Association executives seeking seat on a board of directors for a public company need to make their interest in the job known Chavern, left, and Larkin David Chavern first joined the board of directors of insurer Transamerica when he was COO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He hadn't been looking for a board position at the time but was approached about the job by the chairman, who was also a member of the Chamber's board of directors. "I asked the CEO of the Chamber, Tom Donohue, whether he thought it would be appropriate and Tom was very supportive," said Chavern, who is now CEO of the News Media Alliance. "Tom himself had served on a number of corporate boards, and he… Read More