About the Series
Every corporation has at least some of the legal rights and responsibilities enjoyed by natural persons. As the brain can be said to govern a person’s actions, a board of directors governs the actions of a corporation. And leaving aside some legal nuances, the same can be said of the manager of an LLC. Publicly listed companies have active boards; they must. Historically, many private companies have not, though that has been changing rapidly over the past decade. The job of a board director can be quite difficult yet can be greatly rewarding. The benefits almost any company with multiple owners (and often even a company with a single owner) can derive from having an excellent and active board are tremendous.
This webinar series, moderated by Jonathan Friedland, is a production of certain chapters of the Private Directors Association®, Executive Forum™, Private Director Symposium™, ChamberWise™ & Financial Poise™
Episode 1: Series Overview & Preview – Welcome to the (Boardroom) Jungle
Panel: Elaine Eisenman, Allan Grafman, and Christina Rashid
Episode 2: Public v. Private & Fiduciary v. Advisory: Different Boards for Different Situations
Panel: Will Clarke, Bob Lerner, and Kathleen Murray
Episode 3: Where the Board’s Duties Stop & the C-Suite’s Duties Begin: An Overview of a Board’s Functions & Fiduciary Duties
Panel: Will Clarke, Allan Grafman, and James Mitchell
Episode 4: How to Conduct an Effective Board Meeting
Panel: Allan Grafman, Bob Lerner, James Mitchell, and Kathleen Murray
Episode 5: Committees of a Board & Work Between Board Meetings
Panel: Elaine Eisenman, Allan Grafman, and Lori Marcus
Episode 6: Recruiting & Remunerating Directors & What Directors Should Do Before Saying “Yes”
Panel: Will Clarke, Lori Marcus, and Tate Pursell
Episode 7: Special Issues Require Special Attention: Retaining Experts & Conducting Investigations
Panel: Guillermo Christensen, Derek Cohen, Allan Grafman, and Andrew Lelling
Episode 8: Soft Skills Workshop: Leadership, Communication & Trust
Panel: Allan Grafman, Lola Gershfeld, and Ramin Sedehi
Episode 9: Enterprise Risk Management
Panel: Ed Hida, Kathleen Murray, Jeff Sauntry and Alex Sharpe
Episode 10: Going into Executive Session
Panel: Christina Rashid and Becky Sharpe
Episode 11: The Workings of the Audit Committee
Panel: Herbert Chain, Larry King, and Christina Rashid
Episode 12: The Workings of the Compensation Committee
Panel: Sam Judd and Alisa Norris
Episode 13: Advising Companies that Are or May Be Insolvent
Panel: Allan Grafman, Deirdre O’Connor, and Steven Strom
Episode 14: Boards in Bankruptcy
Panel: Deirdre O’Connor and Steven Strom
Episode 15: Comparing the LLC Manager & the Corporate Director
Premiere Date: March 22, 2023
With Susan Kearney and Jeremy Waitzman
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Episode 16: Protecting the Director- The Basics of Indemnification and D&O Insurance
Premiere Date: May 10th, 2023
Panel: Allan Grafman, Kevin LaCroix , and Neil Posner
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