Boardminder is an independent analytics platform that looks at board performance through a fresh lens. Inspired by plus/minus metrics in sports, we ask a simple question: what does the public evidence suggest about how a company performed with this director in the boardroom? Using publicly available data, we quantify observable performance and governance signals—not titles, resumes, or reputation.

Boardminder was created by longtime friends Scott Schneider and Michael Hoffman, bringing together decades of experience across brand, communications, digital innovation, and online sports.

Boardminder uses publicly available information, including SEC filings and governance disclosures, board tenure and committee assignments, director compensation, and company stock performance. We do not use private information, interviews, or inside access.

Boardminder looks at observable signals during a director’s tenure, including company performance and governance factors, and evaluates them using a consistent, tenure-sensitive methodology. Like plus/minus metrics in sports, the Boardminder Score™ does not claim that one individual caused an outcome. It asks what the available evidence suggests about performance during the period that director held the seat.

Yes. A director who joined six months ago shouldn’t be evaluated the same way as someone who has occupied the seat for six years. Boardminder uses tenure-sensitive weighting that recognizes an onboarding period, gives greater weight to established tenure, and tapers the effect of very long tenure. This prevents the model from treating every year of board service as equally meaningful.

No. A Boardminder Score™ is not a definitive assessment of an individual’s contribution. It reflects what observable, publicly available signals suggest under Boardminder’s methodology. A lower score means those signals were less favorable—not that we know everything that happened inside the boardroom.

Of course. Boardminder does not claim omniscience. Boards operate behind closed doors, and not all influence is visible. Our goal is transparency and accountability, not certainty. We believe visible signals are better than unquestioned assumptions.

Yes. Boardminder welcomes factual corrections, clarifications, and additional public context. Where information can be independently verified, we will review it and update our data when appropriate.

Boardminder is for investors seeking a new lens on governance, journalists and researchers looking for evidence and patterns, and the executives, board members, and governance committees responsible for who gets a seat at the table. More broadly, it’s for anyone who believes a board seat should come with measurable responsibility.