Thought Leadership by Allan Grafman for the Board and CEO

Publications

Facebook Board Challenges (Directors and Boards Magazine, 2018)

Private Equity Boards (NACD Directorship, October 2018)

Creating Shareholder Liquidity (Family Business Magazine, 2018)

Time for GE to Split Up the CEO-Chairman Job?
(Directors and Boards, 2018)

Board Improvement needs to be a process, not a reaction (NACD 2017)

Directors Guide to Reducing Cyber Security Risks (NACD, 2016)
20 steps Directors can take to reduce cyber security risks to themselves and their boards.

Doomsday signals for Directors (Directors and Boards, 2015)
Warning signs that directors and boards need to look for that indicate trouble ahead.

The Board’s ‘Seven Year Itch’ (Directors and Boards, 2014)
How companies could benefit by having directors take a one-year sabbatical after lengthy terms in office.

What Public Company Directors Might Learn From The PE Playbook (Directors and Boards, 2014)
Creating shareholder value: actions that public directors may learn from private equity boards.

Sign Your Own John Hancock (National Association of Corporate Directors, 2012)
Why directors should write the annual letter to shareholders.

Every Company is a Media Company (NACD Directorship, 2011)
Every Board Director and CEO needs to learn to think like a media company. Reasons why, methods and benefits are detailed.

Money for Nothing or Smart Business Move? (Licensing Book, 2011)
Ten things you need to know about licensing celebrity likenesses.

NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Effectiveness of the Lead Director (National Association of Corporate Directors, 2011)
Blue Ribbon Commission Paper to increase Lead Director Effectiveness.

Directors are Underpaid (Directors and Boards, 2011)
Directors are underpaid – and here is why.

Board Calls – Weekly is the New Quarterly (Directors and Boards, 2009)
Why Boards, management and shareholders benefit from short weekly board calls.

Keys to Success: Five Steps to Raising Capital (Licensing Book, 2007)
Five items for entrepreneurs to keep in mind as they go to the capital markets.

Raising Capital (Inventors Digest, 2007)
Entrepreneurs and the capital markets.

Television and Live Appearances

Crash Course: How to Be a Great Private Company Board Director

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property and You

Board Director Education – 16 Seminars (July 2023)

When Should Boards Seek Outside Experts? on Inside Today's Boardrooms (March 2023)

IDW Media Holdings shares media portfolio in business, entertainment and publishing (January 2023)

Allan Grafman guests on Tampa Talk Radio (December 2022)

Radio Interview with CEO Allan Grafman (December 2022)

Moderator, NACD panel, "ESG and the Board" (December 2022)

Moderator, NACD panel, "Board Culture and Dynamics" (October 2022)

Keynote address with NACD CEO Peter Gleason

Panelist, “Retaining Experts and Conducting Investigations”

Panelist, “How to Conduct an Effective Board Meeting” (PDA, 2022)

Panelist, Private Directors Association, "Bare Bone Board Basics" (2021)

Presentation, Strategic Forum (2021)

Interview with Zoom CIO Harry Moseley at the Executive Forum, "Evolving WFH" (2021)

Interview with Wall Street Reporter Miriam Gottfried covering private equity and media industries (2021)

Interview with Frans Vermeulen, COO, TruOptik (2021)

Interview with MacQuarie Senior Analyst for US Lifestyle Paul Golding at the Executive Forum, "FitTech and the coming Media Metamorphosis" (2021)

Interview with IP attorney Peter Fields at the Executive Forum, "IP Deal Notes" (2021)

TMA "That's Entertainment" Panelist

Panelist, 2020 Exit Planning Summit

“TV Ecosystem and Trends" interview with John Rose of BCG, 2019

Cybersecurity and Board Directors, 2019

Ambassador and Mentor, NACD 2019 Global Summit

The Board's Role in Managing Reputational Risk, Clear Law Institute, 2018

Ambassador and Mentor, NACD 2018 Global Summit

Moderator, How to Leverage Your Work Experience into Private Company Ownership

Panelist, Creating Liquidity, Family Business Generational Wealth Conference

Panelist, Deloitte Global Risk Advisory 2017 Conference

Ambassador and Mentor, NACD 2017 Global Summit (2017)

Panelist with CalSTRS corporate governance executive Anne Sheehan

Panelist, Fashion Connect (June 2017)

Speaker, Influencing Corporate Culture (NACD, May 2017)

Panelist, Investor Perspectives on the Strategic-Asset Board (NACD, April 2017)

"Preparing Yourself for Board Leadership" panel with AESC

Board Strategy (Private Company Governance Summit 2016)

Privacy and Cybersecurity
Panelist addressing skills and topics for Directors and Investors.

Preparing Yourself for Board Service 2016
Panelist addressing skills and topics to prepare for Board of Director service.

PE Operating Partner models
Panelist at the 22^nd Annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference.

Director Liability (Directors and Boards, Private Company Governance Summit, 2015)
Speaker presenting to private company owners and executives.

Cybersecurity and the Boardroom (National Association of Corporate Directors, 2014)
Interview by National Association of Corporate Directors.

Responding to Boardroom Crisis (National Association of Corporate Directors, 2014)
Interview by National Association of Corporate Directors.

Identifying, Securing, and Paying Directors Panel (Directors and Boards, Private Company Governance Summit, 2013)
Panelist presenting to private company owners and executives.

Executive Communications and Directors (Levick, 2013)
Interview on how executives and directors handle public communications.

New Media: What Directors Need to Know (National Association of Corporate Directors, 2013)
Panelist addressing new media for corporate directors.

Social Media: Opportunities and Risks (NACD National Conference Panel, 2012)
Panelist addressing new media for corporate directors.

Digital Media (ACG 2012)
Moderated panel for digital media investment professionals.

Separating the Chairman and CEO roles (Chairmen’s Forum, 2012)
Panelist, Chairmen’s Forum, Millstein Center, Yale University.

Monetizing Content (BIBF, 2011)
Speaker, Monetizing content online and mobile.

No One Dies in Lily Dale (HBO, 2010)
Executive Producer for HBO.

Raising Capital (MSNBC, 2009)
Interviewed by MSNBC on raising capital.