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    Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence

    Meet our Insights Council and Advisory Board Members

    By introducing leaders across organizations, industries, and regions, we offer the opportunity to inform insights, bring new ideas to the boardroom, and promote board excellence.

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    About the Insights Council

    Board of Directors

    Identify

    Members identify matters of significance related to boardroom governance and share a commitment to driving board excellence and advancing corporate leadership 

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    Advance

    Members contribute to the identification, origination, and advancement of relevant and timely governance insights focusing on best practices across four key governance areas 

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    Collaborate

    Members engage in consistent collaboration to generate meaningful thought leadership for the center's education library, promote community, and participate in idea exchange

    The Insights Council comprises of committees focused on the following themes:

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    Board Effectiveness

    Sustainability

    Governance Solutions for Effective Board Members and Directors

    Board Composition & Talent

    Cybersecurity & Technology

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    Meet the Council Members

    Charles Neidenbach Headshot

    Charles Neidenbach

    Director, Board Advisory, Nasdaq

    Chris Hetner_NCBE Headshot

    Chris Hetner

    Senior Executive, Board Director, and Leader in Cybersecurity, Former SEC Chair Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

    Cid Wilson_NCBE Headshot

    Cid Wilson

    President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR)

    Coco Brown_NCBE Headshot

    Coco Brown

    Founder and CEO of Athena Alliance, Inc.

    Colleen Valentine_NCBE Headshot

    Colleen Valentine

    Director, Information Security, KKR

    David Curran_NCBE Headshot

    David Curran

    Co-Chair of the Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice and Executive Director of the ESG and Law Institute, Paul Weiss

    Dominique Shelton

    Dominique Shelton Leipzig

    Founder & CEO, Global Data Innovation

    Erika Moore_NCBE Headshot

    Erika Moore

    Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Nasdaq

    Helle Bank Jorgensen Headshot

    Helle Bank Jorgensen

    CEO of Competent Boards

    Ilana Wolfe_NCBE Headshot

    Ilana Wolfe

    Head of Corporate Board Engagement, Goldman Sachs

    James Beasley_NCBE Headshot

    James Beasley

    AVP, Head of Board Advisory, EMEA, Nasdaq

    Jessica Grounds_NCBE Headshot

    Jessica Grounds

    CEO, Corporate Directors Forum

    Joanne Pedone_NCBE Headshot

    Joanne Pedone

    AVP, Principal Associate General Counsel, Nasdaq

    Jocelyn Mangan_NCBE Headshot

    Jocelyn Mangan

    CEO & Founder, illumyn Impact

    Kaley Childs Karaffa_NCBE Headshot

    Kaley Childs Karaffa

    Head of Board Advisory, Americas, Nasdaq

    Sheila Bangalore Headshot

    Sheila Bangalore

    Board Member

    Steve Roycroft, Chief Executive Officer of RANE

    Steve Roycroft

    CEO of RANE

    Evaluating and Furthering Opportunities

    About the Advisory Board

    Joan Conley, Senior Advisor on Corporate Governance and ESG Programs, Nasdaq

    The Advisory Board is a dynamic environment of corporate governance ideation and creativity with a goal of delivering forward-looking strategic guidance to our constituents.

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    Meet the Advisory Board Members

    Adam Kostyal_NCBE Headshot

    Adam Kostyál

    Senior Vice President, Head of European Listings, Nasdaq

    Bryan Smith_NCBE Headshot

    Bryan Smith

    Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, Nasdaq

    Byron Loflin_NCBE Headshot

    Byron Loflin

    Global Head of Board Advisory, Nasdaq

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    Darla Stuckey

    President and CEO, Society for Corporate Governance

    David Chun_NCBE Headshot

    David Chun

    Founder and CEO, Equilar

    Ed Knight_NCBE Headshot

    Edward Knight

    Vice Chairman, Nasdaq

    George Vlachos

    George Vlachos

    International Director of Board Advisory Services, Stanton Chase

    Jennifer Robertson, Owner and Managing Director, Board Matters

    Jennifer Robertson

    Owner and Managing Director, Board Matters

    Joan Conley_NCBE Headshot

    Joan Conley

    Senior Advisor on Corporate Governance and ESG Programs, Nasdaq

    Nicola Corzine_NCBE Headshot

    Nicola Corzine

    Executive Director, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, Nasdaq

    Bob McCooey_NCBE Headshot

    Robert H. McCooey, Jr.

    Vice Chairman, Nasdaq

    Robert Straw, CEO Zurich, CEIBS

    Robert Straw

    CEO Zurich, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

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    Roosevelt Giles

    President and CEO, ENDPOINT CONSULTING GROUP, LLC

    Sonia Tartar_NCBE Headshot

    Sonia Tatar

    Executive Director, INSEAD Centres of Excellence in Corporate Governance and Family Business

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