Brian Hayward

Brian Hayward, President of Aldare Resources, has been involved in managing and governing organizations for close to 40 years, almost exclusively at the C-suite and board level. He’s conducted business on every continent except Antarctica. All told, Hayward has been involved in 500+ board meetings, in a host of capacities: as a senior executive, as CEO, as a junior board member, as senior committee chair, and frequently as board chair. Whether it has been in the role of chief executive, director, or chair, he has played a key role in major transitions — involving changes to ownership, strategy, governance — at times, where the decision dynamics included organizational survival.

In 2007, Hayward founded Aldare Resources, an advisory practice providing governance, advisory, and skills development services to local and global clients. The scars and lessons from those experiences have been pulled together in a critically acclaimed book, The Great Chair: A Window on Effective Board Leadership. When he is not thinking about governance, Hayward indulges in playing drums badly and sharing Dad jokes and puns with family and friends. Both pastimes complement his erratic golf and questionable ability to focus as an amateur photographer. Hayward has been a member of YPO for more than 25 years.