of Jamba Juice and Greenwich, Conn.-based investment firm Mill Road Capital’s new managing director and head of board governance and diversity initiatives.Contributed photo /Mill Road CapitalShow MoreShow Less 2of9 Thomas Lynch is the founder and senior managing director of Greenwich, Conn.-based investment firm Mill Road Capital.Picasa /Show MoreShow Less 3of9 4of9 Margaret Keane is the executive chairwoman of Sy...

Board diversity improves corporate performance: study When picking a board of directors, shareholders naturally seek individuals with the best pedigrees—those who attended the best schools and worked at prestigious companies. But it turns out that this strategy can backfire when members of the board share similar backgrounds. In a first-of-its-kind study, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that boards of directors with shared education, employment history and family background are correlated with several negative characteristics, including lower market values and more freq...