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Your career may have required you to oversee complex budgets, strengthen financial controls, manage risk, support major acquisition decisions or ensure the responsible use of public resources.
That experience can be relevant to a corporate board. But boards evaluate candidates differently than employers evaluate executives.
They need to understand how your background would help you contribute to governance, oversight, strategy and long-term organizational performance. You also need to understand the responsibilities and expectations that come with serving as a corporate director.
Corporate Board Member and the Society of Defense Financial Management have created this dedicated cohort to help you make that transition more deliberately.
Build a practical understanding of fiduciary duties, board structure, committee responsibilities and the distinction between management and board oversight.
Consider how your work in financial stewardship, audit, risk, acquisition, controls and organizational leadership may align with the needs of a corporate board.
Learn how boards approach shareholders, regulators, succession, executive compensation, financial reporting, enterprise risk and other major oversight responsibilities.
Identify the types of companies and board opportunities where your experience may be most relevant, then develop a clearer explanation of what you would contribute.
Reshape your board resume, professional biography and LinkedIn profile around how nominating committees evaluate director candidates.
Understand director duties, board and committee structures, fiduciary responsibilities, legal liabilities and the expectations placed on corporate directors.
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Learn how shareholder expectations, regulatory requirements, proxy advisors and external stakeholders influence board decisions.
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Examine board composition, director succession, board evaluations, committee effectiveness and the practices that support sound governance.
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Understand the board’s responsibilities for CEO succession, executive compensation, leadership, culture and workforce oversight.
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Explore audit committee responsibilities, financial reporting, internal controls and oversight of internal and external auditors. This module will also help you understand how corporate board oversight differs from financial management in a defense environment.
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Examine the board’s role in enterprise risk, cybersecurity, emerging technology, geopolitical exposure and crisis readiness.
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SDFM cohort participants will attend a virtual Director Fundamentals workshop alongside other program participants, led by an experienced board director. This comprehensive session covers core board duties, governance best practices and current boardroom priorities.
SDFM cohort participants will join four exclusive monthly virtual sessions led by experienced financial management mentors. These 60-minute sessions provide practical application of course modules, peer discussion and Q&A with financial managers who have successfully transitioned to board service.
An exclusive SDFM cohort session focused on positioning financial expertise for board opportunities. Learn how to translate your finance management experience into a compelling board value proposition and craft a board-ready resume.
Each SDFM cohort participant receives personalized resume review and feedback from experienced finance management mentors who have served on public company boards.
Explore how the Director Fundamentals Program SDFM Cohort helps oversight leaders prepare for their first board role and add strategic value from day one.
Connect with our program manager Liz Fallon to learn more.
