Board Advisory Services No other organization is as qualified to advise boards and directors.
Insights for Sound Strategic Decisions
NACD Board Advisory Services:
Boardroom Evaluations
Benchmarking and Governance Reviews
Customized In-Boardroom Education
NACD Board Advisory Services delivers knowledge, insights, next practices, and action plans for directors to address the challenges and opportunities boards face—so they can make sound, strategic decisions.
Our programs are delivered by sitting directors—from the largest, deepest, most diverse roster of director advisors in the world. Our methods are based on 35 years of NACD research and leverage the real-world expertise of our 13,000 members.
Advancing Exemplary Board Leadership
The independent, objective authority on board leadership.
Counseling boards of all sizes—from small firms to the top of the Fortune 500.
Confidential programs delivered by experienced, sitting directors.
Boards ranging from start-ups to the top of the Fortune 500 engage NACD to align their boards and management with the strategic objectives of the company. Unlike many evaluation processes,
NACD evaluations are conducted by sitting directors. As peers, our facilitators lead candid discussions and uncover insights to transform a potentially sensitive exercise into positive learning.
NACD Customized Boardroom Evaluation Process
Boardroom Evaluations
Our process allows you to be candid while maintaining confidentiality.
Analysis
Results are analyzed and benchmarked against leading practices, and qualitative and quantitative reports are delivered to board leaders.
Action
NACD integrates the evaluation results into a strategic discussion, enabling development of a concrete action plan.
Board Committee Peer CEOBoard/
Management Relations
Types of Evaluations
Assessment
Through confidential and collaborative surveys and individual interviews, your most pressing issues are identified and prioritized.
“NACD provides practical information to help directors anticipate what’s next.” Chuck Noski
Director, Microsoft, Avery Dennison, Avon Products Former Vice Chairman, Bank of America Corporation
“NACD’s One-Day Director Professionalism program was definitely a ‘home run.’ Its experienced team of faculty members had a clear understanding of our unique governance structure and facilitated a truly customized, interactive session that effectively engaged our board members. Very beneficial—one of the best sessions ever.” Daniel E. Schwandt
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Noridian Mutual Insurance Company
“This past year, NACD facilitated our annual board and committee self-evaluation process—marking the first-ever involvement of outsiders in our evaluation process. We were extremely pleased with the quality and level of preparation of the NACD faculty, their thoughtful insights and adeptness in facilitating group discussion, the overall organization of the process, and the simplicity and utility of the faculty’s key recommendations.”Peggy Heeg
Nominating and Governance Committee Chair, Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P.
NACD customized in-boardroom education programs equip your board with next practices ranging from board and C-suite dynamics to the roles of the board and management in strategy and risk oversight.
Our faculty of sitting directors facilitates interactive discussions rather than lectures. As a result, you receive actionable knowledge you can immediately apply in your boardroom.
Our cornerstone leadership courses for new and experienced directors allow you and your board to earn core credits toward NACD Fellowships.
� Director Professionalism® One-Day Program
� Master Class
� Executive Professionalism: Understanding Board Expectations
NACD Fellowship credentials demonstrate your commitment to exemplary board leadership—to investors, management, and the director community.
� Role of the Board and Management
� Role of the Board and Management in Corporate Strategy and Risk Oversight
� Fiduciary Responsibilities
� Financial Statements: Fundamental Questions Every Director Should Ask
� Board Effectiveness: Improving Communication and Decision Making
� Effective Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees
� Role of the Board in Crisis: Preparation, Response, Communications, and Post-Crisis Evaluation
� Transitioning a Board From Private Company to IPO and Beyond
� On-Boarding a New CEO
� Role of the Board in Mergers and Acquisitions
� Directors and Officers Liability: Update
� Board Excellence in the Current Environment
� Technology: Increased Risk for Boards and Leaders
� International Markets: Opportunities and Risks
Customized In-Boardroom
Education
Foundation Programs Core Competencies Programs Select Board Governance Programs Emerging Issues
“ At a minimum, individuals serving as independent chairs and/or lead directors should earn Fellowship status to bolster confidence in their leadership, both inside and outside the boardroom.”
Pat McGurnExecutive Director, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
Board Advisory Services Sample Client List
No other organization is as qualified to advise boards and directors.As an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, our sole focus is advancing exemplary board leadership.
We have no other agenda.
Benchmarking and Governance Reviews
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
Amerisafe, Inc.
Berkshire Bankshares
The Children’s Place Retail Store
Columbia Sportswear
Double Eagle Petroleum Company
Fifth Third Bank
First Niagara Bank
Imperial Sugar Company
Integra Bank
LifePoint Hospitals
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
Perrigo Company
Provident Bank
Provident Financial Group
Rush Enterprises
ScanSource, Inc.
Sonic Corporation
State Auto Financial Corporation
Toreador Resources Corporation
Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
Zygo Corporation
AAA Club Partners
Alex Lee, Inc.
American Red Cross
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Beacon Mutual Insurance Company
Best Western International
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans
Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC
The Catholic University of America
CHS, Inc.
Congressional Federal Credit Union
Darigold, Inc.
Delta Dental Plans
Energistics
EuroChem, Moscow
Executive Leadership Council
Farmers Insurance Exchange
Follett Corporation
The George Washington University
Glenmede
HealthNow New York, Inc.
Inter-American Investment Corporation
International Finance Corporation
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
McGladrey LLP
MITRE Corporation
Multilateral Investment Fund
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
Pinnacol Assurance
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
State Compensation Insurance Fund
True Value Company
U.S. AgBank
Vision Service Plan (VSP)
Volunteers of America
The World Bank Group
Private Companies, Mutuals, Cooperatives, and Nonprofits
AetnaAlaska Air Group, Inc.American Water Works Company, Inc.Becton DickinsonBest Buy, Inc.Briggs & Stratton CorporationCIGNA CorporationCimarex EnergyConocoPhillipsCorporate Office Properties TrustDigitalGlobe, Inc.Dollar GeneralEl Paso CorporationFarmer MacFBL Financial GroupFirstEnergyFlowserveHarvest Natural ResourcesHawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.Health NetJ.P. Morgan ChaseJohnson ControlsLa-Z-Boy, Inc. Limited Brands
Marathon Oil
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
Molycorp, Inc.
Moody’s Corporation
Nabors Industries
NorthWestern Energy
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Office Depot
Orion Marine Group, Inc.
Quicksilver Resources
Sabre Holdings Corporation
Sears Roebuck and Company
South Jersey Industries
Sparton Corporation
Sprint
Sysco Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Teva Pharmaceutical
Time Warner
UniGroup, Inc.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Washington Gas (WGL Holdings, Inc.)
WellPoint
Public Corporations: NYSE Public Corporations: Nasdaq
NACD Custom Benchmarking Reports show your board how you compare to your peers on over 70 governance practices, including compensation—so you can deliver sustainable profits and drive stakeholder value. Compare your board by industry, company type, location, listing exchange, market cap, and other parameters.
NACD Governance Reviews cover a broad range of engagements from board formation and structure to performance and succession.
Our objective, third-party reviews ensure your board is optimally structured and aligned with leading governance practices.
Benchmarking gives your board an objective basis for assessing your own practices—and determining where you may need to take action.
NACD members are guaranteed exclusive insights to confidently navigate complex business challenges and enhance
enterprise value, access to a prestigious director network, and a collective voice in policy affecting the boardroom.
NACD is the recognized authority on leading boardroom practices, with 35 years of governance experience,
a vast portfolio of director resources, and only one agenda: advancing exemplary board leadership.
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