Leslie Ann Levy
Pres, CEO, and Secty @Institute For Research On Boards Of Directors
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WORK HISTORY
Pres, CEO, and Secty @Institute For Research On Boards Of Directors
Non-profit, tax-exempt, research-based, impartial, educational corporation, probably the nation\'s most respected source of information on boards and governance. Responds to requests for information and education from corporate directors and officers, investors (both private firms and public-pension funds), activists and active investors, board professionals (lawyers, auditors, proxy solicitors, etc.), governments, media, universities, associations, etc. Consulted with companies and stakeholder groups to remove crises from the \"front pages\" and negotiate resolutions that satisfied all concerned.Creator (with participation of Wolf Weinhold) of Main Street Industries, a fictional game on boards presented as the principal event at the World Management Council Conference (1989). Case study and videotape available. Materials used by law and business schools to teach boards and acquisitions, with emphasis on roles of senior managers, politicians, union leaders, takeover experts, etc.
EDUCATION
Harrison High School
High school diploma.
Smith College
Bachelor's degree
Harvard Business School
DBA
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Harvard Business School
MBA
Smith College
B.A., summa cum laude
Smith College
A.B., summa cum laude
Smith College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, summa cum laude
ABOUT LESLIE ANN LEVY
Previously I said I\'d be working on a web page for Directors Data (directorsdata.com). I\'ve stopped. See below. And I may switch my work to a non-profit.I cared for 20 years for my mom, who died at age 100 on November 14, 2014. Soon after her death, I sustained a serious burn on my left hand — the one with which I write. 20 years of caring for Mom put a crater in my career, but stepping back has given me that famous \"helicopter view.\" Of course, my 40+ years in corporate governance also helps. Now my interests are broader. I\'m interested in the entire governance landscape, past, present, and future. I\'m interested in governance in just about all its venues: history, literature, politics and warfare, international governance, philosophy, religion, psychology, medicine — and not just governance today. Some of the most important developments in governance occurred centuries ago. Good case in point: the warriors and monks of Ch\'an. Meanwhile, corporate governance has become an industry. I had thought it was maturing, but no longer sure for reasons I\'d like to explain in an article. We\'re seeing consolidation — no surprise! I was wrong in saying that we\'re also seeing far less innovation because corporate governance may not be the maturing industry I had thought. We\'re seeing the emergence of endless, sometimes profitable (sometimes not) niches, with lots of M&A. More on that in my article — when I have time to write it!The editors at LinkedIn won\'t let me say more; I\'ve exceeded their word limit! find a place to tell you what is most important in my work now, including my specialties. Stay tuned, please.
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