Corporate Governance & Leadership Transitions

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Dr. Mitchell Levy, Ph.D., is an expert witness specializing in corporate governance, leadership transitions, executive decision-making, and executive leadership. He provides independent expert opinions in matters involving board governance, CEO-board alignment, executive accountability, founder and owner-operated business leadership transitions, family business succession, fiduciary responsibilities, and organizational leadership. Dr. Levy's opinions are grounded in more than three decades advising founders, owners, CEOs, executive teams, and boards, combined with public company governance experience and doctoral research in Transformational Leadership and Organizational Development. His governance experience includes serving as Chairman of the Board of a NASDAQ-listed public company, Chair of the Governance & Nominating Committee, and Chair of the Compensation Committee. Throughout his career, he has advised organizations ranging from founder-led and owner-operated businesses to public companies on governance, executive leadership, succession, and organizational decision-making. Dr. Levy earned a Ph.D. in Transformational Leadership & Organizational Development from Gateway University. His doctoral research examined how executive leaders make decisions that create durable organizational value while balancing short-term pressures with long-term organizational health. His opinions are further informed by more than 500 documented interviews with executives and thought leaders on credibility and leadership, and by leading executive education programs with more than 4,700 course enrollments. Representative matters include: * Corporate governance and board effectiveness. * Leadership transitions and executive succession. * CEO-board alignment and executive accountability. * Founder, owner-operated, and family business leadership transitions. * Executive decision-making under pressure. * Governance responsibilities related to executive compensation. * Organizational leadership and management practices. Dr. Levy is the author of Executive Abundance: Leading Through Cycles of Scarcity and Success (2026), Credibility Nation (2020), Legacy: What It Means in Today's World (2019), and C-Suite Executives' Guide to Success (2018). His opinions integrate governance experience, executive practice, doctoral research, and established leadership scholarship.