CURRENT ISSUE
January/February 2026 - Vol. XLVII No. 276
Can Delaware “Make IPOs Great Again?”
By Paul S. Atkins
SEC Chair Atkins proposes shaking up investor activism.
The Strategic, Future-Looking Board
By Jeanne Boillet
What changes do front-line directors suggest for better governance?
Remote Meetings Are Reshaping Governance
By Abigail White
Online meetings are changing how boards function overall.
Writing Persuasive Board Papers
By Michael Austin
Why are so many board meeting packs awful (and what can we do about it)?
Board Performance Benchmarks
By Kaitlin Quistgaard
Anonymized assessment data reveals six themes now defining modern governance discussions.
LAST ISSUE
November/December 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 275
Independent Board Chairs – Trends and Issues
By Bradley Goldberg, Beth Sasfai and Jon Avina
While activists lose interest, independent board leadership is becoming the norm.
IR, Activism and the Boardroom
By Peter W. McDermott
Is your board really tapped into shareholder concerns? Seek insights from IR.
The Evolving Role of Board Observers
By P. Michelle Gasaway and Jeremy Winter
Sometimes contentious, sometimes helpful, observers remain little understood.
The Board Owns Sustainable Growth
By Gib Hedstrom
If ESG is dead, why is it still so vital to the company’s (and the world’s) future?
CEO Succession and the CHRO
By Ani Huang and Anthony Nyberg
Leadership change is a corporate flash point. Why not benefit from the skills of HR?
PREVIOUS ISSUE
September/October 2025 - Vol. XLVI No. 274
AI for Tomorrow’s Boardrooms
By Paul Smith
AI will reshape the work, role and even the concept of corporate boards.
Why CEOs Should Not Choose Their Successors
By Christian Muntean
Too often, boards defer new CEO selection to the current CEO.
Battling Board Overconfidence
By Jonathan T. Marks
Boards can grow comfortable in “not knowing what they don’t know.”
Business and Human Rights in the Trump Administration
By Jonathan Drimmer, Yousuf Aftab and Elinoam Abramov
Washington is targeting many social responsibility standards, but expanding others.
The Value of HR Leaders on Corporate Boards
By Hollie Castro
People skills on diversity, stakeholder and workforce issues are modern governance assets.
