Boardroom Bound® is a 501(c)(3) National Public Service
that stands for better governance AND diversity in the boardroom.
Toward that end we develop next generation business leaders for future service in nonprofit, private business and publicly traded boardrooms.
Mission: Fostering good governance, independence
and diversity in the 21st century boardroom.
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Womens Radio Interviews Boardroom Bound’s Founder, Linda K. Bolliger:
To hear it click on: http://www.womensradio.com/content/templates/?a=3352&z=9
Recent Board Appointments:
Christian Burgazzi, Boardology™ has been appointed to the five-member board of directors of Cenco Zotti, S.A., a 40 year old chemical company based in Caracas, Venezuela. He is one of three external board members. Christian is a 2005 Boardology ™ 400 (New York) graduate who noted:
“I want to thank you for your contribution to this achievement. As you know I was already a Director on an NGO Board in Venezuela. And had been a consultant for client Boards and CEOs on Board issues. This is my first appointment as Corporate Board Member and I look forward to other board appointments in the future here and in the USA.”
Kathleen M. Flanagan, President of Chicago-based Leadership Communication Inc., was selected to join the board of directors of Christian Brothers Investment Services, a global investment firm currently managing $4.2 billion for Catholic institutions, combining faith and finance in the responsible stewardship of these financial assets. Kathleen is a (Chicago) 2006 Boardology™ 400 graduate. In addition, Kathleen is a Charter Lifetime Friend of the Boardroom Bound program.
Theresa L. Doty, Deputy Chief of Operations, Central CA District of the U.S. District Court, has accepted an invitation to serve on the board of directors of Las Vegas-based Hilton Grand Vacation Resorts. Theresa completed a Boardology™ Coaching sequence and subsequently attended Boardology 400 – The Pipeline Seminar (2008 – San Francisco).
Theresa advises other seeking a board position to, “Be nice, persistent, and don't be intimidated!“ She says, “Boardology Coaching and the seminar were immensely helpful” in preparing her for a board appointment.
Boardroom Bound Headquarters Re-locates to the Midwest:
Headquarters
5 Revere Drive
Suite 200
Northbrook, IL 60062
O. 847-205-5334
Scroll down to see what “Insiders” have to say about Boardology™ seminars, coaching services and appointments.
“Every second was worth the time.”
Karen Wishart, VP of HR, Strategy and Operations, Monsanto Corporation who attended Boardology™ 400 hosted by St. Louis University Cook School of Business/AWL, in St. Louis March 13-14 in
“Who knew there was so much to learn about Board service? The seminar was the most productive professional development meeting I’ve undertaken in years. It was the perfect antidote to the days of watching the financial services headlines, waiting for the $700 billion bailout to pass and watching the Dow whipsaw around.”
Geraldine Leder, President, Ledermark Communication who attended Boardology™ 400 hosted by UBS Financial Services, Inc., in New York October 2-3, 2008.
“I'm on board with Boardroom Bound and think that they are doing great work! The Lou Holland Growth Fund gained two women trustees for its Board through them and now Carla Carstens is our Audit Chair and JoAnn Lilek is our Board Chair! Based on our experience with Boardroom Bound, I would recommend them to companies that are serious about making their board more diverse."
Holland Capital Management LP and the Lou Holland Growth Fund.
“I found it to be an excellent seminar…career altering experience for me and radically changed how I am managing my career strategy. The network of people that I was exposed to was priceless.”
Barbara Smoot, FSA - Vice President, In-Retirement Business Development, Nationwide Financial
Noted after attending the November 2-3, 2006 Boardology 400© Pipeline Seminar held during the League of Black Women’s Annual Conference in Phoenix.
Scroll down to see “Why Be a Corporate Director”
Post-Enron and more recently the sub-prime mortgage crisis illustrate the need for quality governance and independence in board members. Next generation business leaders are far more diverse than their boardroom predecessors and therefore tend to be outside the system that produced these business scandals. Unlike their predecessors, next generation board directors must enter the boardroom prepped to provide the kind of quality governance nuanced by independence as well differing perspectives in order to balance tension between short term profits and opposing factors such as long term sustainability, community social responsibility and environmental impact. It is this balance in perspectives that will help right the economy, regain the public trust and maintain America’s market position in the global economy.
Who Qualifies for Boardroom Bound...
- Those who have never served on a board but have business & leadership experience and aspirations for private & public board service
- Those who are serving on their first corporate board
- People who are on the corporate fast track in leadership positions, or who own their own firms
- Top advocacy group leaders and trade association officials; Cabinet level and elected officials
Board service benefits include but are not limited to...
- Opportunities to make a difference. Teach others AND influence company ethics
- Increased influence through extensive networking
- Compensation ranging from $5-45,000 annually – first appointment
(The Conference Board 1999 Report)
Scroll down to see what “The Next Frontier Report”
Only 20 per cent of the world can actively remember America’s internal struggles with building the Nation’s human capital…the step necessary for the Nation to benefit from by being able to add diverse skills and talents into the workforce. Part of America’s challenge today is to build on the development of the diversity movement. And to begin to implement Diversity Best Practices in all phases of American life, especially in business in order to begin exchanging the business culture of the elite to the diverse generations to follow, which is…in corporate practices…the step that will move the Nation along into the next frontier of using its 20th Century investment in diversity to grow and prosper in the 21st Century.
By Arthur A. Fletcher, Ph.D., Linda K. Bolliger, M.A. and Sylvester E. Williams III, Ph.D.