Directors Council

Board directors and governance leaders who contribute their perspective on CEO succession, board dynamics, and leadership transitions at the highest level.

Kirk Arnold

Executive-in-Residence, General Catalyst Ventures; Former CEO, Data Intensity. Director: Trane Technologies; Chair, Compensation Committee, Ingersoll Rand; Chair, Risk Committee, Thomson Reuters

Larry Kellner

President, Emerald Creek Group; Former Chairman & CEO, Continental Airlines; Director, ExxonMobil Corporation

Mirian Graddick-Weir

Former Chief Human Resources Officer, Merck; Director, Yum! Brands, Inc. Chair, Nomination & Governance Committee; Director, Booking Holdings Inc., Chair Talent & Compensation Committee; Trustee, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Foundation

Omar Ishrak

Former Executive Chairman & CEO, Medtronic. Former Chair, Intel Corporation; Chairman, Compute Health Acquisition Corp.; Director: Amgen, Cleveland Clinic; Trustee: Asia Society, Minnesota Public Radio

Laurie A. Siegel

Former SVP of HR & Internal Communications, Tyco International. Chair, HR & Compensation Committee, Lumen Technologies; Director & Chair, Compensation and Talent Committee, FactSet Research Systems

Michael D. White

Former Chairman, President & CEO, DIRECTV; Former CEO, PepsiCo International; Director, Bank of America; Lead Director & Chair, Executive Committee, Kimberly-Clark; Director & Chair, Audit Committee, Whirlpool

Lloyd E. Johnson

Former Director of Global Finance & Audit, Accenture. Board Chair, AARP; Director & Audit Committee Chair, Apogee Enterprises; Director: Beazer Homes, VSE Corporation, Haemonetics

Andrea B. Smith

Former CAO, Bank of America; Chair, Bank of America Alumni Network; Director: HCA Healthcare, PGA of America, NC Business Council, Charlotte Sports Foundation; Cochair, Leading on Opportunity

Ronald A. Williams

Chairman & CEO, RW2 Enterprises; Former Chairman & CEO, Aetna. Director & Chair, Governance & Public Policy Committee, Boeing; Former Director & Chair, Compensation Committee, Johnson & Johnson; Former Director, American Express