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Ralph Ward

Ward is an internationally-recognized writer and commentator on the role of boards of directors, the secrets of how “benchmark” boards excel, corporate scandals and reforms, and the future of governance worldwide. Ward is publisher of the online email newsletter Boardroom INSIDER, the worldwide source for practical, first-hand advice on better boards and directors (www.boardroominsider.com). He is author of the books Boardroom Q&A (2011), The New Boardroom Leaders (2008), Saving the Corporate Board (2003), Improving Corporate Boards: The Boardroom INSIDER Guidebook (2000), and 21st Century Corporate Board (1997). He speaks extensively on boardroom issues in the U.S. and internationally, presenting programs on boardroom best practices.