Modern governance matters.
The Institute’s mission is to empower it globally.
Modern governance has the power to drive financial performance, improve transparency, inclusion, and engagement, delivering value to all stakeholders. Diligent has the privilege of working with more than 700,000 leaders of 19,000 organizations in over 90 countries – we’re giving back to our industry with The Institute.
Our Approach
Diligent Institute is the global corporate governance research arm and think tank of Diligent Corporation, and provides industry-leading research on modern governance practices. Today’s increasingly dynamic world presents a dizzying array of economic opportunities and challenges. As companies navigate that environment, high-quality modern governance is more important than ever to ensure effective oversight, increase levels of diversity and inclusion, protect and create jobs, and positively impact society. The Institute equips corporate leaders around the globe with cutting-edge research to inform forward-looking decisions that leave a meaningful mark on the world. Diligent Institute’s research is derived from real experience across sectors and geographies, utilizing quantitative surveys, case studies, and interviews with directors, as well as objective data from publicly-available sources.
Who are we?
Diligent Institute was founded in 2018 to offer a global perspective on the complex and disruptive board governance topics that directors and leadership teams are tackling today. The Institute serves as the global governance research arm of Diligent Corporation, the pioneer in modern governance. Diligent® empowers leaders to turn governance into a competitive advantage through unparalleled insight and highly secure, integrated SaaS applications, helping organizations thrive and endure in today’s complex, global landscape. The Diligent Institute is solely funded by the Diligent Corporation.
Staff:
Dottie Schindlinger Kira Ciccarelli
Executive Director Lead Researcher
Institute Reports
Impossible Until It’s Done: Corporate Board Diversity and Refreshment Practices
What Directors Think
Stakeholder Capitalism: Translating Corporate Purpose into Board Practice
Ask a Director Series
What bucks stop with the board around corporate culture?
What are some of the telltale signs that you might be serving on too many boards?
What should the role of an individual director be in a crisis situation?
Meet the Advisory Board
Anddria Clack-Rogers Varnado
Board member at Umpqua Bank, and Vice President and Head of Strategy and Business Development at Macy’s, Inc.
Aniel Mahabier
Aniel is the CEO and Founder of CGLytics, a leading provider of Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation data analytics.
Brian Stafford
CEO of Diligent Corporation, co-author of Governance in the Digital Age.
David Larcker, PhD
James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting and Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Lothar Schröder
Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Data Protection Advisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG, Member of the German Parliament’s Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Peter Gleason
President and CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Rahul K. Bhardwaj
CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Susan Forrester, AM
Director on the Boards of Directors of G8 Education Ltd, Over the Wire, and Viva Leisure.
Susan Kilsby
Non-Executive Director of Unilever, BHP, and Fortune Brand Home and Security.
TK Kerstetter
Founder and CEO of Boardroom Resources, Editor-at-Large of Corporate Board Member, and Host of Inside America’s Boardrooms.