According to an email sent out by Barnard Media Relations, Barnard President Debora Spar has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Her appointment will go into effect immediately.
Spar, a former Harvard Business School professor and author of The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception, will serve as an independent director on the Audit, Risk, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating committees.
Spar said that she looks forward to working with the industry, emphasizing the need for more varied approaches to fixing the economy.
“Diverse approaches to leadership and decision making are critical in the current financial climate, and I’m excited to bring my experience to the table, as a woman, as an educator, and as a lifelong scholar of business and the global economy,” she said.
Check after the jump for the full email.
