People to Watch
Our annual assessment of the most influential people in corporate governance also uncovers a short list of movers and shakers who merit serious attention as potential boardroom influentials. This new feature of the Directorship 100 recognizes a few outstanding individuals who, by virtue of what they do and how they do it, bear watching.
Vineeta Anand, Chief research analyst, AFL-CIO
David W. Anderson, President, The Anderson Governance Group
C.E. Andrews, President and COO, McGladrey
Kenneth Bertsch, Executive director, corporate governance, Morgan Stanley
Francis H. Byrd, Managing director, The Altman Group
Stephen Chipman, CEO, Grant Thornton
Richard J. Daly, CEO, Broadridge Financial Services
Phyllis Deiso, National SEC practice leader, McGladrey
Janice DiPietro, National managing partner, consulting, Tatum
Robin A. Ferracone, Founder and executive chair, Farient Advisors
Neil Goldenberg, Partner in charge, Internal Audit and Risk Management, Eisner
John Goodyear, Chairman, CEO, Navigant Consulting
Francesco Guerrera, U.S. business editor, Financial Times
Dana Hermanson, Paul Lapides, James G. Tompkins IV, Corporate Governance Center, Kennesaw State University
Niels C. Holch, Executive director, Shareholder Communications Coalition
James A. Kaplan, Chairman and founder, Audit Integrity
Olivia F. Kirtley, U.S. member of the Board of the International Federation of Accountants
Neil C. Krauter, CEO, The Krauter Group
Fred J. Krebs, President, Association of Corporate Counsel
Stuart Levine, Chairman and CEO, Stuart Levine & Associates
Gary Lutin, Chairman, Shareholder Forum
Kevin M. LaCroix, Publisher, The D&O Diary blog; attorney & partner, Oakbridge Insurance Services
James McRitchie, Founder, publisher, editor, corpgov.net
Keith Meyer, Vice chairman, Global CEO and Board Practice CTPartners
John Napoli, Co-managing partner, Lorie Almon, Co-managing partner, Seyfarth Shaw
Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance, University of San Diego School of Law; author: F.I.A.S.C.O., Infectious Greed and The Match King
Francis G.X. Pileggi, Founding partner, Fox Rothschild; prolific blogger on the Delaware Courts
Joseph Tarantino, President and CEO, Protiviti
Steve Wchsler, President and CEO, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Jack Weisbaum, CEO, BDO
Ellen Zimiles, Global head of compliance and investigations, Navigant Consulting
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I’m wondering where the proxy solicitors are on this list.
This is a good question and one we will take up in our 2011 survey of reader’s choices for the NACD Directorship 100 list. Thank you for bringing to my attention.