Ira M. Millstein: The activist director—lessons from the boardroom and the future of the corporation

Abstract

Millstein’s book helps fill this void by analyzing how boards have acted in actual situations where the well-being of the organization is at stake. Thus, at first sight, the book seems like a collection of narratives from the author’s life. What makes it special is that these case studies retell real-world boardroom situations experienced firsthand by the author, a leading expert on corporate governance, while counseling directors and CEOs of large publicly listed companies, including General Motors and Drexel Burnham Lambert, as well as public utility companies, government authorities, and NGOs.