NACD in the News

• The Importance of Refocusing ESG Commitments

  NACD Associate Director of Corporate Governance Content, Mallory Bucher shares key findings from the 2023 Governance Outlook: Projections on Emerging Board Matters report with Mark Athitakis. Read the full article here.

• Women Gain 34 S&P 500 Board Seats in Strong Start to New Year

  Women gained 34 seats on the boards of S&P 500 companies in the first two months of the year, the strongest start since at least 2019, bolstered by the naming of three female chief executive officers. NACD senior vice president Friso van der Oord talked to Bloomberg's Jeff Green about what factors might add to the year's momentum.

• NACD: ‘New universal proxy card rules and growing access to proxy voting will sow disorder in the boardroom–but bring enlightenment in the long term’

  NACD President and CEO Peter Gleason shared his views on how the universal proxy card has invigorated activism and how boards must do a better job with nominations, evaluations, and communication in an op ed.

• Examining 2023’s Most Pressing Governance Concerns

  NACD Senior Vice President Friso van der Oord shared insights in Directors and Boards sharing the most impactful trends of the 2023 Governance Outlook: Projections on Emerging Board Matters and areas for board improvement from The Future of the American Board: A Framework for Governing into the Future.

• CEO Activism and the Board

  NACD President and CEO Peter Gleason discussed the factors that have led more CEOs to speak out and the board’s role in determining if a company should address social issues in an interview with Bill Hayes for Directors and Boards.

• Investor Chamath Palihapitiya once advised Sam Bankman-Fried to form a board. FTX’s response? ‘Go f—k yourself’

  NACD President and CEO Peter Gleason shares his insights on why SBF and FTX would have benefited from a real board of directors and advocates for independent directors on private company boards in this week’s Modern Board newsletter.

• Companies Look for Ways to Bring New Directors Up to Speed Quickly

  NACD CEO Peter Gleason shared insights with Emily Glazer in The Wall Street Journal on the new level of onboarding as boards add more new directors and board responsibilities and expectations continue to rise.

• The secret to becoming a more innovative board? Kindness, says billionaire entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky

  NACD Summit Keynote Speaker, Daniel Lubetzky, talks about kindness in the boardroom at NACD Summit.

• Guiding Principles for Today’s Boards of Director

  Sue Cole, NACD Board Chair and Future of the American Board Commission Cochair, discussed the Future of the American Board report and how its framework can be a resource for boards navigating an ever-changing corporate landscape in the Journal of Accountancy podcast.

• Nora Denzel: On the Future of the American Board.

  NACD board member and Future of the American Board commissioner, Nora Denzel, discusses the Future of the American Board report and the key principles on Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein.