NACD Education Network

The NACD Education Network

The NACD Education Network™ is a partnership between NACD and leading academic institutions that provide director education. NACD Directorship Certification® requires recertification every two years through 32 hours of continuous learning at recognized programs. The NACD Education Network enables NACD Directorship Certified® individuals to earn recertification credits toward their certification through participation in leading director programs provided by world-class universities across the country and around the world. The NACD Education Network will ensure that NACD Certified Directors will have access to thought leaders and practitioners in the academic community and beyond, as well as access to NACD’s leading director education.

Current Members

Upcoming Programs*

NACD Certified Directors can receive recertification credits through the following upcoming programs. To receive credit for the program, please send your Certificate of Completion to credentialing@nacdonline.org and allow 10 business days for the program to be reflected in your transcript. Please note only the programs listed below are eligible for NACD credit toward your NACD Directorship Certification continuing education requirement.

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Founding Member

Directors’ Consortium

  • October 14–18, 2024

  • 17 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Columbia Business School

Columbia 2023 Developing Exceptional Board Leaders

  • February 20–23, 2024

  • May 6–9, 2024

  • 10 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Drexel University's Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute

  • New programs to be announced.

NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement

2023 PCCE Directors' Academy

  • New programs to be announced 

  • 14 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

UCLA Anderson Executive Education

Corporate Governance Program

  • Spring Session (live online)

    • April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2024

    • 15 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

  • Fall Session (in person)

    • September 23–26, 2024

    • 15 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

The Wharton School’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education

Boards That Lead

  • February 5–6, 2024

  • 9 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Harvard Business School

Making Corporate Boards More Effective

  • July 10–13, 2024

  • November 13–16, 2024

  • 14 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions

  • July 14–16, 2024

  • November 17–19, 2024

  • 12 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Audit Committees In A New Era of Governance

  • July 17–19, 2024

  • November 20–22, 2024

  • 11 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Advanced Corporate Director Seminar

  • Check website for dates

  • 12 NACD credits toward NACD Directorship Certification®

Additional universities will be added to the NACD Education Network, so please check back to learn about new members and more educational opportunities. Please contact credentialing@nacdonline.org with any questions you may have or to recommend programs for the NACD Education Network.

*Please note that programs in the NACD Education Network may have their own participation criteria. Attendees must meet those criteria to be accepted to the program.