September Policy Pulse Roundtable

September 25, 2025 Policy Pulse Policy Pulse Roundtable | Protiviti Chicago | 10:00 AM
Boardroom Boldness: Prepared, Principled, Present. 

NACD Chicago Chapter Policy Pulse September 25 session wrapped up the season at Protiviti. NACD Chicago board members Jeffery Perry and Maria Wynne each lead spirited conversations with different groups, sparking insights on strategy, risk, and leadership in a "shifting" environment.

Overheard?
🏓 Policy Ping-Pong, Preparedness Pays. Policy shifts are no longer the exception. Resilient leaders scenario-plan and stress-test to stay steady when the bounce comes.

🤖 Productivity Proof, Principles First. AI delivers real value when results are measured and guided by clear ethical guardrails.

🤝 Proximity Powers Performance. Purposeful in-person moments drive collaboration, mentoring, and momentum in ways virtual tools can’t match.

These and several other lessons learned in this session remind us that boards and leaders don’t thrive by predicting the future perfectly—but by preparing boldly, adapting quickly, and learning collectively!

NACD Chicago Chapter: Relationship-Driven. Results-Delivered.

Speakers

Director, Fortune Brands Innovations, Equitable Funds, MasterBrand

Jeff Perry

Jeff is Founder & CEO of Lead Mandates LLC, a business advisory firm that helps organizations improve business and leadership performance. In 2020, Jeff retired as Global Client Service Partner at Ernst & Young LLP (EY), accountable for overall client relationship with the C-suite of Fortune 200 Consumer Products accounts...

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Director

Maria Wynne

Maria E. Wynne currently serves as a board member and membership committee chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Chicago chapter....

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