Chérie R. Kiser has been selected by DirectWomen as a member of its 2015 Board Institute Class. DirectWomen selects a group of experienced and accomplished women lawyers from a highly competitive pool of applicants across the country to attend the Board Institute program, which covers key issues facing current and future corporate directors and provides an opportunity for class members to interact with leading executives, directors, search firm consultants, and Institute alumnae. The Institute will be held June 3-5, 2015 in New York City.
Ms. Kiser is one of two law firm partners selected to the twenty-one member 2015 Board Institute Class. The 2015 class also includes the Immediate Past Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and eighteen in-house counsel or executives at leading companies in their industries.
The mission of DirectWomen is to increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards. DirectWomen identifies, develops, and supports a growing group of accomplished women attorneys who provide the experience, independence and diversity required for good corporate governance. Partners of the program include Catalyst, the leading nonprofit membership organization expanding opportunities for women and business, and the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession.