Anima Anandkumar
AI researcher and professor, Caltech
Session on Bridging the Digital and Physical Worlds with AI
NACD Directors Summit™ 2025
2025 Speakers
Global thought leaders shaping the future of governance.
Meet This Year's Powerhouse Speakers
More to be announced - check back for the latest updates
2025 Mainstage Speakers
Sharon Bowen
Director, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Akami Technologies; Chair, New York Stock Exchange; Partner, Seneca Women
Ian Bremmer
President & Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Session on The Power of Crisis
Tripp Crosby
2025 Mainstage Host
Peter Gleason
President and Chief Executive Officer, NACD
Spencer Glendon
Founder, Probable Futures
Session on Strategic Insights for Navigating "Probable Futures"
Diane Hessan
Director, NACD New England Chapter, Panera Brands, Eastern Bank, Brightcove, Sago
Session on Transforming Corporate Leadership: A Conversation with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the CEO Whisperer
Wayne Peacock
Former CEO and President, USAA; Vice Chair, Elizabeth Dole Foundation
Shelly Palmer
Advanced Media Professor, Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; CEO, The Palmer Group
Session on Navigating the Future: AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Founder & President, Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Senior Associate Dean, Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor, Practice of Management, Yale University
Session on Transforming Corporate Leadership: A Conversation with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the CEO Whisperer
Kimberly Simpson
Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, NACD
Dona Young, NACD.DC
Non-Executive Chair, Audit Committee Member, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee Member, Foot Locker; Nominating and Governance Committee Member, Audit Committee Member, Compensation and Workforce Committee Member, USAA; Board Member, Spahn & Rose; Board Member, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
2025 Concurrent Session Speakers
Nisa Amoils
Director, Wharton, Robotics Automation; Managing Partner, A100x Ventures
Linda E. Amuso
Senior Partner, Aon and Vice Chair, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Sheila Bangalore
Director, StoneAge Holdings Inc.; Advisory Board Member, Games Global Ltd.
Annalisa Barrett
Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center
Jordan Barth
Managing Director, US Cyber Response & Resilience Leader, KPMG LLP
Colleen B. Brown
Director, TrueBlue, Inc.; Director, Port Blakely; Director, Bakkt
Stephen L. Brown
Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center
Mallory Bucher
Director Governance Content, NACD
Marcel Bucsescu
Vice President, Strategic Engagement, NACD
Holly Carr
Managing Director, Forensics, BDO
Hollie Castro, NACD.DC
Founder, HC Advice; Director, Groupe Dynamite, NACD Texas TriCities, Woba.io
Bhaskar Chakravorti
Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Paul Connelly, NACD.DC
Professor of Practice for Cybersecurity, Belmont University; Independent Director, Fortified Health Security; Technical Advisor, U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
Nora M. Denzel, NACD.DC
Lead Director, AMD; Director, Gen Digital Inc., NACD
Matt Depp
Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Keith D. Dorsey, NACD.DC
Director, Vimly Benefit Solutions and Continu; Founder & Executive Advisor, Boardroom Journey
John Driver, NACD.DC
Director, Broadway Financial Corp., City First Bank N.A., and Vital Energy; CEO, Lynx Technology
Michael Dumais
Director, Baker Hughes
Theodore L. Dysart, NACD.DC
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Rich Fields
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Holly Gregory
Partner and Co-Chair of Global Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation, Sidley Austin LLP
Lisa Hammitt
Chair, Intelsat; Director, Sun Corporation, Clear Channel Outdoor
Christine Heckart
Founder and CEO, Xapa World Inc.
Brett A. Herand
Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Lisa Hirtzinger
Vice President, Education & Experience, NACD
Chad Holliday
Lead Independent Director, Venterra Group PLC; Chief Advisor, Resource Resolutions, PLC.
Richard Holt
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement
Marie Oh Huber
Director and Nominating, Governance, and Sustainability Committee Chair, Portland General Electric
Joseph K. Hurd III, NACD.DC
Director, Lloyd’s of London, Trustpilot Group PLC, and Hays Group PLC; Operating Partner, SOSV LLC
Jonathan Johnson
Director, The J.M. Smucker Co.; Audit Committee Chair, Nursa; Director, Bloom
Samantha Kappagoda
Independent Director, Credit Suisse Funds; Member, Business Board at University of Toronto
Karin Klein
Director, Regency Centers and Paramount Group; Founding Partner, Bloomberg Beta
Nita Kohli, NACD.DC
CEO & Co-Founder, Kohli Advisors LLC; Advisory Board Member, Interos Inc., BD Logic
Jannice Koors
Senior Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Shermin Kruse, NACD.DC
Author/Professor
James E. Langston
Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Paul Weiss
Johnny Lee
National Practice Leader for Forensic Technology, Grant Thornton
Marsha Lindsay
CEO & Chief Analyst, Lindsay Foresight & Stratagem
Sonita Lontoh, NACD.DC
Board Member, Sunrun and TrueBlue; Advisor, Sway Ventures
Ed Magee
Independent Director, WD-40 (WDFC); COO, Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine
Michael Marquardt, NACD.DC
CEO, Epi One; Former Chair, American Cancer Society
Aeisha Mastagni
Senior Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies, California State Teachers’ Retirement System; Chair, Council of Institutional Investors; Vice Chair, Golden 1 Credit Union
Sara Mathew
Lead Independent Director, State Street
Nichelle Maynard-Elliott
Founder and CEO, Dunamis Transaction Advisors LLC; Independent Director, Xerox; Independent Director, Lucid Group, Inc.
Donna Morris
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Walmart Inc.; Trustee, Fordham University; Director, PhonePe; Director, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Darren Moskovitz
Partner, Lead Consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners
Dan Moynihan
Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
James Mullen
Director, Thermo Fisher Scientific; Operating Partner, Advent International
Suzanne Nimocks
Director, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Owens Corning
Lucy Nottingham
Senior Director, Governance Content and Thought Leadership, NACD
Nick Oldham
Global Chief Risk, Privacy & Compliance Officer, Equifax
Christian Peo
National Managing Partner, Audit Quality and Professional Practice, KPMG LLP
Arthur K. Perez, NACD.DC
Executive Vice President, Chief Audit Executive, Salesforce
Jerry Perullo, NACD.DC
Professor of the Practice, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Founder, Adversarial Risk Management
Tom Petro, NACD.DC
Director, Univest Financial Corp., Fintegra LLC, NovaData Solutions; Managing Partner, 1867 Capital Partners
Justine Phillips
Partner & Co-Chair of Data + Cyber for North America, Baker McKenzie
Pam Reeve
Chair, American Tower Corp.
Ellen Richstone, NACD.DC
Director, Cognition Therapeutics Inc., Superior Industries, Orion Energy Systems Inc., NACD New England Chapter; Advisory Board Member, Amerian College of Corporate Directors; Former Fortune 500 CFO and Private Company CEO
John Rodi
Co-leader, KPMG Board Leadership Center
Amy Rojik, NACD.DC
National Managing Principal, Corporate Governance, BDO
Mark Rosen
Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Jane Sadowsky, NACD.DC
Director, Allied Gold, Nexa Resources, Scientific Games, NACD New York Chapter; Senior Advisor, Moelis
Jessica Sapterstein, NACD.DC
Board Director, Chief Customer Experience Officer & Strategic Advisor
Stacey L. Schabel
Director, Institute of Internal Auditors Global Board; Chief Audit Executive, Jackson Financial Inc.
Chris Smith
Chief Government Affairs Officer, Ford Motor Company
Colin Soutar
Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Vito Sperduto
Head of RBC Capital Markets U.S., RBC Capital Markets (RBCCM); Board President, Play Rugby USA
Dave Stainback
US Territory Crisis & Resilience Leader, Global Crisis & Resilience Co-Leader, PwC US
Sharon Stern
Partner, Joele Frank
Gregory G. Stoeckel
Managing Director, and Consulting Team Leader, Pearl Meyer
Lawrence X. Taylor, NACD.DC
Director, Caliber Companies, 1847 Holdings, Runbeck Election Services, NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter; President, Taylor Strategy Group
Vanessa Teitelbaum
Senior Director, Professional Practice, Center for Audit Quality
Peter Thies
Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Mimi Thigpen
Audit Committee Chair, Globe Life; Director, Achievelt
James L. Turgal
Vice President, Global Advisory, Risk and Board Relations, Optiv; Former FBI Executive Assistant Director and CIO
Matt Turner
President, Executive Compensation Consulting, Pearl Meyer
Friso van der Oord
Senior Vice President, Content, NACD
Amy Wilkinson
Director, Hut 8, Innovate Corp.; CEO, Ingenuity
Tracy Wittman
Principal, Farient Advisors
Helen Yu
Director, CEC and KeenFolks; CEO, Tigon Advisory Corp.
Dawn Zier
Chair, Hain Celestial; Director, Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Acorns; ExCo Leadership Group
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