Baker Bott’s recent client alert discusses board director independence.
Read MorePublic company directors are encumbered by a multitude of duties and responsibilities mandated by federal securities laws and the regulations of securities exchanges. A new director is expected to navigate ancillary restrictions, heighted scrutiny, and various challenges that can be onerous.
Read MoreGibson Dunn offers a summary of upcoming director education opportunities for board directors of public and private companies.
Read MoreUncertainty and transformation in the boardroom as directors are focused on Diversity, Shareholder Activism and AI.
Read MoreThe Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance posted an article about the unprecedented challenges facing today’s corporate boards. The risk profile has expanded and the workload has increased.
Read MoreTo explore how executives perceive board performance today, PwC and The Conference Board conducted its fourth annual survey of more than 600 public company C-suite executives in the fall of 2023.
Read MoreA recent Directors & Boards article about "What Directors are Thinking" was written by SVDX Member, Amy Guggenheim Shenkan talking about taking on risk.
Read MoreFORTUNE’s Modern Board just posted the top 10 books that board directors should read, as suggested by many friends of SVDX.
Read MorePwC outlines the top 10 questions boards should ask around strategy and oversight.
Read MoreBoard members have a responsibility to ensure that the sales model is constantly being optimized for more efficient revenue gains.
Read MoreA recent Pearl Meyer article discusses how a board director with chief human resources officer experience can ensure talent management and leadership development is a strategic priority.
Read MoreA recent Boardspan feature follows a conversation between Maggie Wilderotter and Abby Adlerman about how the best boards are built.
Read MoreDiligent Institute, along with partners Spencer Stuart and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, hosted more than two dozen public company board members for the annual Next Gen board Leaders West Coast Summit in Spring 2023.
Read MoreDiligent Institute’s recent “Inside Today’s Boardrooms” episode featured Carin Robinson, Director at the PwC Governance Insights Center, discussing key findings from the 3rd annual edition of their latest report: “Board Effectiveness: A Survey of the C-Suite.”
Read MoreDiligent Institute issued the April Director Confidence Index, which saw a rebound in board optimism, despite an originally gloomy 2023 forecast.
Read MoreFortune and Diligent have teamed up to put together an annual list of the top companies with the most “modern” boards.
Read MoreA recent episode of Evan Epstein’s Boardroom Governance podcast featured Penny Herscher, a Silicon Valley-based tech executive and corporate director at Lumentum, SGH (Smart Global), Embark Trucks and Forvia SA, Delphix and Modern Health.
Read MorePwC leadership contributed to a Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance article regarding private company boards increasingly adding outside directors to their ranks.
Read MoreSVDX recently hosted the first webinar in a series devoted to entrepreneurial boards. The webinar recording will be posted shortly and the next webinar will take place on February 15th. If you were not able to join the session, check out the following resources below related to the topic.
Read MoreNow in its 37th year, the U.S. Spencer Stuart Board Index examines the latest data and trends in board composition, board governance practices and director compensation among S&P 500 companies.
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