Board & Executive Education and Speaking
Practitioner-led programs for boards, executive teams, and the legal and functional leaders who advise them.
Board Governance & Effectiveness
Fund Governance for Boards and Executives
ESG & Sustainability / Tech & AI Governance
The General Counsel and the Board
Insights into the Boardroom for Executives
Board and executive education and speaking engagements are available as standalone programs or as part of a broader advisory relationship with Ascent.
Board Governance & Effectiveness The questions boards should be asking — and how to build the structure and mindset to govern well.
Topics may include
- Board and committee effectiveness
- Governance architecture and design
- Board assessments
- Information flow and reporting quality
- Director education and onboarding
- Emerging risks
Fund Governance for Boards and Executives Building an integrated framework for boards and management teams to navigate the layered fiduciary obligations of fund governance.
Topics may include
- Fund governance structure and board design
- The 15(c) advisory contract review process
- Fiduciary obligations in practice
- Regulatory developments and oversight of emerging risks
- Board–management relationships
- Information flow and reporting quality
ESG & Sustainability / Tech & AI Governance Integrating these evolving themes into strategic and risk oversight obligations.
Topics may include
- Governance architecture design and operation
- Stakeholder mapping and accountability
- Disclosure review and alignment
- Systematic deployment and integration of technology
- Compliance and ethical considerations
The General Counsel and the Board Equipping GCs and aspiring GCs with the skills and presence to be effective in the boardroom.
Topics may include
- Board–GC relationships
- Governance architecture and the GC’s role
- Committee support
- Board communications
- Corporate culture, compliance and risk management
Insights into the Boardroom For executives stepping into board-facing roles for the first time.
Topics may include
- How boards think and what they need
- Fiduciary duties in practice
- Management’s role and responsibilities
- Board composition and committee roles
- The art of effective board engagement
“At its best, governance is stewardship — transcending the individual and centered around those we serve. It is a weighty role to be borne with both humility and the fortitude to ask tough questions. Success is not always about outcomes, but of the rigor of process, integrity, and the ability to sit with the occasional discomfort and tension that paves the path to well-informed decisions.”
Good questions outlast good answers.
Bring a program to your organization
Available for boards, executives, legal and compliance teams, and graduate programs in law and business. Every engagement is practitioner-led and tailored to your audience.