Learn leading-edge strategies, frameworks, and best practices for making complex board decisions — with customized cohorts for public and private company board members

Big data, stakeholder activism, cybersecurity, financial literacy, ESG, and liability risk: The list of issues and responsibilities for board members is ever-increasing and ever-changing. That’s why Stanford GSB can help public and private company board members become more informed and effective.

Join one of two board member cohorts — public or private — for a tailored, topical, and highly interactive experience. Tackling relevant topics, sharing best practices with a cohort of peers who face similar issues, and applying newfound knowledge to your specific board role will enhance your learning and your success.

Drawing on cutting-edge research, current governance issues, emerging topics, and practical knowledge, Directors’ Consortium goes beyond compliance to explore how directors can best represent stakeholders.

Key Benefits

Understand your fiduciary, legal, and ethical oversight responsibilities, and develop strategies to more effectively serve stakeholders.

  • Benchmark against best practices in corporate governance.
  • Evaluate the role of the board in strategy development, evaluation, and evolution.
  • Develop frameworks for prudent legal strategies to navigate litigious environments.
  • Formulate strategies for managing CEO succession and evaluating executive compensation.
  • Share, discuss, and connect with your specific cohort of public or private company board members who confront similar challenges.
  • Carry out your duties more confidently and exercise sound judgment in all aspects of your board service.

Who Should Attend?

  • Current board members of public and private companies. Select your cohort when you apply.
  • Those who have recently been invited to join a board
  • Board members of foreign corporations that are or may be listed on U.S. exchanges

Public Board Cohort | 13 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2025

In-Person | US $16,000

Deadline

29 Aug 2025

Qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Early applications are encouraged.

Payment is due upon admission. Your space is secured upon receipt of full payment.

NACD Recertification Credits

The program qualifies for 17 hours of recertification credits for directors maintaining their NACD Directorship Certification®

Awarded Upon completion

Certificate of completion

Private Board Cohort | 13 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2025

In-Person | US $16,000

Deadline

29 Aug 2025

Qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Early applications are encouraged.

Payment is due upon admission. Your space is secured upon receipt of full payment.

NACD Recertification Credits

The program qualifies for 17 hours of recertification credits for directors maintaining their NACD Directorship Certification®

Awarded Upon completion

Certificate of completion

Contact

Christine Coli | Associate Director, Programs, Executive Education
Associate Director Executive Education
Program Overview

Program Overview

Learn how this unique academic collaboration addresses corporate governance fundamentals and the emerging topics that directors confront in their jobs.

Learn More About the Program

Explore our carefully designed curriculum, and go deeper with select course descriptions or a sample schedule.

Review all eligibility requirements, and learn about the application process.

Learn more about our past participants, and find out if the program is right for you.

Faculty Leadership

Amit Seru
The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Ron Kasznik
The Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Professor of Management
Anne Beyer
The Staehelin Family Professor of Accounting

Associated program Topics