NACD Directorship magazine each year identifies the most influential people in the boardroom community, including directors, corporate governance experts, regulators, and advisors. Promoting continued economic growth remains a priority for policy makers and directors alike. Therefore, our NACD Directorship 100 recognizes those who participate in actual board work who influence how that work is done.

This list is not intended to encompass all the career accomplishments of the Directorship 100 but rather to highlight public, private, and not-for-profit company directorships and primary positions. More extensive profiles appear in the July/August 2019 issue of NACD Directorship magazine.

Honorees and award winners will be celebrated at the NACD Directorship 100 Gala in New York City on June 26, 2019.

2015 Honorees

NACD B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award

NACD Director of the Year

Christopher J. Coughlin

Chair, Dun & Bradstreet;
Director, Alexion Pharmaceuticals and Allergan

NACD Directorship 100: Hall of Fame

John H. Biggs

Adjunct Professor, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University; Former Director, Boeing, JPMorgan Chase

Andrew J. McKenna

Chair, McDonald's

E. Norman Veasey

Special Counsel, Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella; former Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court

Ralph V. Whitworth

Principal, Relational Investors; former Chair, Hewlett-Packard

NACD Directorship 100: Directors

Please note: This list is intended to cite notable and current directorships.

NACD Directorship 100: Governance Professionals and Institutions

*Resigned

Note: Company affiliations are listed as of July 1, 2015