NACD - National Association of Corporate Directors

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.

2017 Honorees

NACD B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award

Jerre L. Stead

Current Director: IHS Markit
Former Director: American Precision Industries, Armstrong Holdings, BrightPoint, Conexant Systems, IGO, Ingram Micro, Mindspeed Technologies, Thomas & Betts, Weyerhaeuser

NACD Directors of the Year

Michele J. Hooper

Current Director: PPG Industries, UnitedHealth Group
Former Director: AstraZeneca, DaVita, Seagram, Target, Warner Music Group

Catherine A. Rein

Chair Emeritus: Corning
Former Director: BNY Mellon, FirstEnergy, GPU

NACD Directorship 100: Hall of Fame

Irvine O. Hockaday Jr.

Current Director: Aratana Therapeutics, Estee Lauder
Former Director: Aquila, Crown Media Holdings, Dow Jones, Ford Motor, Kansas City Southern, Sprint

Reatha Clark King

Former Director: Exxon Mobil, Lenox Group, HB Fuller, Wells Fargo
Former Executive: General Mills

NACD Directorship 100: Directors

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

Directorship 100: Directors and Executives

Charles E. Adair
Rayonier Advanced Materials
Tech Data
Torchmark

Brian P. Anderson
James Hardie Industries
PulteGroup
Stericycle
W. W. Grainger

Janice M. Babiak
Bank of Montreal
Walgreens Boots Alliance

Carin M. Barth
Black Stone Minerals
Enterprise Products Partners
Group 1 Automotive

John F. Bergstrom
Advance Auto Parts
Associated Banc-Corp
Kimberly-Clark
WEC Energy Group

Jean M. Birch
Papa Murphy's

Donna M. Boles
CST Brands

Maureen A. Breakiron-Evans
Ally Financial
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cubic

Irene C. Britt
Dunkin Brands
Tailored Brands
TerraVia

Colleen B. Brown
TrueBlue

Herman E. Bulls
Comfort Systems USA

Stephanie A. Burns
Corning
HP
Kellogg

Vernon E. Clark
Raytheon

Judith B. Craven
Luby's
Sysco

Yvonne M. Curl
HealthSouth
Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Gary T. DiCamillo
Global Partner Acquisition
Whirlpool

Connie K. Duckworth
Steelcase

Steven G. Elliott
AllianceBernstein
Huntington Bancshares
PPL

Joseph B. Fuller
PVH

Pamela H. Godwin
Unum

Allan C. Golston
Harley-Davidson
Stryker

Robert C. Greving
CNO Financial

James Guyette
Priceline
PrivateBancorp

Tyler E. Jacks
Amgen
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Cynthia T. Jamison
Big Lots
Darden Restaurants
Office Depot
Tractor Supply

Julia L. Johnson
American Water Works
FirstEnergy
MasTec
NorthWestern

James C. Lam
E*TRADE Financial

Brenda J. Lauderback
Denny's
Select Comfort
Wolverine Worldwide

Sara G. Lewis
PS Business Parks
Sun Life Financial
Weyerhaeuser

Lester L. Lyles
General Dynamics
KBR

Maya Makanjee
Mpact
Tiger Brands

Ellen R. Marram
Eli Lilly
Ford Motor

Joe C. McKinney
Broadway Bank
Luby's
New York REIT

Roberto G. Mendoza
ManpowerGroup
Quinpario Acquisition
Western Union

Nana Mensah
Darden Restaurants
Reynolds American

Linda A. Mills
AIG
Navient

Pattye L. Moore
One Gas
ONEOK
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

Michael G. Mullen
Discovery Air
General Motors
Sprint

Dean C. Oestreich
Alliant Energy

Pamela D. Reeve
American Tower
Frontier Communications
Sonus Networks

Arthur F. Ryan
Citizens Financial
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Lynn A. Schenk
Biogen
Sempra Energy

Neal B. Shapiro
Tegna

Laurie A. Siegel
CenturyLink
FactSet Research Systems
Volt Information Sciences

James T. Thompson
Hawkins
Sims Metal Management

Susan L. Wagner
Apple
BlackRock
Swiss Re

Wendy A. Watson
Citizens Financial

Wendell P. Weeks
Amazon.com
Corning
Merck

Barbara A. Yastine
First Data
Primerica
Zions Bancorporation

Edward J. Zore
ManpowerGroup
RenaissanceRe

NACD Directorship 100: Governance Professionals and Institutions

Joseph M. Adams
Managing Partner and CEO
RSM

Michael J. Aiello
Chairman, Corporate Department
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Irving S. Becker
Vice Chairman, Executive Pay and Governance Practice
Korn Ferry Hay Group

Wayne Berson
CEO and Chair, Global Board of Directors
BDO USA

Glenn Booraem
Investment Stewardship Officer
Vanguard

Andre G. Bouchard
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Brian V. Breheny
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Catherine L. Bromilow
Partner, Governance Insights Center
PwC

Maureen P. Bujno
Managing Director, Center for Board Effectiveness
Deloitte

David Chun
Founder and CEO
Equilar

Walter J. Clayton
Chair
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Eileen Cohen
Managing Director
JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management

Michael R. Cote
President and CEO
SecureWorks

Richard J. Daly
President and CEO
Broadridge Financial Solutions

Julie Hembrock Daum
Leader, North American Board Practice
Spencer Stuart

Deborah L. DeHaas
Chief Inclusion Officer, National Managing Partner, and Vice Chair, Center for Board Effectiveness
Deloitte

James W. DeLoach
Managing Director
Protiviti

Phyllis Deiso
Partner and National SEC Practice Leader
RSM

Lynne M. Doughtie
U.S. Chair and CEO
KPMG LLP

John P. Drzik
President, Global Risk and Specialties, Marsh LLC Chair, Global Risk Center
Marsh & McLennan Companies

Theodore L. Dysart
Vice Chairman, Global CEO & Board Practice
Heidrick & Struggles

Michelle Edkins
Managing Director and Global Head of Investment Stewardship
BlackRock

Margaret Engel
Founding Partner
Compensation Advisory Partners

Steven Epstein
Corporate Partner and Co-head, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Thomas Farley
NYSE Group President
NYSE

Robin A. Ferracone
Founder and CEO
Farient Advisors

Laurence D. Fink
Chairman and CEO
BlackRock

David Fitt
Partner
Pay Governance

Cynthia M. Fornelli
Executive Director
Center for Audit Quality

Abe M. Friedman
Founder and Managing Partner
CamberView Partners

Adena Friedman
President and CEO
Nasdaq

Sam Glasscock III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Holly J. Gregory
Partner and Co-leader, Global Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Practice
Sidley Austin

Robert Greifeld
Chairman
Nasdaq

Bonnie W. Gwin
Vice Chair and Co-Managing Partner, Global CEO and Board Practice
Heidrick & Struggles

Steven E. Hall
Founding Partner and Managing Director
Steven Hall & Partners

Robert E. Hallagan
Vice Chair and Co-Managing Director, Board Leadership Services
Korn Ferry

Dayna L. Harris
Partner
Farient Advisors

Eric Hosken
Partner
Compensation Advisory Partners

Blair Jones
Managing Director
Semler Brossy Consulting Group

Ira T. Kay
Managing Partner
Pay Governance

T. Mark Kelly
Chair
Vinson & Elkins

Thomas J. Kim
Partner
Sidley Austin

David H. Kistenbroker
Co-leader, White Collar and Securities Litigation Practice
Dechert

Jannice L. Koors
Managing Director, Chicago Office Director
Pearl Meyer

Rakhi Kumar
Managing Director, Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship
State Street Global Advisors

J. Travis Laster
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Paula Loop
Leader, Governance Insights Center
PwC

Joann S. Lublin
Management News Editor
The Wall Street Journal

Mark Lundvall
Vice President, Investment Proxy Research
Fidelity Investments

J. Michael McGuire
CEO
Grant Thornton

F. William McNabb III
Chairman and CEO
Vanguard

Joan E. Meyer
Partner and Practice Group Chair, North America Compliance, Investigations, and Government Enforcement
Baker McKenzie

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Megan Murphy
Editor
Bloomberg Businessweek

Alan Murray
Chief Content Officer and Editor in Chief
Time Inc., Fortune Magazine

Justus O'Brien
Co-leader, Board & CEO Advisory Group
Russell Reynolds Associates

Gregg H. Passin
Senior Partner and U.S. Executive Awards Practice Leader
Mercer, a Marsh & McLennan Company

Michael S. Piwowar
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

James L. Powers
CEO
Crowe Horwath

Michael Powers
Managing Partner
Meridian Compensation Partners

Jose R. Rodriguez
Partner in Charge & Executive Director, Audit Committee Institute
KPMG LLP

Tim Ryan
Senior Partner and Chairman, PwC US
PwC

Steven G. Scheinfeld
Partner and Global Chair, Corporate Practice
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Collins J. Seitz Jr.
Justice
Delaware Supreme Court

Anne Sheehan
Director, Corporate Governance
CalSTRS

Anne Simpson
Investment Director, Sustainability
CalPERS

Carol SingletonSlade
Leader, Global Energy and U.S. Board Practices
Egon Zehnder

Joseph R. Slights III
Vice Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Andrew Ross Sorkin
DealBook Founder and Editor
The New York Times

Kara M. Stein
Commissioner
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Jane Edison Stevenson
Vice Chair and Managing Director, Board and CEO Services
Korn Ferry

Leo E. Strine Jr.
Chief Justice
Delaware Supreme Court

David N. Swinford
President and CEO
Pearl Meyer

Joe Tarantino
President and CEO
Protiviti

Anthony Tatulli
Global Head of Financial Lines
AIG

Karen L. Valihura
Justice
Delaware Supreme Court

Kim A. Van Der Zon
Partner; Head, Global Board Practice
Egon Zehnder

Bruce G. Vanyo
Partner and Co-head, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice
Katten Muchin Rosenman

James T. Vaughn Jr.
Justice
Delaware Supreme Court

Charles Weinstein
CEO
EisnerAmper

Dennis T. Whalen
Leader, Board Leadership Center
KPMG LLP

Alex Wittenberg
Executive Director, Global Risk Center
Marsh & McLennan Companies

James Wolf
Managing Partner
Meridian Compensation Partners

Note: Company affiliations are listed as of July 1, 2017

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