Jennifer Monroe

Jun 26, 2023 | directorsandboards.com | Cliff Justice |Phyllis Campbell |Jennifer Monroe |Stephen Young

Effective risk management demands a multidimensional, strategic approach. Succession planning is a critical component of enterprise risk management. Getting succession planning right can mitigate adverse impacts on a company’s ongoing operations, stock price, employee morale and investor confidence. Executive succession planning has historically had a singular focus — identifying a successor CEO.

Jun 21, 2023 | directorsandboards.com | Phyllis Campbell |Jennifer Monroe

The role of the outside/independent board leader has evolved into one of critical importance to the effective functioning of the corporate board in 2023 and surely beyond. This article does not attempt to distinguish between the role of the lead independent director and the role of nonexecutive board chair, as both roles tend to merge in basic responsibilities.

May 12, 2023 | directorsandboards.com | Phyllis Campbell |Jennifer Monroe |Stephen B. Young |Scott Chase

My Board JourneySonita LontohDirector, Sunrun, TrueBlue Inc. What was the first board you joined? The first board that I had the privilege to join was Sunrun, the largest consumer solar-and-battery-as-a-service company in the United States. After joining Sunrun, about six months later, I had another opportunity to join my second public board, TrueBlue, a global, mission-driven workforce solutions company.

May 12, 2023 | egonzehnder.com | Jennifer Monroe

We recently hosted a panel at Deloitte’s MADE (Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable) initiative to discuss how to enhance board readiness with a group of 20 diverse executives. Our session delved into the unique nuances that come with interviewing for a board position and how it differs from the process of interviewing for an executive role. Discussing what the process looks like is particularly relevant in the context of advancing diverse representation at the board level.