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Building a High-Trust Board-CEO Relationship

An NACD Blue Ribbon Commission Report Conversation

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May 27, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT Webinar

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Deb Rosenthal
Executive Director
NACD New England Chapter
drosenthal@nacdne.org

Larissa Ravetto
Chapter Administrator
NACD New England Chapter
lravetto@nacdne.org
781-461-2668

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About The Event

Member Price: Complimentary

Non Member Price: $45.00

Credits: 1 NACD Credit

The relationship between the Board Chair (or Lead Independent Director), the Board and the CEO has never been more important—particularly in today’s complex governance environment. Leveraging insights from NACD’s recent Blue-Ribbon Commission ( BRC) report, The Board & CEO Relationship, will explore what’s needed to build trust and drive strategic impact within this critical relationship.

BRC Commissioner Colleen Birdnow Brown will ground the discussion in key findings from the NACD BRC report. C.H. Robinson President & CEO Dave Bozman and Board Chair Jodee Kozlak will offer perspectives on the CEO–Board relationship from a Fortune 500 company. Steve Jennings, Lead Independent Director of Analog Devices will facilitate and add to the conversation.

Learning Outcomes

  • What’s needed to establish a foundation of trust—and how to operationalize that trust 

  • How to leverage the Board and CEO relationship for optimal strategic impact 

  • The importance of trust, clarity, and disciplined engagement for effective governance 

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Speakers

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Independent Director, Panarchy.io Partner

Colleen B. Brown

Colleen Birdnow Brown is a six-time public company director and former public company CEO recognized for guiding boards and executive teams through moments of strategic inflection—enterprise transformation, portfolio evolution, and heightened stakeholder scrutiny...

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Dave Bozeman

President and CEO, CH Robinson

Dave Bozeman

Dave Bozeman is President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of C.H. Robinson...

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Chairman; C.H. Robinson

Jodee Kozlak

Jodee Kozlak is Board Chair of C.H. Robinson, Lead Director of KB Home, and a Director of MGIC Investment where she Chairs its Business Transformation and Technology Committee...

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Moderator

 

Steve Jennings

Independent Director

Steve Jennings

Steve Jennings is the former CEO of Monitor Group and an accomplished strategy expert, operating executive, and corporate board member with over 30 years of experience advising Global Fortune 500 c-suite executives and Boards of Directors...

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NACD New England
Contact Us

Deb Rosenthal
Executive Director
NACD New England Chapter
drosenthal@nacdne.org

Larissa Ravetto
Chapter Administrator
NACD New England Chapter
lravetto@nacdne.org
781-461-2668

Find a Chapter

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