The Boston Conversationon Board Leadership
About the Event
Securing a board position is rarely the result of a single conversation. It is built through preparation, sustained visibility, and trusted relationships developed over time.
This in-person gathering connects aspiring board leaders and business executives with corporate directors serving on boards across your region and industries. Through curated conversations, strategic introductions, and candid governance insight, participants expand their network, elevate their visibility, and take meaningful steps toward board service.
- Venue
- Bentley University
- Time
- 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
People
Ellen Rubin
Panelist
Operating Partner, Glasswing Ventures; Board Director, Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE) (current), Chase Corporation (NYSE: CCF) (former, acquired by KKR).
Steve Jennings
Panelist
Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Analog Devices Inc.; Board Director, International Workplace Group plc, Nomination Committee Chair (current), Aspen Technology, Inc., Board Chair (former)
Phyllis Yale
Panelist
Advisory Partner, Bain and Company; Board Director, Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), DaVita (NYSE: DVA)
Laila Partridge
CEO, HardTech Project; Board Director, NASDAQ: LWLG (Lightwave Logic)
Patricia Flynn
Professor Emeritus of Economics & Management, Bentley University
Ameeta Soni
President, Altek Consulting; Board Director, Westpak, Esker SA (former)
Mary Ellen De Winter
Chief Strategy Officer
Paragon Strategic Advisors
Shalini Urankar
Managing Partner & CEO, IkigAI Advisory; Board Director, CFO Leadership Council, RiskOpsAI
Leigh-Ann Durant
Head of North America Medical Governance, EMD Serono; Board Director, MAIA Biotechnology Inc., LexSeeHer Inc.
Laurie Genovese
Principal
Laurie Genovese Advisory
Kate Worthington
Principal
Next Phase Biotech Consulting
Prudence Pitter
Founder & CEO
PEARRM Services
Madina Jastromb
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Investment Officer
SLC Management
Jennifer Rutley
Founder & CEO
Hidden Insights Group
Caren Feldman
Vice President, Finance
Boston Scientific Corporation
Kimi Ellen
CEO and Managing Partner
Benford Brown & Associates, LLC
Amy Glynn
President
Viking Cove Institute
Lauren Loehning CFP
Partner, Retirement Impact; Board Director Make-A-Wish MA & RI Advisory Board
Ellen Richstone
Board Director, Cognition Therapeutics Inc., Orion Energy Systems Inc.







