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David Shaw

Publishing Director
MLR Media
David Shaw is the publishing director of Directors & Boards and its sister publication, Family Business. With more than 30 years of experience in business-to-business and consumer media markets, he has served as an editor, publisher, publishing director, group publisher and group vice president of a variety of publications, trade shows, conferences and websites.

Prior to founding GRID Media, David served as senior vice president for Phillips Business Information Inc., where he oversaw nearly 100 discrete media properties, and helped build the business from $35 million to more than $100 million in annual revenues. He is a frequent author and speaker on issues related to business-to-business media, multi-generational family businesses and private and public company governance. He is married, with two grown children, one serving in the Navy and the other in law school.

SESSIONS

Main Stage Conference Introduction and Keynote Interview with Hon. Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Speaker

Opening remarks by Carey Oven, National Managing Partner, Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness and Bill Rock, President, MLR Media. Directly followed by our opening keynote interview with the Honorable Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware; interviewed by Wolfe Tone, U.S. Deloitte Private Tax Leader

Main Stage Building an Effective Board Compensation Package Speaker

An examination of various board compensation strategies deployed by private companies. Several examples will be explored in-depth, and the results of our updated 2020 Private Company Board Compensation & Governance survey will be previewed.