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Fortune's Modern Board: Top 10 Books for Board Directors to Read

FORTUNE’s Modern Board just posted the top 10 books that board directors should read, as suggested by many friends of SVDX (to include Evan Epstein, Dottie Schindlinger of Diligent, SVDX Xchange Member Sonita Lontoh, and Jocelyn Mangan of Him for Her). Also notable on the list are SVDX panelist Maureen Farrell’s book, The Cult of We (check out the SVDX webinar featuring Maureen here), along with SVDX panelist Matt Blumberg’s book, Startup Boards (check out the SVDX webinar featuring Matt here).

Find the list below and the full FORTUNE article here.


The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism by Keyu Jin

The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell

Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI by Fei-Fei Li

Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors (2nd Edition) by Brad Feld, Matt Blumberg, and Mahendra Ramsinghani

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schultz

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