Board of Directors

The Board of Directors provides strategic planning and establishes direction for NIRI, serves as a policy-making body for issues affecting NIRI and the conduct of investor relations, addresses the fiduciary needs of NIRI, and oversees staff.

The Board comprises corporate and consultant investor relations profession members, a service provider member, and NIRI’s President and CEO as an ex officio.

The Board works in partnership and collaboration with the President and CEO, who leads the NIRI staff and manages the day-to-day operations. The NIRI Board maintains a strong commitment to diversity of, for example, industry, geography, expertise, perspectives and market capitalization range.

More information regarding the composition and operation of the Board is available in the NIRI Bylaws.

John Moten, IRCNIRI Chair
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Aventiv Technologies
Laguna Niguel, CA

Alexandra Deignan

Alexandra Deignan, ​NIRI Chair-Elect
Global Treasury & IR
Lazard, Inc.
New York, NY

Katie Royce

Katie Royce, CFA, NIRI Immediate Past Chair
Chief Financial Officer
ZenBusiness
Austin, TX

Matt Brusch

Matthew D. Brusch, CAE
President & CEO
NIRI: The Association for Investor Relations
Alexandria, VA 

Remy Bernada

Remy Bernarda, IRC
Partner
IR Advisory Solutions
Reno, NV

Clay Bilby

Clayton Bilby, IRC
IRO, Independent
Santa Rosa, CA

Lisa Caperelli

Lisa Caperelli
Vice President, Investor Relations
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
Warminster, PA

Andy Detwiler

Andy Detwiler
Co-founder, President and CEO
Virtua Research
Boston, MA

Kimberly Esterkin
Vice President, Investor Relations
ASGN Incorporated
Calabasas, CA

Lisa Hartman
VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
EnerSys
Reading, PA

Shelly Hubbard, IRC
Vice President, Investor Relations
Pentair plc
Anoka, MN

Heather Kos

Heather Kos, CPA, CMA, IRC
SVP, Investor Relations
Builders FirstSource, Inc.
St. Charles, IL

Raj Mehan

Rajesh Mehan, IRC
Vice President, Finance & Treasurer
Steelcase, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI

Kim Pinyopusarerk, IRC 
Stakeholder Relations and Communications
EOG Resources
Houston, TX

Lisa Rose, IRC
President
Dix & Eaton
Cleveland, OH

Timothy Sedabres, IRC
EVP – Head of Investor Relations
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
Minnetonka, MN

Michael Steele

Michael Steele, CFA, IRC
Vice President, Investor Relations & ESG
Zebra Technologies
Batavia, IL

Cherryl Valenzuela,

Cherryl Valenzuela, CFA
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Bumble, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Rob Williams

Robert L. Williams II
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Dell Technologies, Inc.
Round Rock, TX