Governance Center

Programs for Corporate Governance Executives

The Conference Board Governance Center brings together a distinguished group of senior corporate executives from leading world-class companies and influential institutional investors in a non-adversarial setting. In small groups of prominent senior executives, all discussions are confidential, enabling a free-flowing exchange of ideas and effective networking. This highly unique forum allows industry leaders to debate, develop, and advance innovative governance practices, and to drive landmark research in corporate governance.

The Governance Center draws upon more than a decade of authoritative research into corporate governance best practices. It also builds upon the internationally acclaimed and influential Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise, co-chaired by Hon. Peter Peterson and Hon. John Snow, whose members included Hon. Paul Volcker; Hon. Arthur Levitt, Jr.; Andrew Grove, Chairman of Intel Corporation; Ralph Larsen, Former Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson; and John Bogle, founder and Former Chairman, Vanguard Group, Inc.

Founded in 1993 and now a core division of The Conference Board, the Governance Center is committed to helping corporations enhance their governance processes, inspire market confidence, and facilitate capital formation in today's globally competitive marketplace.

Membership and Program Offerings

Center Staff

R. William Ide, III
Chairman, Governance Center Advisory Group
E-mail: r.william.ideiii@conference-board.org

Paul DeNicola, Ph.D
Director
Tel: +1 212 339-0221
Fax: +1 212 836-9711
E-mail: paul.denicola@conference-board.org

Matteo Tonello, LL.M, Ph.D.
Director of Governance Research
Tel: +1 212 339 0335
Fax: +1 212 836 9711
E-mail: matteo.tonello@conference-board.org

Ronald Berenbeim
Principal Researcher
Tel: +1 212 339 0352
Fax: +1 212 836 9717
E-mail: ronald.berenbeim@conference-board.org

Brandi Mathis
Center Manager, Center for Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability,
Governance Center & Directors’ Institute
Tel: +1 212 339 0241
Fax: +1 212 836 9711
E-mail: brandi.mathis@conference-board.org

Gary Larkin
Editor, Corporate Governance
Tel: +1 212 339-0320
Fax: +1 212 836-9711
E-mail: gary.larkin@conference-board.org

Nicole Esposito
Administrator, Governance Center and Directors' Institute
Tel: +1 212 339 0347
Fax: +1 212 839 9711
nicole.esposito@conference-board.org

Senior Advisors

Carolyn Kay Brancato, Ph.D.
E-mail: carolyn.brancato@conference-board.org

Ellen Hexter
E-mail: Ellen.hexter@conference-board.org

Alan A. Rudnick
Tel: +1 804 355 3000
Fax: +1 804 355 0532
E-mail: nicole.esposito@conference-board.org