Six distinguished leaders. One shared mission: confront emerging risks — from AI to organizational transformation—and turn insight into action for boards everywhere.
Better decisions start with better perspective. The Governance Advisory Council brings together distinguished leaders from across industries to help boards navigate the complex, high-impact challenges that define modern governance.
Each quarter, the Council tackles a "Catalyst"—a timely issue like AI oversight, emerging risk, or organizational change—where experience and judgment matter most. Through structured dialogue, the Council produces clear, actionable guidance that boards can put to work immediately.
A diverse group of governance practitioners, scholars, and strategists spanning healthcare, education, cybersecurity, finance, nonprofits, and global policy.
Global Governance Strategist
Founder and CEO of BoardWise, Donna prepares directors and advisors across 58 countries. Certified by NACD and Harvard, she brings four decades of global governance experience to the Council.
Student Outcomes Evangelist
Creator of the Lone Star Governance framework and Director of Governance at the Council of the Great City Schools. His work has helped turn around failing districts through student-outcomes-focused governance.
Nonprofit Governance Gladiator
CEO of Vernetta Walker & Associates and former Chief Governance Officer at BoardSource. A trained attorney with hundreds of board engagements, she champions equitable, mission-driven governance for nonprofits.
Healthcare Governance
Chairman and CEO of the Practical Governance Group with 160+ healthcare CEO searches. His decades of board retreats and faculty roles at three universities bring a grounded, practical lens to board performance.
Military Informed Governance Strategist
Tara Leweling is a former U.S. Air Force officer and senior policy advisor with experience across government, defense, and financial services.
Cyber Security Strategist
Rick Doten is an award winning CISO who helps organizations reimagine and create new capabilities to mature their AI and cybersecurity programs in ways that aren’t yet common.
A diverse group of governance practitioners, scholars, and strategists spanning healthcare, education, cybersecurity, finance, nonprofits, and global policy.
Select the Issue
Identify a timely governance challenge—AI oversight, cyber risk, financial resilience, or other high-impact topics.
Individual Sessions
One-on-one working sessions with each council member capture divergent perspectives, frameworks, and real-world examples.
Council Discussion
A facilitated group call pressure-tests ideas, surfaces productive disagreement, and finds common ground.
Publish & Share
Insights become a Council Brief, governance playbook, webinar or podcast episode, and blog series—ready for boards to use.
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