What Boards Should Do
The 2026 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission comprises experienced directors, executives, and governance experts serving on more than 70 boards. Their insights helped shape the 2026 Blue Ribbon Commission report and its recommendations for directors.
Selected board seats held by the commissioners are included in italics.
Cochairs
Dorlisa K. Flur, NACD.DC®
Corporate Director and Strategic Advisor
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC, Sally Beauty Holdings, United States Cold Storage, UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business
Jay D. Miller, NACD.DC®
President and CEO, Nortech Systems
Nortech Systems, NACD
Commissioners
Claudia Allen
Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center, KPMG LLP
Elizabeth Bastoni
President, Bastoni Consulting Group LLC | CNH Industrial; Coca-Cola Hellenic Beverage Co; Euroapi; Jerónimo Martins; Qorium
Patty Bedient, NACD.DC
Alaska Air Group (Chair); Park Hotels & Resorts; Overlake Medical Center (Past Chair; Trustee); Oregon State University (Chair Elect)
Wes Bricker, NACD.DC
Global Vice Chair, Global Chief Risk and Regulatory Officer, PwC International Ltd. | NACD; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; XBRL International (Chair)
Michael Camuñez, NACD.DC
President & CEO, Monarch Global Strategies; Independent Director | Edison International; American Funds/Capital Group fund boards; Amplify Education, Inc.; Stanford University (Board of Trustees); David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Board of Trustees); PRISM: The Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors (Chair)
Peter Gleason
President and CEO, NACD | NACD; Global Network of Director Institutes (Past Chair); Integrated Reporting and Connectivity Council
Jamie Gorelick
Partner, WilmerHale | Amazon (Lead Independent Director); Verisign
Holly Gregory
Cochair, Global Corporate Governance Practice; Co-Lead, ESG and Crisis Management Teams, Sidley Austin LLP | American College of Governance Counsel (Chair, Board of Trustees)
Sheila Hooda, NACD.DC
CEO, Alpha Advisory Partners | Enact Holdings Inc.; Alera Group; AGL Private Credit Income Fund
Jannice Koors
Senior Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Jack Lazar
Board Member and Advisor | Astera Labs; Box; Global Foundries; Resideo Technologies; Tonal (Chair); NACD Northern California Chapter; Santa Clara University Accounting Advisory Board (President)
Duncan Maclean
President and CEO, MacLean-Fogg | NESL; The Loomis Chaffee School (Chair); Museum of Science and Industry; Thayer School of Engineering; Dartmouth College
Bob Marcus
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Rita McGrath
Academic Director in Executive Education, Columbia Business School | McCarter Theater
Brenda Morris, NACD.DC
Partner, CSuite Financial Partners LLC | Boot Barn Holdings; iHerb Inc.; NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter
Shannon Nash
CFO & COO, Vibrant Planet; Public Company Board Director | NetScout Systems; SoFi Bank; Lazy Dog Restaurants; Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Suzanne Nimocks
Independent Director | OwensCorning (Lead Independent Director); Brookfield Infrastructure Partners; RockPoint Gas Storage
Gaby Sulzberger
Partner, Centerbridge Partners LP | Eli Lilly & Co; Mastercard Inc.; Acorns Grow Inc; Sesame Workshop Inc. (Chair); AUX Money; Ford Foundation; the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ambassador Alex Wolff (RET.)
Albemarle; Frontier Group Holdings; JetSMART Holdings
Ellen Zane
Boston Scientific Corp.; Haemonetics Corp. (Chair); Synchrony Financial; AgNovos; Savista; Perspectrum; Fiduciary Trust Company; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; GWU Medical Faculty Associates; Hebrew Senior Life; NACD New England Chapter
Vice Admiral James M. Zortman (USN RET.)
USAA and USAA Federal Savings Bank (Former Chairman)
Acknowledgements
The Commission recognizes the following NACD staff members for their contributions: Mallory Bucher, Lucy Nottingham, Lana Dargan, Kyley Weigl, Margaret Brown, Ellen Errico, Ted Sikora, and Mohamed Younis. The Commission also thanks those who supported the report’s development and publication: Stu Dalheim, Ted Davis, Ellen Errico, Chase Jordan, Beth Dailey Merin, Kimberly Simpson, and Jack Ung. Special thanks to Alexandra R. Lajoux.
Other Contributors
The Commission gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for sharing their valuable perspectives with NACD: Carmen Aguiar, NACD.DC®; Cindie Jamison; Jonathan Johnson; Lynnette Kelly, NACD.DC®; Joe Lyons; Roger Martin; Ryan McManus, NACD.DC®; and Rima Qureshi.
Finally, the Commission recognizes the contributions of NACD’s partners in the development of the report and toolkit: KPMG LLP, Pearl Meyer, Russell Reynolds Associates, and Sidley Austin LLP.
Dedication
This report is dedicated to the memory of Friso van der Oord, whose wisdom, curiosity, and commitment to advancing board governance enriched the work of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commissions over many years. Friso’s legacy as a valued leader and champion of strategic thinking continues to shape the discussions and insights reflected in these and future pages.