2012 Green River Conference on Corporate Governance

September 26, 2012

ClearWater library of websites on Board Diversity:

  • Women’s Director Development Program- Kellogg School of Management, in November 2012- Discover the keys to unlocking the boardroom doors in this program for senior-level women executives. Understanding how boards work and the demands on directors is imperative for executives who serve or who aspire to serve on boards. During this unique and rigorous program, you will interact with experienced board directors and senior faculty as you explore the roles of boards, ways to structure boards for high performance, and strategies for maximizing your effectiveness as a board member. You will improve your current job effectiveness and your future director prospects while learning how to make the leap onto nominating committee radar screens.
  • 20 by 2020 Women on Boards- A national campaign to increase the percentage of women on U.S. company boards to 20% or greater by the year 2020.
  • European Professional Women’s Network- EPWNis a dynamic fast-growingofflineandonlinenetworking and leadership development platform for professional women of all sectors and industries. With3000+ membersand more than90 nationalities,EPWNorganizes450 events a yearin19 cities.
  • Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals- Founded in 1946, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Inc. (the "Society") is a non-profit organization (Section 501(c)(6))comprised principally of corporate secretaries and business executives in governance, ethics and compliance functions at public, private and not-for-profit organizations. Members are responsible for supporting their board of directors and executive management in matters such as board practices, compliance, regulation and legal matters, shareholder relations and subsidiary management.
    The Society seeks to be a positive force for responsible corporate governance, providing news, research and "best practice" advice and providing professional development and education through seminars and conferences. The Society is administered by a nationalstaff located in New York City, by members who serve on board and standing committees and through the member activities of 21 local chapters.
  • National Association of Corporate Directors- NACD'smissionis to advance exemplary board leadership -for directors, by directors. We deliver theknowledgeand insightthat board members need to confidently navigate complex business challenges and enhance shareowner value. Weamplify the collective voiceof directors in setting a substantive policy agenda.
  • Boardmember.com- Corporate Board Member, an NYSE Euronext company, is the leading information and education resource for senior officers and directors of publicly traded corporations, large private companies, and Global 1000 firms. The quarterly publication, Corporate Board Member magazine, provides readers with decision-making tools to deal with the strategic and corporate governance challenges confronting their boards. Corporate Board Member further extends its governance leadership through an online resource center, conferences, roundtables, and timely research. The magazine maintains the most comprehensive, up-to-date database of directors and officers

serving on boards of publicly traded companies listed with NYSE Euronext and The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc stock exchanges.

  • List from Boardmember .com: The following groups provided outreach and networking support for the 2012 Moving the Needle program.

"Moving the Needle" is not about quotas or token director representation, but about building boards that can improve all facets of a board's and company's performance and ultimately enhance the shareholders' investment value.

2020 Women on Boards
The Alliance for Board Diversity (ABD)
The Committee of 100 (C-100)
The Center for Women & Business at Bentley University
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System
(CALSTRS)
DirectWomen
The Executive Leadership Council (ELC)
The Forum of Executive Women
Golden Seeds
Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)
The Hopgood Group LLC
ION, the InterOrganizational Network
The Jacqueline and Gregory Zehner Foundation
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc. (LEAP)
The Partnership for New York City
The 2012 SAIS Global Conference on Women
in the Boardroom
Stanford Women on Boards (SWB)
Thirty Percent Coalition
Vision 2020
WomenCorporateDirectors
The White House Project
The Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation
Women in the Boardroom

  • Moving the Needle- Resource Guide- Taking steps toward effective change in Corporate America by eradicating the idea that there are no qualified Diversity Candidates through strong leadership. This Resource Guide includes an extensive list of Biographies of the 2012 Moving the Needle Diversity Candidates.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP- Extensive resources committed to diversity; including a “Director of Diversity.” Our diversity initiatives and strategies are designed to attract, develop, and advance the most talented individuals regardless of their race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status or any other dimension of diversity. Our distinctive approach to diversity is based on a belief that we each have a personal accountability for success in this area. We provide our people with training and tools to help increase their awareness and understanding of differences and why they matter, so their actions can contribute to our inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.
  • Milwaukee Women Inc.- A group of professional women determined to change the face and quality of leadership in the Wisconsin business community, Milwaukee Women inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization working to increase the number of women corporate directors and executive officers. The group carries out annual research and produces a biennial report on the gender diversity of the boards and c-suites of Wisconsin’s 50 largest companies. With the goal of increasing the number of women directors on Wisconsin boards to 25% by the year 2014, MWi promotes awareness on the benefits of gender diversity and offers educational programs to increase the number of qualified women board candidates.
  • Heidrick and Struggles 2012 Board of Directors Survey -In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate directors to date, Heidrick & Struggles, WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD), Professor Boris Groysberg of the Harvard Business School, and Researcher Deborah Bell find that directors globally share broad agreement about the forces shaping and challenging the world of boardrooms today – while still differing on pivotal issues such as board diversity and the use of quotas.

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