Resources for Joining a Corporate Board

So You Want to Join a Corporate Board

Executive women who are interested in board service can start their journey with this compilation of organizations and institutions that offer programs for networking, education, leadership, and community. Please note: Catalyst does not rank or partner with the majority of organizations on the list, and the list is not exhaustive.

By Industry and Expertise

• American Institute of CPAs
• Association of Audit Committee Members
• CEB Audit Leadership Council
• DirectWomen
• Executive Leadership Council (ELC)
• Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility
• Leadership Education For Asian Pacifics
• KPMG Audit Committee Institute
• Practising Law Institute
• PwC Director and Investor Education
• Society for Corporate Governance
• WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD)
• Women In Bio Boardroom Ready Program

By Country

• Australian Institute of Company Directors (Australia)
• Board Prospects’ BoardU (Online)
• Collège des administrateurs de societies (Quebec, Canada)
• The Director’s College (Ontario, Canada)
• Hawkamah, Institute of Corporate Governance (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
• IMD Business School (Switzerland)
• INSEAD Business School, International Directors Programme (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; France; Singapore)
• Institute of Corporate Directors/Institut Des Administrateurs de societes (Ontario, Canada)
• Institute of Directors (London, UK)
• International Corporate Governance Network (London, UK)
• Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (Karachi, Pakistan)
• Universidad del Desarrollo (Santiago, Chile)
• WomenOnBoards (Gosford NSW, Australia)
• WomenOnBoards (London, UK)

United States

• Boardroom Bound and Boardology Institute
• Deloitte Center for Corporate Governance
• Directors’ Consortium
• EY Center for Board Matters
• The Directors’ Network
• Foley & Lardner LLP, National Directors Institute
• InterOrganization Network: Advancing Women to the Boardroom
• National Association of Corporate Directors
• Women in the Boardroom

By US Region

Northeast

• Baruch College Zicklin School of Business,Center for Corporate Integrity
• Board Leaders
• Columbia Business School
• Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, Lindenauer Center for Corporate Governance
• Harvard Business School
• New York University, Stern School of Business
• NYU Law Institute for Executive Education
• Outstanding Directors Exchange
• University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School

Midwest

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
• University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
• University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
• Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business
• Wisconsin School of Business

Northwest

• Seattle University School of Law, The Adolf A. Berle, Jr. Center on Corporations, Law & Society

Southeast

• Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business
• Emory University, Goizueta Business School
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business
• SMU Dedman School of Law
• The SW Graduate School of Banking Foundation
• University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
• University of Maryland, University College: National Leadership Institute
• University of Tampa, Florida Directors’ Institute
• University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
• University of Texas at Dallas, Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance

Southwest

• Forum for Corporate Directors
• San Diego State University, Corporate Governance Institute, Corporate Directors Forum
• Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Stanford Law School, Rock Center for Corporate Governance
• UCLA, Anderson School of Management
• University of California Irvine, The Paul Merage School of Business
• University of Denver, Daniels College of Business
• University of Southern California, Center for Effective Organizations