April Miller Boise
April Miller Boise is executive vice president and chief legal officer at Intel Corporation. She leads Intel’s global legal, trade and government affairs team, and acts as a strategic adviser
The annual Board Institute is a key way in which DirectWomen fulfills its mission.
Nearly 40% of DirectWomen alumni have been elected to serve on at least one corporate board, with alumni serving on over 210 total corporate boards, since the organization’s inception.
The application for DirectWomen’s 2026 Board Institute is now open! Please contact Yessenia Echevarria at yechevarria@directwomen.org for more information.
More than 285 lawyers have participated in the Board Institute over the past 18 years and provide a rich pool of director candidates. Past Board Institute classes have been comprised of General Counsel of Fortune 500 companies, partners at top law firms, and leading lawyers from government and academia. These distinguished lawyers represent a wide range of business knowledge and experience in their industries, which include finance, energy, retail, media, and pharmaceuticals, among others. To learn more about DirectWomen’s Board Institute alumni, visit our alumni biography and resume database.
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Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Ms. Wilson-Thompson is the founder and principal of KWT, LLC, a human capital management executive advisory firm with a client base of global Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Wilson-Thompson is also
Jannie K. Lau
Jannie K. Lau is a former S&P 400® technology company executive who currently advises a diverse portfolio of companies on business growth and transformation, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters,