• New board members or senior executives who expect to be on a board in the near future
• Experienced board members who are in need of a "refresher"
• Executives from outside North America who wish to learn about North American governance practices

• Develop a deeper understanding of board governance models
• Analyze the role of the board vis-à-vis management, internal and external auditors, and other outside advisors
• Understand how to navigate boardroom conflicts
• Engage in a “board in crisis” case simulation
• Study the legal and ethical challenges faced by today’s boards in areas such as executive compensation
• Become conversant in current boardroom topics such as cyber security and activist investors

• Different models of governance
• Board and committee responsibilities
• The board’s role in a crisis

• Executive compensation issues and trends
• Audit committee issues
• Recruiting new board members

• Legal issues
• Activist investors
• Cyber security

Robert Apatoff - Academic Director; Clinical Professor, Executive Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute Former Chief Executive Officer, FTD Companies, Inc., Former Chief Executive Officer, Rand McNally & Company

Timothy Feddersen - Wendell Hobbs Professor of Managerial Politics; Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences; Chair of Personnel Committee

Harry M. Kraemer - Clinical Professor of Leadership; Former Chairman & CEO, Baxter Intl.; Executive Partner, Madison Dearborn Partners

Jim Woodrum - Clinical Professor—Executive Education, Board Consultant for more than 30 years, Public Company Board Member and Compensation Committee Chair

Edward Zajac - James F. Bere Professor of Management & Organizations

Tom Desmond - Co-Chair, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Group, Vedder Price

Scott Dillman - Retired COO of Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice, PwC

Paula Loop - Leader of PwC Governance Insights Center

Jeff Zilka - Sr. Counselor, Edelman

“It is the perfect program for directors to sharpen their knowledge.”
Corporate Governance Officer, CMA

“A perfect collaboration of faculty, industry experts and program attendees! I was so impressed by the Corporate Governance program that I decided to enroll in the Kellogg Executive Scholar Program.”
Director, ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

“This program includes all critical topics necessary to effectively perform as a director in a boardroom, and the people who attended it enriched the program due to their worldwide experience. It is highly recommended experience.”
Executive Director, Ernst & Young LLP