Samantha Kappagoda was a Speaker on Blind Spots in the Boardroom at the NACD Summit
Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Data Scientist of Numerati® Partners and Independent Director / Trustee of Credit Suisse Funds, was invited to speak at the 2024 NACD Directors Summit that took place October 6-9, 2024, in the Washington, DC area. Samantha participated in a panel entitled Blind Spots in the Boardroom, which explored topics that may be overlooked by corporate boards and C-suite executives.
The panel was moderated by Frank Kurre, Managing Director and Lead for Governance and CEO Programs at Protiviti. Samantha’s fellow panelists were:
- Evelyn Dilsaver: Board Member, Tempur Sealy, Quidel Ortho, Health Equity and Ballard REIT
- Noni Ellison: SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Counsel of Tractor Supply
- Thomas Stith: Board Director, Old Dominion Freight Line
NACD has been the premier association for board directors for over 45 years, providing a collective and peer-to-peer network of over 24,000 individuals, from over 1,750 boards, with more than 20 chapters across 35 locations. The NACD Summit is an annual event that convenes approximately 1,500 corporate directors and other governance professionals from around the country.
Samantha Kappagoda currently serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of two closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and six open-end funds investing in commodity, quantitative and high yield and credit strategies, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto. She is also Chief Data Scientist and Co-Managing Member of Numerati® Partners LLC, and Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute.
