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2014 Year in Review
16 December, 2014
2014 was a busy and productive year for The Conference Board Governance Center. For a complete overview of activities, please visit 2014 Year in Review.

Task Force Co-Chairs Featured in The Year in Governance issue of Directors & Boards
5 August, 2014
Task Force co-chairs Simon Lorne and Pat Russo were published in the Year in Governance issue of Directors & Boards. The article, which reviews the key recommendations of The Conference Board Governance Center Task Force on Corporate/Investor Engagement, lays out how to begin restoring confidence in US public companies.

New Executive Action Report published on Trust in Business
28 April, 2014
Capitalism depends on public trust for its legitimacy, and if public trust in business is low, governments and regulators act. A new Executive Action Report published by The Conference Board and written by Center Executive Director Donna Dabney addresses why CEOs need to be thinking about trust in business.

New Director Notes looks at role of the board in cybersecurity
25 March, 2014
A new Director Notes from The Conference Board Governance Center, titled The Board's Role in Cybersecurity, looks at how corporate directors and officers should appropriately oversee their company’s cybersecurity initiatives and offers suggestions for directors on how to carry out their oversight role.

Task Force recommendations highlighted in The New York Times DealBook
13 March 2014
The task force recommendations were covered in a piece in The New York Times DealBook by David Gelles.

Task Force Co-Chairs Simon Lorne and Patricia Russo publish a public letter on the work of the Task Force on Corporate/Investor Engagement 
11 March 2014
In a public letter published today, Task Force co-chairs Simon Lorne and Patricia Russo call for business leadership to improve corporate governance and enhance the necessary public confidence and trust in the US capitalist model. Read the full letter.

The Conference Board Governance Center Task Force on Corporate/Investor Engagement Releases their recommendations
11 March 2014
The Conference Board Governance Center today announced the publication of the recommendations of The Conference Board Governance Center Task Force on Corporate/Investor Engagement. The Task Force concluded that fixing corporate governance — and, ultimately, restoring trust in business — calls for an open, yet purpose-driven process of reestablishing alignment between corporate strategy and investor interests. For more, please read the press release.