Who are the most influential directors at big publicly traded U.S. companies? The first annual Wall Street Journal ranking identifies 251 of them.

Find out what board members in the Americas are focused on in 2025.

The framework, published by BlackRock in its annual report on proxy-voting guidelines for 2025, is closely tracked by companies, other large shareholders, and corporate governance experts.

When shareholders vote – even overwhelmingly – for someone not to be a director of a company, the “life” of that directorship is over, right?

What started as a national event to encourage dialog about women’s status on U.S. corporate boards has expanded over the past ten years to include regions across the globe.

The exchange sought to require listed companies to disclose the gender and racial makeup of their boards and set diversity targets.