The Citadel Director’s Institute 2026
Charleston, SC – April 16-17, 2026
Thursday, April 16
Opening Reception – 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, April 17
Breakfast – 8:00 – 8:45 am
Welcome – 9:00 am
* Dr. Michael Weeks – Dean, Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business
Concurrent Sessions – 9:30 am – 10:30 am
A1 – Compensation in an Age of Activism: Pay, Performance, and Purpose
* Patrick Haggerty, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
* Julie Hodges, Chief People Officer
* Jeri Isbell, Independent Director
A2 – Geopolitical Risk: Strategic Considerations and Effective Board Oversight
* Andrea Muller, Board Director, GMO and Blockstream
* Martha Cummings, Board Director Marqeta, Inc., Senior Advisor BCG
* Susan Keating, Chairman and CEO, Board Risk Committee
Concurrent Sessions – 10:45 pm – 11:45 pm
B1 – Talent, Culture, and Turnover: What Directors Must Ask About the People Pipeline
* Julie Hodges, Chief People Officer
* Laurie Champion, Managing Director, Global Risk Management, Marsh
* Tammy Finley, Of Counsel, Gentry Locke Law Firm and Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP)
* Jay Millen, Managing Partner, Caldwell CEO & Board Practice
B2 – Boards and AI: Moving from Curiosity to Governance, Risk, and Opportunity
* Andrea Muller, Board Director, GMO and Blockstream
* Martha Cummings, Board Director, Marqeta, Inc., Senior Advisor BCG
* Marva Bailer, Board Director, CEO of Qualaix, TEDx speaker, and author of Be Unexpected
Luncheon Keynote Speaker 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm
* Tom Barkin, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Concurrent Sessions – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
C1 – CEO Succession 2.0: From Emergency Plans to Long‑Term Bench Strength
* Peter Thies, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer
* Laurie Champion, Board Director Marqeta, Inc., Senior Advisor BCG
* Tammy Finley, Of Counsel, Gentry Locke Law Firm and Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP)
* John L. Howard, Chairman, The Grainer Foundation
C2 – Oversight of AI, Cyber, and Data Privacy: A New Governance Model for Directors
* Susan Keating, Chairman and CEO, Board Risk Committee
* Marva Bailer, Board Director, CEO of Qualaix, TEDx speaker, and author of Be Unexpected
* Mark Dajani, Senior Vice President of Global Business Services and Chief Information Officer, Carlsberg Group,
Networking/Coffee Break – 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Corps of Cadets Military Parade – 3:45pm – 4:30pm
* Special seating for all CDI participants
Closing Reception – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm