What kinds of organizations are risk adverse?

Irene Chang Britt (Independent Board Director)


Irene Chang Britt talks about how in her view well established older organizations that are cash rich are less likely to have an appetite for risk. According to Britt, risk aversion starts at the top of an organization and can lead to less innovation and being vulnerable to the effects of disruption in the marketplace.

Irene Chang Britt

Independent Board Director of Tailored Brands, Dunkin' Brands & TerraVia Holdings Irene Chang Britt is an experienced and forward-thinking independent board director- widely sought out for innovative perspectives on corporate governance. Former president at Pepperidge Farm Inc., and currently Independent Board Director of Tailored Brands, Dunkin' Brands & TerraVia Holdings, she is also a frequent speaker on corporate governance best practices. Irene is a highly regarded boardroom leader on global strategy, changing consumer desires, cultural transformation and the impacts of new technologies.

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Irene Chang Britt

Independent Board Director of Tailored Brands, Dunkin' Brands & TerraVia Holdings

Irene Chang Britt is an experienced and forward-thinking independent board director- widely sought out for innovative perspectives on corporate governance. Former president at Pepperidge Farm Inc., and currently Independent Board Director of Tailored Brands, Dunkin' Brands & TerraVia Holdings, she is also a frequent speaker on corporate governance best practices. Irene is a highly regarded boardroom leader on global strategy, changing consumer desires, cultural transformation and the impacts of new technologies.

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Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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