Directors' College 2023
Amanda K. Packel
Co-Executive Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance; Co-Director, Stanford Directors’ College
Since 2015, Amanda has served as Co-Director and the lead operator for Stanford University’s Directors’ College. She plans the content for other key Rock Center programs, including the Stanford Institutional Investors’ Forum, a semi-annual convening of corporate governance thought leaders from public pension funds, large asset managers, and Fortune 100 companies.
Amanda has published articles on board composition and has co-authored a law school textbook, Leadership for Lawyers. As a recognized expert on board refreshment, gender equity issues, and corporate governance, Amanda is frequently asked to speak on these topics to audiences of board members, business leaders, and academics. She is currently a member of the California Partners Project’s Women on Boards Advisory Council.
Amanda began her legal career practicing white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations as an attorney at Covington & Burling and then at Orrick. In addition to defending individuals in SEC enforcement actions and criminal investigations, Amanda represented audit committees conducting internal investigations and reviewing compliance programs in matters related to securities fraud, antitrust, and anti-corruption.
Amanda has a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Order of the Coif, and an A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Princeton University. She lives in Menlo Park, California with her husband and two sons.
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