board member
Corporate oversight figure
A board member is someone who serves on a board of directors—the governing body that oversees an organization.
Board members typically vote on major decisions, set policy, and hire executive leadership.
The term applies across corporations, nonprofits, and institutions: She's been a board member at the hospital for fifteen years.
Agent bound by loyalty
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- charterFounding organizational document
- complianceAdhering to requirements
ethics · accountability · oversight · audit · committee · policy · regulation · protocol
One who leads
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- vice-chairSecond-ranking committee officer
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
treasurer · appointee · nominee · representative · delegate · regent · curator · governor
Overseeing people or processes
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
approval · decision-making · strategic planning · risk management · budget oversight · hiring · termination · succession planning
Scheduled time for activity
- agendaFormal discussion list
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- voteFormal choice expression
- ballotVoting document
motion · quorum · convene · adjourn · attendance · teleconference · annual meeting · special meeting
Organization serving public good
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- associationGroup with shared aim
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
consortium · council · commission · agency · institution · charity · endowment · trust
fiduciary
Agent bound by loyalty
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- bylawsOrganization's internal regulations
- charterFounding organizational document
compliance · ethics · accountability · oversight · audit · committee · policy · regulation · protocol · procedures
director
One who leads
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- vice-chairSecond-ranking committee officer
secretary · treasurer · appointee · nominee · representative · delegate · regent · curator · governor · commissioner
supervision
Overseeing people or processes
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
evaluation · approval · decision-making · strategic planning · risk management · budget oversight · hiring · termination · succession planning · performance review
session
Scheduled time for activity
ballot · motion · quorum · convene · adjourn · attendance · teleconference · annual meeting · special meeting · executive session
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- associationGroup with shared aim
cooperative · consortium · council · commission · agency · institution · charity · endowment · trust · conglomerate
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- D&O Insurancecorporate officers, corporate executives, executive protection, liability coverage, defense costs
- corporate worldCEO, CFO, COO, VP, executive
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
board memberemployee
Hired organizational member
subordinate · underling · worker · middle manager · hired hand
board memberoutsider
One excluded from group
general public · non-member · customer · client · ordinary citizen
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