2021 Honorees
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., Ph.D.
NACD B. Kenneth West
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lead Independent Director, Kaiser Aluminum Corp.; Director, Source Capital, Inc. and Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation
The annual B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a director whose distinguished boardroom service throughout their career best exemplifies the characteristics modeled by the former NACD CEO for whom the award is named. Honorees are recognized for their dedication to effective leadership, the improvement of corporate governance, and the demonstrable impact they have had in their communities and throughout their boardroom service to public, private, or nonprofit entities.
These are the attributes that characterize the career of Dr. Alfred E. Osborne, Jr. and have earned him the honor of being named the 2021 NACD Directorship 100 B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Osborne is a corporate governance expert, teacher, mentor, and a consummate boardroom professional. He has served on more than 25 public, private, and nonprofit boards and has inspired new generations to aspire to and be ready for board service. The many testimonial letters we received from his colleagues supporting his nomination for our highest annual honor extolled his lifelong commitment to continuous learning. His current and past board service includes Kaiser Aluminum, Wedbush Inc., First Pacific Advisors family of mutual funds, the Geffen Academy at UCLA, Fidelity Charitable, Harvard-Westlake School, and the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. Osborne is senior associate dean for external affairs at the UCLA Anderson School of Management with oversight of UCLA Anderson’s resource development, alumni relations, corporate initiatives, and executive education. He also holds an appointment as professor of Global Economics, Management, and Entrepreneurship at UCLA Anderson and is the founder and faculty director of its Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
We invite you to join us in recognizing Dr. Osborne—and all of the 2021 NACD Directorship 100 honorees—at the virtual NACD Directorship Awards gala on the evening of November 9.
The complete NACD Directorship 100 list (below) highlights only the honorees’ key directorships as of August 8 and is not intended to be a complete record of individuals' directorships.
NACD Directors of the Year
William M. Cook
Public Company
Director of the Year
Nonexecutive Chair, IDEX Corp. and Neenah Inc.; Nonexecutive Chair, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd
Lynn Nowicki Clarke
Private Company
Director of the Year
Chair, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas; Director, ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, The Vollrath Company, A. Duie Pyle Inc, and the NACD Connecticut Chapter
Phyllis J. Campbell
Nonprofit
Director of the Year
Independent Director, Air Transport Services Group Inc.; Director, Allen Institute and Washington Roundtable; Immediate Past Chair, US-Japan Council
NACD Directorship 100: Directors
Directorships and positions listed are not intended to be all inclusive and were updated as of August 8 to reflect new roles in preparation for honoree profiles featured in the November/December issue of Directorship magazine.
Rebecca
Lynn
Atchison, NACD.DC
Absolute Software Corp.
Bumble Inc.
Q2 Holdings Inc.
Charles
V.
Bergh
HP Inc.
Levi Strauss & Co.
Susan
Marie
Cameron
Aramark
nVent Electric PLC
Tupperware Brands Corp.
Kimberly
A
Casiano
Ford Motor Co.
Adela
Cepeda
BMO Financial Corp.
Mercer Funds
Pathway Funds
UBS Funds
Maria
Contreras-Sweet
Regional Management Corp.
Sempra Energy
Trinet Group Inc.
Zions Bancorporation
Rick
L.
Crandall
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc.
Smith
W
Davis
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
Diane
L
Dewbrey
Barrett Business Services Inc.
MBIA Inc.
Leldon
E.
Echols
EnLink Midstream LLC
HollyFrontier Corp.
Trinity Industries Inc.
Sara
Louise
Faivre, NACD.DC
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.
Venita
E.
Fields
Superior Group of Companies Inc.
David's Bridal Inc.
Lifespace Communities, Inc.
IMA Financial
Pamela
Forbes
Forbes-Lieberman
Sanfilippo & Son Inc.
Standard Motor Products Inc.
Anne
Raby
Gates
Kroger Co.
Raymond James Financial Inc.
Tapestry Inc.
Seth
Goldman, NACD.DC
Beyond Meat Inc.
Sandra
Lynn
Helton
Covetrus Inc.
Optinose Inc.
Principal Financial Group Inc.
Diane
Hessan
Panera Bread
Brightcove
Eastern Bankshares
Schlesinger Group
Kathleen
M.
Holmgren
Automation Anywhere
Calavo Growers Inc.
Extreme Networks Inc.
Jeri
L.
Isbell, NACD.DC
Atkore Inc.
SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc.
Joseph
Pearce
Keithley
Axcelis Technologies Inc.
David
W.
Kenny
Best Buy Co. Inc.
Nielsen Holdings PLC
Gloria
Cordes
Larson
Unum Group
Duy-Loan
T.
Le
Atomera Inc.
Ballard Power Systems Inc
Cree Inc.
National Instruments Corp.
Shelly
C
Lombard
HC2 Holdings Inc.
Spartacus Acquisition Corp.
Rose
E.
McKinney-James
ioneer Ltd.
MGM Resorts International
Gualberto
Medina
CBRE Group Inc.
Patrick
J.
Moore
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Energizer Holdings Inc.
Rafael
Peter
Pastor
Edisability LLC
KinderCare Education LLC
RosettaBooks LLC
Peggie
Pelosi, NACD.DC
Usana Health Sciences Inc.
Warren
B.
Phelps
CarParts.com Inc.
Luna Innovations Inc.
Patricia
Salas
Pineda
Frontier Group Holdings Inc.
Levi Strauss & Co.
Jose
Luis
Prado
Hormel Foods Corp.
Northern Trust Corp.
Sandra
J.
Price
CRB
Evergy Inc.
US Infrastructure Company
Gregory
A.
Sandfort
Genesco Inc.
WD-40 Co.
Frances
Aldrich
Sevilla-Sacasa
Callon Petroleum Co.
Camden Property Trust
Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund Inc.
New Senior Investment Group Inc.
Mayo
A.
Shattuck
Capital One Financial Corp.
Exelon Corp.
Gap Inc.
Janice
Elaine
Stipp
ArcBest Corp.
Rotork PLC
Sappi LTD
Jaynie
Miller
Studenmund
ExlService Holdings Inc.
Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc.
Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc.
Gilbert
R
Vasquez
Entravision Communications Corp.
Michael
Vekich
BNC National Bank Inc.
Bnccorp Inc.
Kimberley
H
Vogel
TriCo Bancshares
Kathryn
A
Walker
Adtran Inc.
OpenAir Equity Partners
SmartHome Ventures
South Dakota State University
Kathy
N.
Waller
Beyond Meat Inc.
Cadence Bancorp
CGI Inc.
Delta Air Lines Inc.
Jane
L
Warner
Brunswick Corp.
Tenneco Inc.
Christopher
J.
Williams
Ameriprise Financial Inc.
Clorox Company
Union Pacific Corp.
Paul
Stratton
Williams
Air Transport Services Group Inc.
Compass Minerals International Inc.
Public Storage
Romeo Power Inc.
Kelly
Breslin
Wright
Fastly Inc.
Plum Acquisition Corp. I
Christine
Yingli
Yan
Ansell Ltd.
Cabot Corp.
Modine Manufacturing Co.
ON Semiconductor Corp.
Shariq
Yosufzai
Aqua Metals Inc.
Ellen
M.
Zane
Boston Scientific Corp.
Brooks Automation Inc.
Haemonetics Corp.
Synchrony Financial
Debra
Lee
Zumwalt
Exponent Inc.
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
NACD Directorship 100: Governance Professionals and Institutions
Joe M. Adams
Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner
RSM
Michael J. Aiello
Partner
Weil, Gotshal, & Manges
Claudia H. Allen
Senior Advisor
KPMG Board Leadership Center
Julie Bell Lindsay
Executive Director
The Center for Audit Quality
Barbara Berlin
Director, Governance Insights Center
PwC
Peter J Beshar
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Marsh McLennan Companies Inc.
Lisa Blais
Partner, US Board Practice Leader
Egon Zehnder
Amy Borrus
Executive Director
Council of Institutional Investors
Melissa L. Burek
Founding Partner
Compensation Advisory Partners
Douglas K. Chia
President
Soundboard Governance
Stephen T Dabney
Leader
KPMG Audit Committee Institute
Richard J Daly
Chief Executive Officer
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Julie Hembrock Daum
Leader, North American Board Practice
Spencer Stuart
Daniel Dobrygowski
Head of Governance and Policy
Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum
Brian Duwe
Partner
Skadden Arps
Theodore L. Dysart
Vice chair, Global CEO & Board Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
Richard W. Edelman
Chief Executive Officer
Edelman
Michelle Anne Edkins
Managing Director, Investment Stewardship
BlackRock
Steven Epstein
Partner and Co-head of M&A
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Luciana Fato
Executive VP, General Counsel
AIG
Martine Ferland
President, Chief Executive Officer
Mercer
Robin Ann Ferracone
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Farient Advisors
Laurence Douglas Fink
Chief Executive Officer
BlackRock
Janet Foutty
Executive Chair
Deloitte US
Jason S Frankl
Senior Managing Director; Global Head, Activism and M&A Solutions
FTI Consulting
Adena T. Friedman
President
Nasdaq
Gary Gensler
Chair
US Securities and Exchange Commission
Timothy Charles Gokey
President, Chief Operating Officer
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Holly J. Gregory
Partner
Sidley Austin
Janine Guillot
Chief Executive Officer
Value Reporting Foundation
Bonnie W Gwin
Vice Chairman and Co-Managing Partner of the Global CEO and Board Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
Rebecca M Henderson
Economist, Professor
Harvard Business School John and Natty McArthur University Profes
Robert B. Hirth
Senior Managing Director
Protiviti
Fabrice C. Houdart
Managing Director, Global Equity
Out Leadership
Kelly Lyn Johnson, NACD.DC
National Practice Leader
BDO USA
Blair N. Jones
Managing Director
Semler Brossy Consulting Group
Nichole A. Jordan, NACD.DC
National Managing Partner, Markets, Clients & Industry
Grant Thornton
Stephen Klemash
Americas Leader, Center for Board Matters
EY
Jannice L. Koors
Senior Managing Director; President, Western Region
Pearl Meyer
Robert Kress
Managing director, Security
Accenture
Karina A. Litvack
Chair, Governing Board
Climate Governance Initiative
Kelly Malafis
Founding Partner
Compensation Advisory Partners
Aeisha Mastagni
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investments and Stewardship Strategies
CalSTRS
Debra Everitt McCormack
Managing Director
Deloitte Center for Board Effectiveness
The Honorable Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick
Chancellor
Delaware Chancery Court
Maria Castañón Moats
Partner, Governance Insights Center
PwC
Carol Lynn Oven, NACD.DC
Partner
Deloitte Center for Board Effectiveness
Heather Palmer
Partner
Sidley Austin
Michael Powers
Managing Partner
Meridian Compensation Partners
Bradley J Preber, NACD.DC
Chief Executive Officer
Grant Thornton
John Rodi
Leader, Board Leadership Center
KPMG Board Leadership Center
Tim Ryan
US Chair, Senior Partner
PwC
Steven G. Scheinfeld
Partner
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Collins J. Seitz
Chief Justice
Delaware Supreme Court
Anne Margaret Simpson
Managing Investment Director, Board Governance and Sustainability
CalPERS
Jane Stevenson
Vice Chair, Board and CEO Services
Korn Ferry
Bentham Stradley
Managing Partner
Pay Governance
David N. Swinford
President, Chief Executive Officer
Pearl Meyer
Joseph A. Tarantino
President, Chief Executive Officer
Protiviti
Gillian Tett
Chair, Editorial Board; Author
Financial Times
Peter P. Tomczak
Partner and chair, North America Litigation and Government Enforcement Practice Group
Baker McKenzie
Jeffrey Williiams Ubben
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Inclusive Capital Partners
Keyvan Vakili
Associate Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
London Business School
Hotense Harder Whelan
Director
Center for Sustainable Business, NYU Stern School of Business
Alan D. Whitman
Chair
Baker Tilly
Sarah Keohane Williamson
Chief Executive Officer
FCLTGlobal
Jim A. Wittmer
Partner, Regional Strategic Federal Tax Services
Grant Thornton
Liz A. Zale
Managing Director
Sard Verbinnen & Co.