Press Releases

• NACD Announces Effort to Accelerate Diversity Among Next Generation of Board Directors

  WASHINGTON, DC (September 30, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors(NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 board members, today announced a new program to advance boardroom diversity. The program, called NACD Accelerate, will seek new ways to provide high-potential executives with the education and exposure they need to chart a path to directorship.

• Directors Prioritize Doing Business More Responsibly As Investors Increase Their Focus On ESG

  WASHINGTON, DC (SEPTEMBER 21, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 board members, today announced 10 boards, spanning a cross section of company sizes and industries, that have been named finalists for this year’s NACD NXT® awards. In collaboration with Deloitte, and supported by CACI and USAA, NACD NXT is a multiyear initiative aimed at helping directors and boards understand how to leverage the power of diversity and inclusion to create long-term value.

• NACD Announces 10 Board of Directors Nominated for NACD NXT® Awards

  WASHINGTON, DC (SEPTEMBER 21, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 board members, today announced 10 boards, spanning a cross section of company sizes and industries, that have been named finalists for this year’s NACD NXT® awards. In collaboration with Deloitte, and supported by CACI and USAA, NACD NXT is a multiyear initiative aimed at helping directors and boards understand how to leverage the power of diversity and inclusion to create long-term value.

• NACD Announces Tracy Gee As First Chief People Officer

  WASHINGTON, DC (AUGUST 20, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 board members, today announced the appointment of Tracy Gee as NACD chief people officer. Reporting to CEO Peter Gleason, Gee will be responsible for the design and delivery of talent acquisition, talent management, compensation and benefits, diversity and inclusion, and organizational effectiveness.

• NACD Announces the 2020 Directorship 100 Honorees: Lifetime Achievement Award, Directors of the Year, and the 2020 D100

  WASHINGTON, DC – (August 6, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 board members, today announced the honorees of the 2020 NACD Directorship 100™, an annual recognition of the leading corporate directors, corporate governance experts, policymakers, and influencers who significantly impact boardroom practices and performance.

• NACD Opens Call for Nominations for Boards of Directors that are Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion to Drive Innovation and Long-Term Value

  WASHINGTON, DC (JULY 30, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 corporate board members, today announced its third annual call for nominations for the NACD NXT™ Awards, that recognize boards that have made transformative efforts in the areas of diversity and inclusion.

• Former Ambassador Susan Rice, Retired General Colin Powell To Headline Virtual NACD Summit

  WASHINGTON, DC (JULY 29, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 board members, today announced that former ambassador Susan Rice and General Colin Powell, US Army (Ret.), will join the Virtual NACD Summit 2020 (Summit) as featured speakers. This year’s event will run from October 12 through November 12, 2020, and engage a broader audience of members and nonmembers with its first ever virtual format.

• NACD COVID-19 Survey Reveals Top Trends and Governance Challenges Directors Anticipate as We Move to New Normal

  WASHINGTON, DC (June 9, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 directors, today released the NACD May 2020 COVID-19 Pulse Survey, which revealed the trends and governance challenges that corporate directors expect to tackle over the next three months. Designed to better understand the challenges that boards are facing as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the survey gathered thoughts and opinions from more than 300 directors and built on the insights garnered from the organization’s March COVID-19 poll.

• New NACD Survey Reveals Boards Have Confidence in Management's Ability to Handle COVID-19 Pandemic, See Greatest Disruption in Consumer Demand and Declining Productivity

  WASHINGTON, DC (March 20, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 directors, today released the NACD March 2020 COVID-19 Pulse Survey, which polled nearly 200 corporate board members to better understand how boards are initially responding to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. NACD has also launched a publicly available resource center to help directors govern more effectively through these uncertain times.

• NACD and ISA Release New Guide for Cyber-Risk Oversight

  WASHINGTON, DC (February 25, 2020) – The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 21,000 directors, and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), comprising chief information security officers of Fortune 100 companies across critical sectors, today released a new, updated Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight, an essential guidebook to help boards navigate the complex, multifaceted issue of cyber-risk oversight. The handbook, now available on four continents and in five languages, has become the premier source for how boards of directors address cybersecurity and cyber risk.