The past few years have been a series of unprecedented events that have fundamentally changed communities and organizations. From the COVID-19 pandemic to racial and social justice movements, sharpened focus on climate change and environmental justice, and recent geopolitical events, it is undeniable that these events, taken together, have altered the very nature of corporations’ […]
Board Director Compensation
The annual compensation paid to board directors is generally composed of an annual cash retainer, board meeting fees, and stock options or stock grants. These stock options are generally equivalent in value to 20-25% of a director’s annual retainer. A standard compensation package might consist of a $100K cash retainer, $1500-2500 fee per board meeting […]
NEW Board Demand Forecast 2023
Theranos: An Innocent Board?
Elizabeth Anna Holmes is the founder and CEO of Theranos, a medical technology startup which claimed to have revolutionized blood testing by using much smaller amounts of blood and hence making it abundantly more convenient and accessible. By 2015 Theranos was valued at $9 billion and Holmes was named the youngest and wealthiest female self-made […]
Inflation on the Responsibilities of the Board
The phenomenon of inflation warps myriads of aspects of corporate life, and perhaps most significantly the task of the compensation committee. As prices across the board skyrocket, budgets must be increased and compensation packages must be reevaluated. In the current inflationary economy boards must advise based on the level and rate of inflation that the […]
Managing Cyber Risk
In this digital age, technology yields the power to open new business avenues for companies, but also presents new challenges for cybersecurity protection. With so much of today’s markets being dominated by digital assets, managing cyber risk has become an increasingly important and tricky topic for boards to navigate. Boards play an indisputable oversight role […]
