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Deb Rosenthal
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NACD New England Chapter
drosenthal@nacdne.org

Larissa Ravetto
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NACD New England Chapter
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About The Event

The NACD New England and Philadelphia Chapters co-led a program on the proxy season. Directors learned about governance and compensation trends, regulatory and disclosure requirements, and the evolving role of boards under anticipated SEC rules. The panel highlighted increasing shareholder engagement, along with emerging investor concerns such as AI and cybersecurity—underscoring the need for directors to stay prepared for rapidly changing expectations.

This event was held virtually on Jan. 21, 2026.

 

Speakers

 

Co-Chair, Public Company Advisory and Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense, Sidley Austin

Kai Liekefett

Kai co-chairs Sidley’s Public Company Advisory and Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense Practices.  He has 25 years of experience in corporate law and spends 100% of his time on activism campaigns, proxy fights, short attacks and hostile takeovers...

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CEO of CRL Consulting LLC

Charisse Lillie

Charisse R. Lillie has served as the CEO of CRL Consulting LLC since retiring from Comcast Corp. in 2017. She advises law firms, corporations and nonprofits on issues of diversity, inclusion and belonging, and issues of corporate governance...

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Principal, Pay Governance

Connie Lin

Connie Lin is a Principal with over 15 years of experience working with Compensation Committees and Senior Management teams on various executive compensation issues, including competitive pay remunerations for executives and non-employee directors, peer group development and reviews, pay-for-performance assessments, short- and long-term incentive plan design, incentive goal setting, change-in-control 280G excise tax calculations, compensation practices and trends, and assistance with proxy disclosure...

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Moderator

 

Lawyer, Public Policy Expert, Boston Business Leader

Gloria Cordes Larson

Gloria Cordes Larson is a respected lawyer, public policy expert, Boston business leader, and former university president...

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You can view the recording of this event here.

 

A pre-recorded follow-up discussion can be viewed here.

 

 

 

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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