Eastman Marino

our focus is board governance, with three priorities: board-ceo and board-staff relations; board ethics and diversity; and board decision quality. professional and civic experiences have led us to want to make a difference for non-profit and for-profit boards that want to do better in their governance, whether they are starting from a position of relative contentment, or from one of dissatisfaction. we see our experience as especially helpful to board members, ceos, and staff interested in making progress in three main areas: first, board-ceo and board-staff relations; second, combining diversity in background and perspective with ethics and shared values on the governance team; and, third, quality board decision-making processes that help board members maximize the value of their decisions. by highlighting components of board governance, including the role of the full board and the board chair, the flow of information to the board, board engagement, board diversity, minimizing bias, t