CEO Letter
By Peter R. Gleason
Preparation and Perseverance
Winter 2026 Issue
From Directorship® Magazine
Governance Surveys
Directorship Magazine
Cover Story
A Spotlight on Excellence
By Julie Pitts
Celebrate the 2025 NACD Directorship 100™ honorees and learn how they are meeting the moment.
Editor's Note
By Anita Narayan
Steady Hands
Donald Knauss
B. KENNETH WEST LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Kellanova (formerly Kellogg)
McKesson
Target
University of San Diego Board of Trustees
Marine Corps University Foundation
Board of Trustees
Director of the Year Awards
Patricia Bedient, NACD.DC
Public Company Director of the Year
Jack Lazar
Private Company Director of the Year
Theresa Fay-Bustillos
Nonprofit Director of the Year
Directors and Governance Professionals
Meet the 2025 NACD Directorship 100 director and governance professional honorees.
Features
In-depth stories that explore topics affecting both you and your boards.
Texas Rewrites the Corporate Landscape
By Noah Kirsch
Learn what's prompting some companies to consider reincorporating from Delaware.
Warren Buffett’s Governance Philosophy, Practice, and Legacy
By Lawrence A. Cunningham
Learn from Buffett's governance wisdom to elevate your board's performance.
Columns
Short articles that offer brief updates on NACD and insight from directors and governance experts.
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Research and Events
NACD News
By Heather Kierzek
Read about NACD announcements in the winter 2026 issue of Directorship.
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Directors' Corner
From Buzzword to Bottom Line: Is AI Working?
By Anita Ganti and Joyce Li
Adopt these frameworks to distinguish AI transformation from theater.
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Regulatory Review
Fifteen Years Later, Dodd-Frank Uncertainties Remain
By Alexandra R. Lajoux
Years after becoming law, Dodd-Frank still faces implementation challenges.
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Private Company Governance
Why Family Business Succession Planning Is Urgent
By Suzanna de Baca
Start the succession process by reviewing the steps for emergency and long-term plans.
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C-Suite Connect
The Board-CHRO Partnership in Overseeing a Multigenerational Workforce
By Hollie Castro
Here’s why generational shifts in the workforce shouldn’t be viewed solely as a human resources issue.
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Certified Director Insights
Generous Listening in Action: A Conversation with Jim Grogan
By Heather Kierzek
Hear from an NACD certified director about health-care industry innovations and subsidiary and ESOP governance.
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In Practice
Scenarios for Engaging Strategic Investors
By Matt Leatherman
Directors can proactively engage with investors to ensure corporate success.
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The AI Frontier
The Case for AI Risk Appetite Reviews
By Tom Petro
Directors should set AI system risk perimeters to ensure alignment with company values and strategy.
Director Advisory
Thematic content provided by NACD partners.
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Board Operations
Reimagining Governance Basics Amid a New Normal
By Maureen Bujno, Natalie Cooper, and Amy D’Avella
By optimizing board processes, culture, and composition, directors can succeed in an era defined by risk complexity.
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Succession Planning
Why and How CEOs Have Exited
By Gerard Leider and Carrie Guenther
Boards can ensure smooth CEO transitions by understanding recent triggers and defining the outgoing CEO's role.
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Private Company Governance
Where Private Company Boards Add the Most Value on Strategy
By Patrick A. Lee
Learn about recent trends in private company governance and the challenges these boards face in strategy oversight.
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Talent Oversight
The Benefits of a Strong CEO Performance Review Framework
By Blair Jones, Robert Martin, and Kylie Oblak
Directors can better align leadership behavior with strategy by following these considerations to formalize a CEO performance review framework.
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Executive Compensation
What Future Leaders Want from Executive Pay
By BJ Firmacion, Becky Huddleston, and Mike Oclaray
Executive compensation practices may need to evolve to meet the preferences of millennial and Gen Z leaders. Here's what boards should know.
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