Nell Minow

At last someone turns the spotlight on the most overlooked element of the financial meltdown--the boards of directors. With an unerring eye for the telling details and the structural and personal failures they reveal, this book is filled with insight about the failures of directors and what it takes to make it work. Must reading for directors, investors, head-hunters, lawyers, executives, and anyone who has ever wondered why so many smart people got so many things so wrong.