Ralph WardRalph Ward is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, and advisor on the role of boards of directors, how "benchmark" boards excel, setting personal boardroom goals, and the future of governance worldwide. He publishes the online newsletter Bordroom INSIDER, and also edits The Corporate Board magazine. He is author of five acclaimed books on boards and governance, including 21st Century Corporate Board (1997), Improving Corporate Boards: The Boardroom INSIDER Guidebook (2000), Saving the Corporate Board (2003), The New Boardroom Leaders (2008), and Boardroom Q&A (2011). Read More Read Less