Each year, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) publishes the Directorship 100 — a “combination of leading corporate directors, corporate governance practitioners and public policy leaders who are recognized as the most influential people in the boardroom and the corporate governance arena.”
The NACD Directorship surveyed 15,000 public company directors and executives to form the final 100 honorees.
“The esteemed boardroom leaders on the Directorship 100 share a common characteristic as proactive agents of change in the boardroom community, shaping the future of corporate governance at a time when American business looks to restore investor confidence and restore economic growth,” said NACD CEO and President Ken Daly.
Among the top 100 honored are a select group of D&O insurers and governance advisors, including:
- Robert C. Cox, Chubb Group
- Mark Lamendola, Travelers
- Timothy J. O’Donnell, ACE USA
- Daniel W. Riordan, Zurich Financial Services
- Michael W. Smith, Chartis
- Richard A. Bennett, The Corporate Library
- Gavin Anderson, GovernanceMetrics International
- Steve Harvey, Martha Carter, Carol Bowie, Patrick S. McGurn, ISS Governance Services
- Robert McCormick, Glass Lewis & Co.
The association noted that it has seen a shift in the type of leader exerting the most influence on corporate governance. For the first time, professionals in the “regulators and rule makers” category received the most nominations.