Patricia Bedient, NACD.DC
Public Company Director of the Year; Alaska Air Group, Park Hotels and Resorts, Suncor Energy, Oregon State University Foundation, Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
NACD Directorship 100
2025 Honorees
2025 Honorees
Learn more about the exceptional individuals recognized in 2025 for their contributions to corporate governance:
B. KENNETH WEST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Kellanova (formally Kellogg)
McKesson
Target
University of San Diego Board of Trustees
Marine Corps University Foundation
Board of Trustees
NACD Directors of the Year
Jack Lazar
Private Company Director of the Year; Astera Labs, Box, Global Foundries, Resideo Technologies, Tonal Systems, NACD Northern California Chapter
Theresa Fay-Bustillos
Nonprofit Director of the Year; Benetech
NACD Directorship 100: Directors
Tarang Amin
Director
Joseph Anderson
Director
Cindy Baerman, NACD.DC
Director
Kelly Barrett, NACD.DC
Director
Kimberly Bishop, NACD.DC
Director
Susan Bostrom
Director
Alice Brennan, NACD.DC
Director
Colleen B. Brown
Director
Les Brun
Director
Michael Camuñez
Director
Lloyd Carney
Director
Anna Catalano
Director
Sharda Cherwoo
Director
Michele Colucci
Director
Gayle Crowell
Director
Kristin Daley
Director
Karen Daniel
Director
Ken Denman
Director
Lisa Egbuonu-Davis, NACD.DC
Director
Antonio (Tony) Fernandez
Director
Anne Finucane
Director
Esther L. George
Director
Ginger Graham
Director
Janet Brutschea Haugen, NACD.DC
Director
Deborah Henretta
Director
Peter Blair Henry
Director
Lofton Holder
Director
Jonathan Johnson
Director
Rita Johnson Mills
Director
Mary Landry, NACD.DC
Director
Holden Lee
Director
Thomas C. Leppert
Director
Edward Magee
Director
Jennifer McFarlane, NACD.DC
Director
Brenda Morris, NACD.DC
Director
Shannon Nash
Director
Lorrie Norrington
Director
Wayne Peacock
Director
Ana Pinczuk
Director
Bonnie Reitz
Director
Helen Riley
Direcror
Lawrence Sterrs
Director
Susan Story
Director
Abhi Talwalkar
Director
Allan Thygesen
Director
Steven Weber
Director
Donna Wells, NACD.DC
Director
Kim Williams
Director
Ellen Zane
Director
NACD Directorship 100: Governance Professionals
Jason Alexander, NACD.DC
Enterprise Industry Leader - Industrials, RSM US LLP
Linda Amuso
Senior Partner, Aon LLC
Richard (RJ) Bannister
Chief Operating Officer, Partner, Farient Advisors
Robyn Bew
Americas Center for Board Matters Director, EY LLP
David Bixby
Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners
John Bremen
Managing Director and Board Advisor, WTW
Adam Bryant
Senior Managing Director, The ExCo Group
Jamie Burgess, NACD.DC
Enterprise Consulting Strategy & Execution Leader, RSM US LLP
Christine Davine, NACD.DC
Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, Deloitte
Jim DeLoach
Managing Director, Protiviti
Matt DiGuiseppe
Managing Director, PwC
Theodore Dysart, NACD.DC
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Robin Ferracone
Founder/CEO, Farient Advisors LLC
Richard Fields
Global Head of the Board Effectiveness Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Jamie Gorelick
Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Holly Gregory
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Greg Hahn, NACD.DC
Principal, Crowe LLP
Robert Hayward
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Carolyn Herzog
Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary, Elastic NV
Fabrice Houdart
Executive Director, Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors
Sarkis Jebejian
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Blair N. Jones
Managing Director, Semler Brossy Consulting
Nichole Jordan, NACD.DC
Regional Managing Principal, Texoma; Market Managing Principal, Dallas & Austin, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Dr Robert Joss
Dean Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Jannice Koors
Senior Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
Johnny Lee
Principal, Forensics, Grant Thornton
Kai Liekefett
Co-Chair, Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense, Sidley Austin LLP
Melissa Ludwig
Corporate Director and Governance Advisor
Brian Martin
Chief Legal Officer, Nutanix, Inc.
Jeff McAndrews
Partner and Chair, Global Crisis and Issues Management Practice, FGS Global
Christina Medland
Managing Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners
Annie Peabody
Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal
Christian Peo
Vice Chair-Audit, KPMG LLP
Carin Robinson
Senior Director, Corporate Governance, PwC
Amy Rojik, NACD.DC
National Managing Principal - Corporate Governance, BDO USA, P.C.
Sherif Sakr, NACD.DC
Partner, Deloitte
Harpreet Sidhu
Senior Managing Director - Americas Cybersecurity Lead, Accenture
Lauren Smith, NACD.DC
Co-Head Board & Managing Partner, Board Practice, DSG Global
Vito Sperduto
Head of Capital Markets U.S., RBC Capital Markets
Stephen Straus
Co-founder and CEO, KUNGFU.AI
Tara Tays
Partner, Pay Governance
Vanessa Teitelbaum
Senior Director, Professional Practice, Center for Audit Quality
Lila Tretikov
Partner, Head of AI, NEA
James Turgal
Vice President, Optiv Security
Matt Turner
President, Executive Compensation, Pearl Meyer
Timothy Walsh
Chair and CEO, KPMG U.S.
ThaoMee Xiong
Executive and Network Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Liz Zale
Partner, FGS Global
Anne Zavarella
Co Leader, KPMG Board Leadership Center