SL Green Realty Corp. announced that Lauren Dillard has been appointed as an Independent Director to the company’s Board of Directors, effective December 30, 2016. Ms. Dillard is a partner and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group and Head of Carlyle’s Investment Solutions group. Since joining Carlyle in 2002, she has held a series of senior leadership positions, including Head of the Global Tax Department, Head of Global Equity Programs, and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Investment Solutions group. Prior to joining Carlyle in 2002, Ms. Dillard served in the Real Estate and Financial Services Group of the Tax Practice of Arthur Andersen, LLP. Ms. Dillard serves on Carlyle’s Management Committee and is a board member of AlpInvest Partners. Ms. Dillard is active in a range of efforts to advance the role of women in private equity, including: a founder and leader of Carlyle’s Women’s Employee Resource Group, member of the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), and other industry initiatives.