Jeff Bird was quoted in a May 1 Oregon Business magazine article titled “Where Was Nike’s Board of Directors?” regarding Nike’s corporate governance model in light of recent press revelations about the sportswear company’s hostile culture toward women.
Emphasis is growing on corporate boards to take more of an active role in molding corporate culture, says Jeff Bird, an attorney at Lane Powell. … As corporate governance best practices evolve, "the days of treating this as just a[n] HR issue are over," says Bird.