# Professor Karen Brenner shares her views on the ideal talent mix for corporate boards

1 Faculty News January 8, 2016 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/cfo/2016/01/08/the-morning-ledger-can-a-board-have-too-much-finance-talent/) -- "'It’s most important to have diversity of experiences,' said [Karen Brenner](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/karen-brenner), a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. 'You don’t necessarily need duplicative skills.'"

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