The Private Directors Association® (PDA) is a non-profit organization of, by, and for private company business owners, their executives, and directors.  The mandate is to define and model private company governance excellence for corporate, ESOPs, family-owned, partnerships, private equity portfolio companies, and start-ups/venture capital financed—at all levels of revenue generation.  

An individual or corporate annual membership provides:

•	Unlimited attendance at all live City/Chapter events nationally or, when available, via live-streaming of those events.

•	Conferences, webinars and other digital content, exclusive chat rooms/groups, and a library of knowledge to inform, educate, and connect members on relevant private company topics.

•	A network of qualified members for private corporate board director position considerations.

Founded in 2014 in Chicago, PDA has expanded/is expanding to Chapters in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin

For more information, visit privatedirectorsassociation.org or call 847.986.9350.



Non Profit

Private Directors Association®

Debra N. McGuire

Randy Langenderfer

Mary Key

Edward Maule

Diana Garvis Purcel

Daphne Bernicker

Jay Brodsky

Rick Tibbetts

Mark Whitwer

Marc Wolfe

Kathryn Loo

Kimberly Aldworth

Membership and Engagement

Leadership Team

Event Planning and Coordination

Teams at Private Directors Association®

Membership and Engagement

Leadership Team

Event Planning and Coordination