Press Releases

• NACD LAUNCHES DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND INNOVATION-FOCUSED PODCAST TARGETING A BROAD LEADERSHIP AUDIENCE

  WASHINGTON, DC (JUNE 4, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced the launch of the organization’s first podcast, Future Fluency, intended to inspire a deeper dialogue around diversity, inclusion and innovation. The podcast offers insights from a broad range of leading minds that include Google’s former senior vice president of people operations, Laszlo Bock, and investor and founder of the Impact America Fund, Kesha Cash.

• NACD Hosts Cybersecurity Workshop

  On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, officials from the US Department of the Treasury, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and leaders from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the US Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Security Alliance, and FIS Global gathered to discuss effective communication, coordination, and information sharing about cybersecurity risk across US industry and government at NACD headquarters in Arlington, VA. 

• WILLIAM MCCRACKEN, FORMER CA TECHNOLOGIES BOARD CHAIR AND CEO, ELECTED CHAIR OF NACD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced that William “Bill” McCracken has been elected chair of the NACD board of directors, effective May 29, 2019. McCracken, who has been vice chair of NACD since June 2018, succeeds Dr. Karen Horn, director of Simon Property Group, who was chair of NACD’s board for the past three years.

• DAN GALLAGHER, FORMER SEC COMMISSIONER, JOINS NACD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  WASHINGTON, DC (May 15, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced that Dan Gallagher, a former commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with extensive experience in regulatory manners, financial markets, and corporate legal affairs and governance, has joined NACD’s board. In September, Gallagher will join the international law firm WilmerHale as partner and deputy chair of the securities department, where he will advise corporate boards and management on legal and strategic issues.  From 2017 to April 2019, Gallagher was chief legal officer at Mylan NV, a leading global pharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Mylan in 2017, Gallagher was president of Patomak Global Partners, a financial services consulting firm.

• NACD ANNOUNCES 41 BOARDS OF DIRECTORS NOMINATED FOR NACD NXT

  WASHINGTON, DC (MAY 1, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced the 41 boards, spanning a cross section of company sizes and industries, that have been nominated for NACD NXT^TM recognition. The recognition, part of NACD’s NXT initiative, applauds exemplary board leadership practices that promote greater diversity and inclusion, ultimately fostering long-term value creation.

• NACD ANNOUNCES GENERAL LESTER L. LYLES AS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREE

  WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 19, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 corporate board members, today announced that General Lester L. Lyles, US Air Force (Ret.), will receive the 2019 NACD B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award.

• TALENT DEFICITS, LACK OF CYBER-RISK PREPAREDNESS TOP PRIVATE COMPANY DIRECTORS’ CONCERNS IN ANNUAL NACD SURVEY

  WASHINGTON, DC (April 11, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today released its 2018–2019 NACD Private Company Governance Survey Report, an annual survey that reveals current trends and common board governance practices among private company board directors across the country. The report, which breaks out specific findings for boards of family-owned and private equity-owned companies, also includes comprehensive director compensation data for private companies.

• NACD ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AND HALL OF FAME DIRECTORS

  WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 4, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 corporate board members, today announced the winners of two special awards within the 2019 NACD Directorship 100™ program: Director of the Year and Directorship Hall of Fame.

• NACD TO OFFER NEW CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR CORPORATE DIRECTORS

  WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 2, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced that it will offer a new certification program that will affirm one’s knowledge to serve as a corporate director and advance NACD’s mission to elevate the profession of directorship. The voluntary program, entitled the NACD Certification of Professional Directorship^TM, will launch in October 2019.

• NACD TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF BOARD LEADERSHIP

  WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 1, 2019) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 board members, today announced that its 2019 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) initiative will explore critical considerations and key requirements for board and committee leaders in an environment characterized by expanding board workloads and higher expectations for directors from nearly every constituency.