NETWORKS AND AFFILIATIONS:

CONFERENCE OF FUND LEADERS (CFL): A permanent new body
composed of independent board chairs and lead independent directors of mutual funds in the U.S. evolved from the Independent Chairs of Mutual Funds project, chaired by John Hill, Chair of Putnam Funds, in partnership with the Mutual Fund Directors Forum (MFDF) sponsored in part by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Integrity.

CHAIRMEN'S FORUM: The Chairmen’s Forum: The Chairmen’s Forum is an organization comprised of non-executive chairmen of corporate boards whose largecap companies are incorporated in the United States and Canada. The body evolved from the Independent Chairs of Corporate Boards project, chaired by Harry Pearce, Chair of Nortel Networks, and sponsored by Spencer Stuart.

RISING STARS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: The Rising Stars award recognizes people who, while young and possibly new to the field of corporate governance, are making their mark as outstanding analysts, experts, activists, or managers. Nominees are reviewed by a selection committee comprised of leaders from the International Corporate Governance Network, Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, Open Compliance and Ethics Group, and Weil Gotshal & Manges. Recipients will be acknowledged at a pre-forum reception as part of the Yale Corporate Governance Forum on June 10, 2009.