Ralph Ward

Corporate Board Trainer, Speaker and Author

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 the publisher of the online newsletter Boardroom INSIDER, the worldwide source for practical, first-hand tips for better boards and directors (boardroominsider). He also edits The Corporate Board magazine (corporateboard) 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 seven acclaimed books on board and governance for today’s corporate boards, the challenges they face, and the answers they need to excel:

Hacking the Boardroom (2025)
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)