Governance

Kaley is the Senior Director of Board Engagement and Governance Counsel for Nasdaq. She advises boards corporate governance matters, including board effectiveness, CEO performance, strategy, ESG, and compliance and risk matters. Kaley works with public, private, and nonprofit organizations in a wide range of industries globally. She speaks publicly on corporate governance and board diversity matters, including events hosted by Nasdaq, Corporate Board Member, Society for Corporate Governance, TechGC, Equilar, Wall Street Journal, and other leading governance and business organizations.

Prior to Nasdaq’s acquisition of Center for Board Excellence (CBE) in October 2019, Kaley was CBE’s Vice President, Client Services, Business Development & Legal from September 2015 through 2019. Prior to joining CBE, Kaley served as General Counsel of Clarolux LLC. Before beginning an in-house practice, she practiced law in New York City with a focus in real estate, banking law, and litigation. Prior to attending law school, Kaley served as Program Director of Jefferson County Teen Court.

Kaley is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY, serves on the patient advisory board for a privately held pharmaceutical company, and serves on the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Patient Safety Committee and Patient & Family Advisory Council. She served as Co-Chair of the CLE Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section from 2015 through 2017. Kaley founded and served on the Board of Directors of YP Civitan of Greensboro from 2013 through 2016. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in Political Science from Samford University and a Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law. Kaley is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.