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The Future of the American Board
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What’s Needed for the Future of the American Board
By Sue Cole and William McNabb
With intensifying pressures and demands requiring boards to govern differently, directors must redefine what it takes to be a successful board for the future.
Editor's Note
By Elena Loveland
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Leading the Way: Good Governance and The Future of the American Board
By Mandy Wright
In a world that seems less governable from a societal perspective, there’s no better time to champion effective corporate governance.
Future Proofing the Board
By Holly J. Gregory
Boards of directors need to be future-ready. Incorporating principles of effective corporate governance can help prepare boards to tackle challenges facing corporations and boardrooms today—and tomorrow.
Sustainability Takes on New Meaning
By Judy Samuelson
With increasing pressure around ESG initiatives, boards can use guidance from the Future of the American Board Commission to work through sustainability challenges.
How to Create an Even Higher-Performing Board
By Lynn Clarke
To incorporate the Future of the American Board principles in their own operations, boards can follow these five outlined steps.
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Is Your Compensation Committee Ready to Expand Its Scope?
By Steve Van Putten
Compensation committees must evaluate their capabilities before looking to expand the scope of their responsibilities beyond traditional executive compensation parameters.
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A Call to Action: Elevate Board Risk Oversight
By Reid Sawyer
With an increasingly complex risk environment and agenda, boards can focus on these four critical areas to elevate their risk governance and oversight.
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Governance
Turn the Nominating and Governance Committee Into a Strategic Asset
By Anthony Goodman and Julie Norris
Given continuous disruptions to the business environment, nominating and governance committees should update and modify their charters and processes.
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The Commission Cochairs
The Future of the American Board Commission was cochaired by Sue Cole and Bill McNabb. The complete list of commissioners is included below, with primary organization affiliations and selected board seats as of fall 2022.
Sue Cole, Cochair*
Managing Partner, SAGE Leadership & Strategy; Biscuitville Inc., Diversified Trust Co., Martin Marietta Materials Inc., NACD (Chair).
William McNabb, Cochair
Altruist Corp., Axiom Global, Evelyn Partners, IBM, Nexii, UnitedHealth Group Inc., Vanilla.
Holly J. Gregory
Special Advisor to the Commission
Partner and Cochair of Global Corporate Governance Practice, Sidley Austin LLP; American College of Governance Counsel (President and Trustee)
Commissioners
With Primary Organization Affiliations and Selected Board Seats
*NACD Board Member †NACD Corporate Directors Institute Board Member
Luis Aguilar, NACD.DC
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc., Envestnet Inc., NACD Atlanta Chapter
Orlando Ashford
Array Technologies, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Co., Perrigo Co. PLC
Jan Babiak
Bank of Montreal, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, NACD Nashville (Advisory Board), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Lynn Nowicki Clarke
Operating Partner, Jelly Belly Sparkling Waters
A. Duie-Pyle Inc., Basic American Foods, Diana’s Bananas, The Vollrath Manufacturing Co.
Nora Denzel, NACD.DC*
Advanced Micro Devices, Ericsson, NACD, NortonLifeLock Inc.
Peggy Foran, NACD.DC
Senior Vice President, Chief Governance Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Prudential Financial Inc.
Orion Group Holdings Inc.
Peter R. Gleason*†
President and CEO, NACD
Global Network of Director Institutes (Immediate Past Chair), NACD, NACD Corporate Directors Institute
Linda A. Hill
Cofounder, Paradox Strategies; Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative, Harvard Business School
Shelley Leibowitz, NACD.DC
President, SL Advisory
BitSight Technologies Inc., Elastic NV, Morgan Stanley, NACD New York Chapter, Supply Wisdom Inc.
Michael Marquardt, NACD.DC
CEO, Global Kompass Strategies Inc.
American Cancer Society Inc. (Chair), Commonwealth Trust Co., Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors, PT AA International Indonesia (Chair), Strategic Partnerships LLC
Sara Mathew
Freddie Mac (Chair), Dropbox, State Street, XOS
John Roe
Managing Director, Head of BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS), Americas
Judy Samuelson
Founder and Executive Director, Business and Society Program, The Aspen Institute
Financial Health Network Inc.
Teresa Sebastian
President and CEO, The Dominion Asset Group
Edward Jones Bank, Juul Labs Inc., Kaiser Aluminum Corp., NACD Nashville (Advisory Board), Terminix Global Holdings, The AES Corp.
Larry Thompson
Counsel, Finch McCranie LLP (Former US Deputy Attorney General)
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust, Franklin Universal Trust, Templeton Dragon Fund, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund, Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund, Templeton Global Income Fund
Donna Zarcone, NACD.DC
CDW Corp., Cigna Corp., Duchossois Group Inc., Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, Quinnox Inc., Smithsonian National Board
Commissioners participate as a service to the governance community and not as representatives of any organization.