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Neil G. Siegel, Ph.D. is the IBM Professor of Engineering Management in the department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering. He was formerly the Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer of Northrup Grumman's Information Systems and Mission Systems sectors, and vice-president and general manager of the company's Tactical Systems Division. His honors and awards include election to the National Academy of Engineering, election of the National Academy of Inventors, the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal, the TRW Chairman's Award for Innovation (3 times), and selection as a fellow of four professional societies, along with many other honors and awards. He holds nearly 50 issued patents worldwide.

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During a time of increasing levels of personal liability for directors and board members and increasing ambiguity about the responsibilities and obligations of those same individuals—many of those tasked with shepherding contemporary organizations have meaningful and fair questions: What is the purpose of a board? What impact can a board have on an organization? How can I help assess the performance of our board?

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