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    The Nasdaq Governance Board Advisory Team can help your board become more flexible, strong, innovative, and strategic in the rapidly-changing corporate governance landscape.

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    Our team has first-hand experience on what it takes to run a successful board.

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    Byron Loflin

    Global Head of Board Advisory

    Global Head of Board Advisory

    Byron Loflin is the Global Head of Board Advisory at Nasdaq, where he leads the Nasdaq Governance Solutions Board Advisory Team in providing a strategic, collaborative, and technology-based approach to support boards’ efforts in strengthening their effectiveness.

    Byron is the founder and former CEO of the Center for Board Excellence (CBE), which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2019. His experience and expertise are in the design and administration of evaluations, as well as advising boards and executive management teams on board effectiveness strategies.

    Byron is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program and obtained his B.A. from James Madison University. Byron is also a member of the Society for Corporate Governance, Institute of Directors (UK), and National Association of Corporate Directors.

    Phil Neiswender, Esq.

    Head of Board Advisory, Americas & Asia-Pacific

    Head of Board Advisory, Americas & Asia-Pacific

     

    Phil is the Head of Board Advisory in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions at Nasdaq. In his role, Phil advises boards and executive management teams at public, private, and non-profit organizations. Phil leverages his experience to help organizations address board composition and effectiveness, strategic alignment with management, and other corporate governance and compliance matters.

    Phil was president, board member, and founding investor/advisor of the Center for Board Excellence (CBE), which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2019. Prior to that, Phil held several senior leadership positions at public and private companies, including Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary roles. 

    Phil obtained his J.D. from the University of Virginia and his B.A. from the University of Washington. Phil is a member of the Washington State Bar.

     

    Kaley Childs Karaffa, Esq.

    Head of Board Advisory, Americas

    Head of Board Advisory, Americas

     

    Kaley is the Head of Board Advisory in the Americas region at Nasdaq. In her role, Kaley advises boards on corporate governance matters, including board effectiveness, CEO performance, strategy, ESG, compliance, and risk matters. Kaley works with public, private, and non-profit organizations in a wide range of industries globally.

    Kaley served as Vice President of Client Services, Business Development & Legal at the Center for Board Excellence (CBE), which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2019. Prior to that, Kaley started her legal career in private practice in New York before transitioning to several in-house roles, including General Counsel of ClaroLux.

    Kaley received her J.D. from the Pace University School of Law and her B.A. in Political Science from Samford University. Kaley is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. In addition, Kaley serves on the Board of Directors of Horizon Education; as Board Chair of the Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY; on the patient advisory board for a privately held pharmaceutical company; and on the Patient Safety Committee and Patient & Family Advisory Council of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

     

    James Beasley

    Head of Board Advisory, Europe, Middle East, & Africa

    Head of Board Advisory, Europe, Middle East, & Africa

    James is the Head of Board Advisory in the Europe, Middle East, & Africa regions at Nasdaq. Based in London, James is a governance and board effectiveness specialist with over 13 years of experience working with some of the world’s largest and most complex organizations.

    James joined Nasdaq from Deloitte, where he spent eight years in governance advisory, latterly as a director leading on board effectiveness and wider governance transformation activities. Throughout that time he supported boards through reviewing effectiveness and performance, as well as designing and implementing appropriate actions to take boards forward on their effectiveness journeys.

    James holds a Master’s Degree in Global Governance and Ethics from University College London (UCL).

    Stephen Perrone

    Director of Board Advisory

    Director of Board Advisory

    Stephen Perrone is Director of Board Advisory at Nasdaq. In his role, Stephen works with the Board Advisory leadership and operations teams to provide client-focused guidance, planning, design, and execution of customized and effective evaluations and compliance processes.

    Stephen was Director of Operations at the Center for Board Excellence (CBE), which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2019. With years of experience in conducting and managing thousands of evaluation and compliance questionnaire projects, Stephen has helped clients of all types identify optimal approaches to improving their governance processes.

    Stephen received his B.S. in Business Administration from Guilford College. ​

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