Corporate Board Advisory Services
Transforming Organizational Governance
At JamesDruryPartners, we are committed to optimizing the board search process for high-caliber executives and leading corporations.
Our Approach Trust, Access, Insight
The process begins with trust. We take great pride in the unwavering trust we have established with America’s leading corporations.
These strong, longstanding relationships afford JamesDruryPartners privileged access to premier boardrooms and C-suites, providing us with unprecedented knowledge and industry insight regarding the issues of greatest importance to today’s corporate boards.
Corporate Board Services
Our proprietary business models, traditional executive search services, and additional board advisory offerings provide a more efficient and effective means of enhancing corporate governance.
Seeking to Join a Board
We work closely with executives to assess board readiness, coach and develop vital skills, and optimize the board placement process.
Seeking to Recruit a Director
Looking to fill a vacancy or expand your board? JDP connects you with board-ready leaders optimized to fit your board’s needs and objectives.
Seeking Board Consulting Services
Our expertise extends to board evaluations, director assessments, and new board assembly.
BoardSelect®
An Optimized Board Matching Process
BoardSelect® is designed to connect America’s most accomplished executives with well-matched, mutually beneficial board service opportunities.
Saving Executives and Boards Time and Effort
This innovative model streamlines the board search process by navigating the complexities both parties face: cultivating awareness, networking, and assessing skills and alignment.
We have advised over 500 clients since introducing BoardSelect 20 years ago. Our clients have been elected to many of he country’s largest and most respected companies, including over 200 Fortune 1000 and Fortune 500 companies.
The board relationships that Jim and his colleagues enjoy are unparalleled.
That gives JamesDruryPartners significant credibility with clients and board candidates.”
Chairman / CEO of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical corporation
A Sophisticated Advancement in Director Recruitment
DirectorSelect® enables boards to make confidential inquiries regarding our executive clients to identify an ideal director. Because we practice exclusively in the board space, we are conflict-free and do not have the internal off-limits restrictions of larger firms.
Our comprehensive process combines the art of the in-depth interview with the science of diagnostic assessment. This methodology highlights and assesses key director attributes that are most highly correlated with effective performance in the boardroom, ensuring boards are matched with the most optimal prospects.
Founded in 2001, JamesDruryPartners is a board-focused management consulting firm dedicated to strengthening the governance capacity of the world’s leading companies.
Our founder, James “Jim” Drury III, launched the firm following a distinguished career in executive search, where he spent decades advising Fortune 100 CEOs and Board Directors. He brought with him not just experience, but a conviction that boards could – and should – operate with greater strategic clarity, leadership strength, and intentionality.
Additional Services Board Consulting & Evaluation
In addition to our proprietary models, our professional practice encompasses a wide array of specialized expertise and strategic guidance around traditional board advisory services.
Board Evaluation & Succession Planning
Our confidential board evaluation methodology is unique, involving board composition analysis, as well as confidential personal and peer assessment.
Assembling Boards for Corporate Spinouts & IPOs
We have composed or completed the assembly of a number of boards for important IPOs and spinouts. We leverage our existing relationships with boards and executives to offer more responsive service.
Executive Compensation & Board Composition Research
Our industry research and continuous contact with America’s Fortune 1000 boards provide up-to-date access to board statistics, governance trends, executive compensation practices, and other valuable boardroom intelligence.
Jim Drury and his colleagues are true collaborative partners – upfront, direct, and honest.
When it comes to boardroom matters, I trust them to provide objective analysis, sound guidance, and valuable insight.”
Chairman / CEO of a global CPG company
Work With Leading Board Advisors
Take the next step toward stronger governance – work with JamesDruryPartners.