WASHINGTON, DC (MAY 3, 2018) – The National Association of Corporate Directors(NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 19,000 corporate board members, today announced that Dr. Janet L. Yellen, former Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will...
News | May 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC (April 24, 2018) – Eighty corporate boards joined the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on leading boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, during the first quarter of 2018. These new member boards join 1,300 others enrolle...
News | April 24, 2018
In brief:Mainstream asset managers—including major index funds such as Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street—are speaking out more forcefully on issues like board diversity, company culture, and climate change. Public pension funds such as the Office of the New York City Comptroller have...
Research | April 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC (Apr. 17, 2018) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, today announced 44 corporate directors who have earned NACD Fellowship—The Gold Standard Director Credential®. These ...
News | April 17, 2018
The Board and Long-Term Value Creation is a part of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission Report Series. This comprehensive reports content covers reassessing the relationship between short-term results and long-term value creation, the role of the board and recommendations. It is worth reading as a boa...
News | April 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 10, 2018) – The National Association of Corporate Directors(NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 corporate board members, today announced that a call for nominations has opened to recognize boards that have made transformative efforts ...
News | April 10, 2018
Where was the Board? is asked every time a major hacking causes yet another data breach. Data breaches and ransomware attacks occur every day, with massive impacts on companies finances, market value, and reputation. In fact, cyberattacks are estimated to cost companies between $400-500 billion a ye...
News | April 6, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MARCH 22, 2018) – The National Association of Corporate Directors(NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 corporate board members, today announced the launch of NACD NXT, a multi-year initiative to highlight breakthrough board practices that ...
News | March 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC (MARCH 20, 2018)– The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 18,000 board members, today announced that the 2018 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) initiative will explore board oversight of risks that are c...
News | March 20, 2018
In brief: Effective oversight of financial reporting is a crucial board (and specifically audit committee) responsibility. Getting Behind the Numbers is designed to help directors understand the key concepts of financial reporting: the balance sheet, the income statement, the statement of cash flow...
Research | March 19, 2018
