The Outstanding Directors Program
  • Awards Program
  • Class 2010
  • Advisory
  • Nominate
  • Process
Each year, an Advisory Board of sitting corporate directors and CEOs is selected. Its role is to guide the Outstanding Directors vetting and selection process. The board is comprised of past winners of the Outstanding Directors award along with other bright, connected corporate directors who are handpicked for the breadth and depth of their boardroom experience.

Members of the 2009 Outstanding Directors Advisory Board
Mario L. Baeza
Chairman and CEO, The Baeza Group, LLC Founder and Chairman, V-Me Media, Inc.,and AJM Records, LLC
Director: Air Products and Chemicals, Brown Shoe
Alfred R. Berkeley III
Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading Systems, LLC
Director: ACI Worldwide, Kintera (Chairman)
Joyce F. Brown, PhD
President, Fashion Institute of Technology
Director: Polo Ralph Lauren, USEC
Mollie Hale Carter
Chairman and CEO, Sunflower Bank
Director: Archer Daniels Midland, Westar Energy
Linda L. Chavez
Chairman, Center for Equal Opportunity
Director: ABM Industries, Pilgrim’s Pride
Dwight W. Decker, PhD
Retired Chairman and CEO, Conexant Systems
Director: Conexant Systems, Mindspeed Technologies (Non-executive Chairman)
Eugene V. Fife
Retired General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., and retired Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
Director: Caterpillar, Eclipsys (Chairman)
Richard A. Goldstein
Retired Chairman and CEO, International Flavors & Fragrances
Director: Fortune Brands, Interpublic Group of Companies (Lead director)
John R. Hall
Retired Chairman and CEO, Ashland
Director: USEC
Laban P. Jackson, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, Clear Creek Properties
Director: JPMorgan Chase
Edward A. Kangas
Retired Chairman and CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Director: Eclipsys, EDS, Hovnanian Enterprises, Intuit, Tenet Healthcare (Chairman)
Richard A. Kashnow
Retired President, Tyco Ventures Former Chairman and CEO, Raychem
Director: Ariba, Electronics for Imaging
General Lester L. Lyles
Retired, U.S. Air Force
Director: DPL, General Dynamics, KBR, Precision Castparts
Myldred H. Mangum
CEO, IBT Enterprises
Director: Barnes Group, Collective Brands, Emageon, Haverty Furniture Companies
Cheryl Mayberry McKissack
President and CEO, Nia Enterprises
Director: Deluxe, PrivateBancorp
William T. Monahan
Retired Chairman and CEO, Imation
Director: Hutchinson Technology, Mosaic, Pentair (Lead director), Solutia
Thomas J. Neff
Chairman, Spencer Stuart U.S.
Director: Ace Limited, Hewitt Associates
James D. Wareham
Partner, Litigation Department, Paul Hastings
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