
A board member affiliated with neither management nor any investor, brought in for neutrality and experience.
An independent director holds a board seat but is not an employee of the company and does not represent any investor. The independence is the point: the seat exists to provide judgement that is not aligned in advance with either founders or investors.
In venture-backed companies the independent seat is often the deciding vote in a board split between founder and investor directors, which is why its appointment is negotiated carefully.
Global Capital Network connects founders with the operators, advisors, and investors who fill these seats.
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