PE & EQUITY FIRMS – Managing Director

Most executives wait until they're actively searching to build board relationships. This is why that's the wrong order — and what to do instead.

NACD Directorship Certification isn't just a badge. It's one of the highest single-action score movers available to candidates without a public board seat.

Margaret Chen, retired CFO and now sitting on two public company boards, shares what she did differently — and what she wishes she'd known three years earlier.