About NACDNE

About NACDNE
The mission of NACDNE is to encourage professional excellence and self-improvement in the boardroom. Members share a commitment to conscientious governance and a quest for excellence in the organizations they serve.

NACDNE provides educational programs for board members and CEOs. Our meetings focus on both the practical aspects of board service and the latest developments and best practices in corporate governance.

We encourage participation by both new and experienced directors and CEOs. Our panelists and our members include directors and senior executives from both public and private companies, as well as not-for-profit organizations.

Our parent organization, the National Association of Corporate Directors, is the premier source of corporate governance information, education and training for directors and CEOs who are committed to raising standards and improving boardroom performance. NACD is independent, apolitical and not-for-profit.

NACDNE Organization

NACDNE Officers
2009 - 2010

President
William A. Earon
Coastal Capital Advisors, LLC

Treasurer
Joel Shamon
Caturano and Company

Vice President
Rose Ann Giordano
Thomis Partners

Secretary
Gerald J. Kehoe
Bingham McCutchen LLP

Immediate Past President
Edward H. Pendergast
Pendergast & Co.

NACDNE
Directors

George Chamillard
Mercury Computer Systems

Jeffrey Cunningham
Directorship Magazine

Paul Dacier
EMC Corporation

George Davis
Egon Zehnder

Kevin Dunn
Dunn & Partners, LLC

William A. Earon
Coastal Capital Advisors, LLC

Patricia M. Flynn
Bentley College

Steve Ford
Fitzgerald, Stevens
& Ford, Inc.
 
Rose Ann Giordano
Thomis Partners
 
Ernest Godshalk
Gloucester Adventure

Stephen M. Honig
Duane Morris LLP

Gerald J. Kehoe
Bingham McCutchen LLP
 
John Klinck
State Street Corporation

Wendell Knox
Abt Associates

Dennis Langwell
Liberty Mutual

Joanna Lau
Lau Technologies

Sharon F. Merrill
Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc.

Dr. Sandra Moose
Strategic Advisory
Services LLC

James Pitts
Wainwright Bank

Windle Priem
Korn Ferry International

Joel Shamon
Caturano and Company
 
Ronald Skates
Raytheon Company

Michael Ruettgers
Former Chair and CEO, EMC Corp

Alison Taunton-Rigby
Cambridge BioScience

NACDNE Operating Committee

 

Boston Area Breakfast Series Committee Chair:
Ellen Richstone
 
COO:
PJ Blankenhorn
 
Editorial Content Chair:
Sharon Merrill
Sharon Merrill Associates

Educational Initiatives Series
Co-Chairs:

Gerald J. Kehoe
Bingham McCutchen LLP

Maryanne Peabody
Stybel Peabody & Associates, Inc.

Marketing Committee Chair:
Jean Kane
Pearl Meyer & Partners

Membership Committee Chair:
Robert Angell
Angell Ventures
 
New England Directors Registry Committee Chair:
E. Craig Sanders
C-Level Interim Execs
 
Director of The Year Program Chair:
R. Robert Popeo
Mintz Levin

Executive Speaker Series Chair:
Joanna Lau
Lau Technologies

Sponsor Committee Chair:
Stephen Ford
Fitzgerald, Stevens & Ford

Cooperative Programs Chair:
John Nugent
ERG

Technology Committee Chair:
Stephen Smith
Ampersand

Administrator:
Julie Conroy
Clarity Consulting Group Inc.