Helping you to build a better board.
Jon J. Masters
Jon is a trusted advisor to CEOs, corporate staffs and boards of directors on governance issues and board dynamics, and his breadth and depth of experience gives him a unique overview of the issues surrounding corporate governance. Jon combines this with an ability to synthesize highly complex problems and then design and help implement appropriate tailored solutions. Jon has been a managing principal of a corporate governance consulting firm, a senior partner in a law firm, a vice chairman of a securities firm, and a director of both business and non-profit corporations. He also served as the Legal Advisor to the ...
Alan A. Rudnick
Alan offers unique perspectives on the challenges facing boards today because he understands the issues from the inside out, with decades of experience as a corporate general counsel and corporate secretary, working in the corporate finance and treasury arenas, practicing with a private law firm and acting as a governance consultant. Drawing on his 25 years’ experience with CSX Corporation, a major transportation company, where he was Vice President-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, he works extensively with CEOs, boards, and corporate teams to help align them with the company’s strategic goals and plans, evaluate their effectiveness, resolve internal disputes, and establish the ...
Masters-Rudnick is a corporate governance advisory firm that helps bring out the best in boards.
Every board is different, each of our board assessments or assignments is unique, and both processes and people are vital parts of the mix. We bring no preconceptions about the boards or people with whom we work.
We do start with an in-depth knowledge of the legal issues and best practices which set the limits on what boards can and cannot do. Within those parameters, we use our decades of corporate governance and legal experience to listen, understand, and work with you to develop processes tailored to your needs and culture, that will accomplish and meet your governance objectives and requirements.
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Our philosophy is:
- Listen, don’t lecture
- Think outside the box, don’t just check it
- Make the experience terrific, not intimidating
We use our skills as trained mediators to help create an environment of trust, in which views can be shared confidentially and without concern, issues explored and possible solutions discussed. This approach helps build better dynamics and better boards – boards that are better able to navigate challenges and transition, and meet the highest standards of corporate governance.
