Qualified Risk Directors®
Begin Your Journey to a More Impactful Board Career
The Qualified Risk Director® is a professional designation conferred exclusively by the DCRO Institute. It recognizes the distinguished ability to link corporate strategy to the positive governance of risk-taking. We grant permission to use the designation to experienced board members and senior executives from diverse industries, experiences, and geographies who successfully complete an extensive evaluation.
To receive permission to use the designation, we evaluate your business experience, risk management and risk governance acumen, demonstrated leadership, and educational background. Candidates must have breadth and depth across all four areas to receive approval.
To begin your journey, click the button below and complete the Qualified Risk Director® self-assessment. Then choose one of two paths towards earning permission to use the Qualified Risk Director® designation - enroll in and complete The Board Members Course on Risk®, or take an exam, followed by courses deemed necessary based on your evaluation.
The Role of Qualified Risk Directors® on the Board
Qualified Risk Directors® focus on the positive governance of risk-taking. Any board governing in a complex business environment needs Qualified Risk Directors® to ably fulfill the Duty of Care around innovation and resiliency. Opportunity, uncertainty, and volatility are not in retreat. Rather, the speed of innovation and change is rapidly accelerating. Investors, partners, regulators, and boards demand risk governance skills. By attaining permission to use the Qualified Risk Director® designation, you open your board career path even wider, enhance your ability to work with existing board members, and open even greater opportunities to expand your influence.
Adding a Qualified Risk Director® to your board brings a forward-looking and dynamic mindset to critical board discussions and key board duties - opening even greater opportunities to create value. Learn more below or contact us.
Who else is a Qualified Risk Director®?
Qualified Risk Directors® are leaders in boardrooms and c-suites on five continents and in dozens of countries. More than half of those given permission to use the designation are women, reflecting our deep commitment to diversity, in many forms, in boardrooms and c-suites worldwide. This is an elite group.
Your Journey to Board Membership
As a Qualified Risk Director®, you can share the knowledge and experience you have gained in a fulfilling and important way through board service. For some, that means giving back through non-profit board service. But it can also mean taking on the fiduciary responsibilities of governing privately held or publicly traded companies for pay. It's a journey we are here to help you take.
Like all good things, finding the right seat takes work. More importantly, being prepared to be an effective board member, working among a small group of equally if not more successful people, has its own challenges. We're here to help you build from your remarkable foundation to the self-actualization of your career - your diverse skills and experience matched to the right board seat.
Download Joining the Ideal Board, to learn about the many ways in which we can help you. Then schedule a consultation to discuss your next steps.
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