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 Roger Raber
Senior Counsel
Roger W. Raber is the senior
advisor and former president and chief executive officer of the National
Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Roger joined NACD in 1999, and
during his tenure paid membership grew from 1,800 to 10,000 and annual revenues
and reserves tripled. Additionally, NACD began an annual survey—focusing on
governance issues—of the largest not-for-profits in the United States.
Founded
in 1977, NACD is the only non-profit professional organization devoted
exclusively to providing information, research and education for corporate
directors and leading non-profit boards. NACD members serve as CEOs and
directors of private and public companies, ranging in size from family
businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
As
the chief spokesman for corporate boards, Roger has testified before Congress
on the recent corporate governance legislation and reforms and has provided
commentary on board governance principles and policies to a variety of
policymakers, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.
He has also advised professional organizations representing corporate counsels,
internal auditors and institutional investors, among others. Roger has provided
board advisory services for public, private and non-profit boards. His
governance views appear regularly in professional publications, national press
and media.
Roger
also has served on corporate boards and audit committees in the financial
services industry. He was a board member of a private college and was elected
chairman of the board for a public school district. He was appointed by the
U.S. Secretary of Commerce to serve on the Board
of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige Award Program. He speaks frequently to
national and international groups, including the American Red Cross, Japanese
Management Association and the World Bank Group. He has been influential in
shaping the founding of new governance institutes in a variety of regions,
including Asia, Central Europe and Latin America.
Roger
earned a B.A. from Saint Anthony
College, an M.A. from Manhattan College,
and an Ed.D. and M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University.
He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Marie.
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