National Committees & Communities

The Corporate Practices Committee serves as the principal member forum for monitoring and benchmarking best practices for boards of directors, corporate governance and the corporate secretarial function, including the application or implementation of final regulatory action. The committee benchmarks, analyzes data and produces publications on corporate governance and board practices, including meeting logistics, minutes and record retention, the application of state corporate law relating to board duties, functions and liability, D&O insurance and indemnification, director compensation and compensation and staffing of the corporate secretarial function.

Committee Chair: Tony Richelieu, KB Home

Committee members can access the Corporate Practices Committee community here.

The Securities Law Committee serves as the principal member forum to influence the development of federal and state securities laws and regulations by analyzing proposed securities legislation or SEC rule changes and interpretations, by drafting and submitting comment letters on issues of significance to public companies, and by meeting at least annually with the SEC staff to discuss the Society’s views on regulatory matters and operational issues.

Committee Chair: Ning Chiu, Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP

Committee members can access the Securities Law Committee community here.

The Sustainability Practices Committee serves as the principal member forum for monitoring and benchmarking best practices for sustainability policy, practice and disclosure and for monitoring and influencing any legislative, regulatory or standard setting-related developments.

Committee Co-Chair: Betty Huber, Latham & Watkins LLP
Committee Co-Chair: David Flechner, NextEra Energy

Committee members can access the Sustainability Practices Committee community here.

The Private Companies Community focuses on corporate governance issues that are unique to companies that are not publicly traded Securities and Exchange Commission registrants, including widely held private companies, private equity portfolio and venture capital investment companies, family owned and/or controlled companies, mutually owned companies and not-for-profit corporations. If you are a Private Company, you will automatically receive information about this community.

Committee Co-Chair: Megan Cohen, The Options Clearing Corporation
Committee Co-Chair: Scott Thayer, Dawn Food Products, Inc.

Community members can access the Private Companies community here.

The Small and Mid-Cap Companies Community focuses on the different needs and concerns of small-cap and mid-cap companies with regard to significant topics and issues of corporate governance, whether due to their unique circumstances or more limited resources.

Community Chair: Shawn Filippi, NW Natural

Community members can access the Small & Mid-Cap Companies community here.