Women's Director Development Program
OVERVIEW
Kellogg's Women's Director Development Program helps senior-level female executives discover the keys to unlocking the boardroom doors. A better understanding of the demands on directors is imperative for executives who serve or who aspire to serve on boards. During this unique and rigorous program, participants will interact with experienced board directors and senior members of Kellogg’s exceptional faculty as they explore the roles of boards, ways to structure boards for high performance, and strategies for maximizing their effectiveness as board members. Executives will also improve their future director prospects as they learn how to make the leap onto nominating committee radar screens.
KEY TOPICS
- Red Flags in Financial Statements: Asking the Right Questions
- Effective Board Decision Making
- Understanding D&O Insurance
- The Effective Board Member Post Sarbanes-Oxley
- The Board's Role in Crisis Management
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Gain insights into the operations, roles, and structure of boards
- Understand how to become more visible to executive search firms and nominating committees
- Evaluate which board opportunities are optimal
- Maximize credibility and contributions as a board member
RECENT PRESENTERS
- Brenda C. Barnes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Corporation
- Michael Dockterman, Partner and Executive Committee Member, Wildman Harrold
- Sheli Z. Rosenberg, Vice Chairman, Equity Group Investments; President of the Center for Executive Women, Kellogg School of Management
- Kenneth J. Stephens , Senior Vice President, Chubb & Son, Inc.
- Kenneth W. Taylor, Taylor Meyer Associates
PROGRAM FACULTY
- Victoria Husted Medvec, Academic Director; Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management and Organizations; Executive Director of the Center for Executive Women, Kellogg School of Management
- Thomas Lys, Co-Academic Director; Eric L. Kohler Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting Information and Management, Kellogg School of Management; Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Walter D. Scott, Professor of Management and Senior Austin Fellow; Director of the Center for Executive Women, Kellogg School of Management
- Brian Uzzi, Richard L. Thomas Chair in Leadership; Professor of Management and Organizations; Professor of Sociology, Kellogg School of Management
- Edward J. Zajac, James F. Beré Distinguished Professor of Management and Organizations; Director of the Center for Strategic Alliance Research, Kellogg School of Management
PROGRAM FEE
$5,100
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mail:
Center for Executive Women
Kellogg School of Management
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
Telephone: 847-467-7107
E-mail: ExecEd@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Websites:
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/execed
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/research/cew
