NOMINATIONS ABOUT 2025 HONOREES GALA SPONSORSHIP

Recognizing Excellence in Board Leadership

Each year, a small group of directors set the bar for what strong board leadership looks like. The NACD Directorship 100 Awards recognize more than 100 of these leaders for the judgment, integrity, and oversight that drive long-term value across the organizations they serve.

NACD is excited to announce the 2026 finalists for its highest governance honors:

B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award – recognizing an individual whose distinguished career has had a lasting impact on corporate governance and board leadership.

Director of the Year Awards – honoring exceptional directors serving on public, private, and nonprofit boards who demonstrate exemplary governance, strategic oversight, and leadership.

These finalists represent the very best in governance and reflect the leadership, vision, and commitment that define board excellence.

2025 NACD Directorship 100 Honorees

B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Finalists

Richard K. Davis

Dow Inc., Mastercard Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, Mayo Clinic

James Turley

Citigroup, Emerson Electric Co., Citibank, Northrop Grumman, Kohler

Ted Philip

REI Co-op, United Airlines Holdings, BRP Inc., Strata Critical Medical, Inc.

John W. Thompson

Rubrik, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Wetlands America Trust

Public Company Director of the Year Finalists

Rodney C. Adkins

Avnet, UPS, W.W. Grainger

Glenda Dorchak

Xanadu Quantum Technologies, Inc, GlobalFoundries Inc., Cerebras Systems, Inc.

Guy Gecht

Logitech International S.A., SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.

Mark Hawkins

Toast, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Workday, Inc.

Ellen Zane

Boston Scientific Corporation, Haemonetics Corporation, Synchrony Financial, Fiduciary Trust Company Boston

Private Company Director of the Year Finalists

James “Jim” Lee

TXSE Group, Inc., Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), Houston Symphony Endowment

Frank Martire

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), Bridgepoint Partners, Sacred Heart University

Yvonne Wassenaar

JFrog Ltd. (NASDAQ: FROG), Rubrik, Inc. (NYSE: RBRK), Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ANET), Private: Alation; Infoblox; Finout

Vice Admiral Jim Zortman, USN (Ret.)

USAA, USAA Federal Savings Bank, United Through Reading, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, Inc

Nonprofit Director of the Year Finalists

John Driver, NACD.DC

City First Bank, 50/50 Women on Boards, NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter

Julie Greiner

Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Girls Inc., Miami Dade College Foundation

George Vradenburg

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation, World Dementia Council

The complete list of 2026 NACD Directorship 100 honorees, including the recipients of the B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award and Director of the Year Awards, will be announced this September.