Daniel Hayes

I had the pleasure of attending the NACD New England Chapter event on September 17 in Boston, “Leading Minds of Governance & Tech” for Board members. A big thank you to Ellen Richstone and the organizers for putting together such an insightful event. The CEO panel featured incredible perspectives from CEOs like Tamara Lundgren from Radius Recycling, Sean Keohane from Cabot Corporation, Greg Smith from Teradyne, and Gary Cohen from iRobot. The discussions were rich and thought-provoking. Corporations must be nimble and think long term but be prepared to react promptly in a high frequency environment. Routine jobs are at risk. People are excited about Ai to replace someone else’s job.  Discussion of "New Collar jobs". As manufacturing jobs try to make a comeback in the US, many of them are going to be New Collar Jobs instead of the traditional blue-collar jobs. US companies will have to be competitive with their cost structure, so the New Collar Jobs will be created in reimagined manufacturing settings.  New-collar jobs will require advanced technical and soft skills for emerging tech fields like AI, cloud computing, and data science, but do not always necessitate a four-year degree. These roles combine the hands-on approach of blue-collar work with the higher earning potential and stability of white-collar jobs, emphasizing practical training, apprenticeships, certifications, and continuous upskilling rather than traditional degrees. The concept of new collar jobs, mentioned by the panel, was coined by former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, based on the rise of new technologies like AI, cloud computing, and data science, which create jobs demanding different skill sets.  There was another great panel discussion moderated by Ellen Richstone on the Governance Expert Panel consisting of Robyn Bew  Richard J. Bannister, Jr. Elyssa (Emsellem) Kutner and Matt Talcoff  Key takeaways from the panel – is your company ready for new international trade; Boards need to be agile to manage the human capital and technology tradeoff. Boards should be prepared to consider more scenarios (short and longer term) to manage their risks. Many institutional investors are getting quiet about what they expect from companies especially in the context of ESG. The 2026 proxy season will be quite different  Also a great discussion between Rich Lesser from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Richard Fields from Russell Reynolds Associates. Boards should be factoring Ai, geopolitics and resilience in their discussions.  The world is evolving from “Just in Time” to “Just in Case” Four steps for resilience: prepare, absorb, adapt and reimagine.  Deborah Rosenthal Larissa Ravetto Jim Dodge Sharon Rossi Bryan McCorry Ozge Kurtoglu  #Governance #TechLeadership #NewCollarJobs #AI #BoardMembers #CorporateAgility #ESG #Resilience #ContinuousLearning https://lnkd.in/eQhYT6vd

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Miriam Dushane joins Pioneer to launch new consulting business: https://ow.ly/SFP350WAmhc "Pioneer has hired a well-known human resources professional to lead a new consulting division for the Colonie-based financial institution. Miriam Dushane, previously managing partner of recruiting firm Alaant Workforce Solutions, joined Pioneer (Nasdaq: PBFS) in June as vice president of HR consulting. 'The key to launching the HR consulting business was finding the right person to lead it,' said Susan Hollister, Pioneer's chief human resources officer. 'Miriam is uniquely qualified.'"

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As boards enter 2026, they do so against a backdrop of accelerating change, heightened uncertainty, and expanding oversight responsibilities. The NACD New Jersey Chapter board members recently compiled their governance predicitions for 2026. Read the full thought leadership piece at https://lnkd.in/easqJpwU Julia Fisher (Sahin) Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, Jeannie Diefenderfer, NACD.DC, Lori Pressler, Glenn Votek, NACD.DC, 🔒Baba Bedi, Alice C. Brennan, NACD.DC, Chrissy Buteas, Robin Doyle NACD.DC, Ken Dutcher, NACD.DC, Gregory Johnson, CPA, NACD.DC, Richard Mroz, Shane Sanders, Michele Siekerka, Esq., Susan Gray NACD.DC, Kristin Hassan

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Today, our office released the performance audit report and audit summary on Connecticut Innovations’ (CI) Administration of the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2022 and 2023. Noteworthy findings include that CI did not have clear objectives, goals, or performance measures for the Angel Investor Tax Credit, and none were included in its enabling legislation. The audit summary, which contains is a link to the full report, is available here: https://lnkd.in/eyEidXSA

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Graypoint LLC to merge with Cerity Partners Partners. Graypoint's $4.6 billion in assets under management joins Cerity's $126.8 billion. Daniel Nolan becomes partner and vice chairman of Cerity Partners.

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"Some clients do rely on federal grant funding, so the EOs change the landscape on how they handle [DE&I initiatives]." Member John V. Kelly spoke on New Jersey Business Magazine's continuing New Jersey Business & Industry Association panel on trending workplace issues including the Trump Administration's executive orders, NJ's pay transparency, and the largely untested law of AI technologies in the workplace. Read the full panel transcript: https://lnkd.in/eTc_UtyM #employmentlaw #norrismclaughlin #DEI #visas #salary #Artificialintelligence

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Ellavoz Impact Capital announced today that it has been awarded $12 million in Historic Property Reinvestment Program tax credits from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) for the historic restoration and conversion of the original St. Michael’s hospital buildings in Newark, NJ. #ellavoz #impactinvesting #sharedvalues #njeda Click the link to read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gpg9AfCP

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