Preparing rising tech leaders from underrespresented populations for successful board journeys.
Over the past five years, MTLC’s award-winning Board Ready Bootcamp has helped almost 350 women, tech leaders of color, LGBTQ+ tech leaders, and other underrepresented executives advance their careers.
Alumni who have completed the course come from companies including Akamai Technologies, Biogen, Boston Dynamics, CarGurus, CVS Health, iRobot, HubSpot, PTC, Salesforce and many more.
The Bootcamp is built on a high-impact curriculum designed by industry leaders with expertise in board fundamentals, strategy, and governance. But equally impactful is the strong network of industry luminaries, ready to help participants make the right connections.
Participants must be current tech executives who’ve been nominated to attend and have the support of an industry executive or board member.
The MTLC Board Ready Bootcamp was practically an ivy league mini-course with amazing speakers, practical content, and engaged faculty genuinely committed to helping participants prepare themselves for a seat in the boardroom.”
Board Ready Bootcamp gave the foundation needed to start by board journey with confidence. I am able to immediately put to use what I learned in the four weeks.”
I now have an idea how to structure my approach to reach the end goal: being on a board and an experienced technical leader of a strong ecosystem. Look forward to mentoring and being mentored by all population of this ecosystem.”
If you know a rising star from your organization or your network that you feel is on the path to joining a board, nominate them for our next cohort:
If you are on the path to joining a board, we invite you to apply directly to the Board-Ready Bootcamp:
A. No. Executives in any geographic location may participate. Our virtual cohort in particular attracts participants from a range of geographies. Be advised that our speakers and curriculum have a US focus.
A. Applicants should be “board-ready” candidates which typically means CXOs or rising stasr at the SVP level. We understand that titles have different meanings and every board is different, so we will consider other titles and encourage applicants and their executive sponsors to help fill in details about why a candidate is appropriate for a board role through their application.
A. No. Many of our alumni have company leadership or board experience.
A. The executive sponsor is typically the applicant’s CEO, supervisor, or other senior executive. In the case of a CEO applying, the executive sponsor would typically be a board member or peer CEO. We recognize that in some cases an executive sponsor may be former colleague or executive from another company.
A. Yes. We offer the bootcamp for just $1950 for members ($2950 for non-members). We also work with our underwriters to provide scholarship support to qualified candidates where needed.
A. We anticipate that many companies and executive sponsors will underwrite the bootcamp admission fee as part of an executive’s professional development. In some cases, where this is not possible, executives will pay for the bootcamp as part of their own investment in personal leadership development. In the case of a qualified applicant for whom tuition is a barrier to their participation, we will work with our underwriters to provide additional scholarship support.
A. No. We have a free, public, searchable alumni database. MassTLC makes NO REPRESENTATION that participation in the Bootcamp will result in being named to a board of directors.
