Independent Directors Council
Chair:
- Susan B. Kerley
Independent Director, Legg Mason Partners Funds
Independent Chair, MainStay Funds
Chair Emeritus:
- Dorothy A. Berry
Independent Director, PNC Funds
Independent Chair, Professionally Managed Portfolios
Governing Council:
- James H. Bodurtha
Independent Director, BlackRock Funds - Robert P. Bremner
Independent Director, Nuveen Funds - David H. Chow
Independent Director, Market Vectors ETF Trust - Diana M. Daniels
Independent Director, Goldman Sachs Funds - Dennis J. Dirks
Independent Director, Fidelity Equity and High Income Group of Funds - Peter S. Drotch
Independent Director, ING Funds - Paul K. Freeman
Independent Director, DWS Funds - Anne M. Goggin
Independent Director, RS Funds - Karen N. Horn
Independent Director, T. Rowe Price Funds - Leonade D. Jones
Independent Director, American Funds - John P. Kavanaugh
Independent Director, MFS Funds - Garry L. Moody
Independent Director, AllianceBernstein Funds - Steven J. Paggioli
Independent Director, Aston Funds, Managers Funds, and Professionally Managed Portfolios - Davey S. Scoon
Independent Director, Allianz Funds - Erik R. Sirri
Independent Director, Natixis Funds - George J. Sullivan Jr.
Independent Director, SEI Funds and State Street Navigator Trust - Ralph F. Verni
Independent Director, Eaton Vance Funds - Jonathan F. Zeschin
Independent Trustee, Matthews Asia Funds
In addition, the following independent directors on the ICI's Board of Governors are members of the IDC's Governing Council:
- Ashok N. Bakhru
Independent Director, Goldman Sachs Funds - Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Director, Invesco Funds - C. Gary Gerst
Independent Director, Henderson Global Funds - Donald H. Pratt
Independent Director, American Century Funds - Laura T. Starks
Independent Director, TIAA-CREF Funds - Mary Ann Tynan
Independent Director, Oppenheimer Funds - Robert W. Uek
Independent Director, MFS Funds
IDC Committees
The work of the Independent Directors Council currently is conducted by the following committees. The Independent Directors Council may form additional committees if the need arises.
Education and Communications Committee
The mission of the Education and Communications Committee is two-fold. The first mission is to develop and promote a wide range of educational programs and materials for independent directors of mutual funds. The second is to involve independent directors in the activities of the IDC, through enhanced communications, outreach efforts and greater individual director involvement. The chair of the Education and Communications Committee is Paul Freeman.
Nominating and Governance Committee
The mission of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify, evaluate and recommend to the Council candidates for membership in the Council. The Committee also establishes the governance principles by which the work of the Council will be conducted. The current chairs of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Bruce L. Crockett and Laura T. Starks.
Policy Steering Committee
The mission of the Policy Steering Committee is identifying and recommending to the Council issues on which the committee believes the Council should develop a policy. The current chair of the Policy Steering Committee is Donald H. Pratt.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee manages the activities of the IDC and consists of the chair, Susan B. Kerley, the chair emeritus, Dorothy A. Berry, each committee chair named above, and three at-large members: Diana M. Daniels, George J. Sullivan Jr., and Jonathan F. Zeschin.
