Ralph Ward is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, and advisor on the role of boards of directors, how "benchmark" boards excel, setting personal boardroom goals, and the future of governance worldwide. Ward is publisher of the online newsletter Boardroom INSIDER, the worldwide source for practical, first-hand tips for better boards and directors (www.boardroominsider.com). He also edits The Corporate Board magazine (www.corporateboard.com) the nation’s leading corporate governance journal, with subscribers who are directors and senior officers across the U.S. and in 27 foreign countries. He is author of six acclaimed books on board and governance for today’s corporate boards, the challenges they face, and the answers they need to excel, these are Board Seeker Guidebook (2018), Boardroom Q&A (2011), The New Boardroom Leaders (2008), Saving the Corporate Board (2003), Improving Corporate Boards (2000), 21st Century Corporate Board (1997) Regarding promotion, I have over 4500 followers on LinkedIn, and a media mailing list of 3000 contacts. This circle includes members of corporate, nonprofit and governmental boards worldwide; many business media reporters and bloggers; corporate counsel, corporate secretaries, company administrative staff, and consultants and advisors on business.