Wall Street Journal reporter Joann Lublin spoke at Drexel University recently about corporate governance as it relates to her new book, titled Earning It.
The Drexel LeBow Center for Corporate Governance’s Directors Academy program provides an intensive and highly focused interactive dialogue for board-ready individuals.
Before joining a corporate board, perform this personal inventory to be sure that you're willing and able to accept such a big professional commitment.
Thirty-six of the country’s top business leaders attended the seventh annual Directors' Dialogue, collectively representing over 48 public, 27 private, and 58 nonprofit boards, to share their insights and experiences with shareholder activism.
Past awardees include Charisse Lillie, VP of Community Investment Comcast Corporation, Dr. Ann Weaver Hart, president of Temple University, and Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, Federal Judge within the United States Court of Appeals.
Recent studies have shown that diversifying the skills on your board will not necessarily produce better performance in the long run. “Director Skill Sets,” a paper presented at this year's Academic Conference, examines how director skills cluster on and across various boards.
John Brennan, director at General Electric, and Michael Useem, professor at Wharton, took part in a discussion on effective board leadership at Drexel LeBow. The men covered a range of topics, but often returned to the importance of and ongoing need for increased diversity in American corporate board rooms.
Drexel LeBow's Center for Corporate Governance awarded first Director Education Certificates in Corporate Governance to six participants of its Directors Academy Program.
Assistant Professor of Marketing Daniel Korschun, Ph.D., who was just honored with a top University teaching award, offers his students a "lifetime guarantee."
Interested in joining a board? And if so, are you prepared? Unless you have participated on a corporate or nonprofit board of directors, it is unlikely that you have a complete understanding of a board member’s responsibilities. The Directors Academy at Drexel LeBow’s Center of Corporate Governance can help with that.
