About

Directors’ College, now in its thirty-first year, is the nation’s premier executive education program for directors and senior executives of publicly traded firms. The program addresses a broad range of problems that confront modern boards, including the board’s role in setting business strategy, CEO and board succession, crisis management, techniques for controlling legal liability, challenges posed by activist investors, boardroom dynamics, international trade issues, the global economy, and cybersecurity threats.

Directors’ College awards recertification credits to directors working toward maintaining their NACD Directorship Certification®.


Program Directors

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Bobby Bartlett W.A. Franke Professor of Law and Business; Faculty Co-Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Stanford Law School View Profile
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Lisa Edwards Non-resident Fellow, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Director, Colgate-Palmolive and Qualtrics View Profile
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Colleen Honigsberg Dean of Curriculum and Professor of Law, Stanford Law School; Faculty Co-Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance; Member, SEC Investor Advisory Committee View Profile
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Adam Sterling Associate Dean, Executive Education Stanford Law School View Profile

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