Foster provides a unique perspective on corporate governance, having served on over forty boards and a career as a business builder and financer. His work is a must-read for both first-time and experienced directors. The book covers the apparent and less-than-apparent attributes required to be a director who can truly govern and influence. Most importantly, he addresses the greatest challenge of a director: the delicate balance between managing and governing and its key impact on the success of a board and maximizing outcomes.

– John Dionne,, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration – Harvard Business School and Senior Managing Director and Senior Advisor (retired) - Blackstone

As a veteran Chief Executive Officer of a Fortune 500 company, I have seen and lived the delicate balance between strong executive leadership and the effective, strategic guidance of a well-informed board. The role for the board, properly understood, can help define strategy, strengthen operational performance, refine expectations and ensure a culture of integrity. Jonathan Foster thoughtfully defines the role of the board and its members in this vital and balanced “how to” examination of how effective boards should operate.

– Stuart Miller,, Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and former Chief
Executive Officer for more than 20 years – Lennar

Foster, drawing on his deep well of first-hand experience from over four decades on Wall Street, does a masterful job of weaving together the many threads which form the tapestry of modern board service. GOOD GOVERNANCE, THE CARE AND LOYALTY PLAYBOOK is brimming with the vital information and the deep insights needed by directors in order to discharge their duties effectively. A tour-de-force!

– Eric Cochran, Partner (retired), Skadden; Head of Corporate Development - Sila
Nanotechnologies

"In Jonathan Foster's highly engaging The Good Governance Playbook, the long-time investment banker and deeply experienced board member presents a convincing case for the importance of diligent, ethical and hard-working boards of directors that hold management teams accountable for their actions while also spurring them on to greater achievement. That's the essence of 'good' corporate governance, Foster argues. I've seen enough to know that he's exactly right and that his fast-paced and very readable guide is a very valuable addition to the Wall Street
canon."

– Bill Cohan, New York Times best-selling author of Power Failure and six other award-winning books

"Using real world examples, Foster masterfully deciphers the complex matrix of historical custom, social mores, geopolitical influences, best practices, commercial realities, and law and regulation that comprise corporate governance today. It’s impossible to read this astonishing overview of the governance landscape without developing deep respect for corporate directors."

– Melissa Sawyer, Partner, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Group and is Co-Corporate Governance Practice – Sullivan & Cromwell

"This is a must-read for board members, aspiring board members and executives. Foster uses his rich career experience to explain the current state of corporate governance, how we got here, and where companies should go next. He combines his technical knowledge of governance with the pragmatic perspective of a highly experienced practitioner. As a CEO and board member, I enjoyed Foster’s interviews with leading executives and found his recommendations for improving the way our companies are governed to be spot-on."

– Kevin O’Meara, Chief Executive Officer – RoadSafe Traffic Systems; Former Chief Executive Officer of DIRTT Environmental Systems and Atrium; Former President of BuildersFirstSource

"This well researched book, also full of real-world anecdotes and interesting personalities, is an exceptionally valuable primer for those in companies and academia – including business and law school students and professors. It explains the background and principles of corporate governance and what should happen when theory meets practice or how good governance should work."

– Dan Fischel, Chairman – Compass Lexecon; Lee and Brena Freeman Professor Emeritus of Law and Business and Former Dean – University of Chicago Law School

"Corporate governance in the United States – especially for public companies – is premised on the idea that directors are engaged, informed and truly represent the interests of shareholders above all else. Foster draws on a wealth of prior experience to articulate the essentials of good governance and does so in an engaging and highly readable style."

– John Flannery, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (retired) – General Electric Company; Managing Director–Charlesbank Capital Partners

"Corporate governance has changed dramatically in my 40-year career across public and privately held companies ranging from $100 million in annual revenue to $50 billion. This book provides the background, history and insight into what world-class governance means to a successful business. Thoughtful and succinct, Foster’s book illustrates what is required to govern a company in today’s ever-changing world."

– Doug Grimm, President and Chief Operating Officer (retired) – Metaldyne Performance Group; Chairman of Blue Bird International and Chairman of Electrical Components International

"With his wide-ranging background in investment banking and corporate boards, Foster’s book is a master class in corporate governance even for experienced directors and for everyone interested in how firms make decisions. The book offers both the lens and the focus for board success."

– Glenn Hutchins, Director - Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School, Chairman of MetLife and Former Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers