Private Company Director’s Directors to Watch 2026 highlights 29 significant and diverse directors who have contributed to and will continue to expand ongoing dialogue on board best practices and corporate governance excellence.
Jeanette Gorgas
Unison Energy, Aspiriant, Granite Comfort LP
Jeanette Gorgas is an accomplished board director and C-suite executive recognized for advancing transformative growth through strategic execution and emerging technology, in the United States and abroad. She was previously chief strategy officer at Grant Thornton and held other C-suite roles overseeing strategy, operations, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and human capital, including serving as senior associate dean for the flagship MBA program at Yale University. Gorgas serves on a diverse portfolio of boards, including Unison Energy, Aspiriant, Prosperity Partners and Granite Comfort. Prior board roles include public companies Delivery Hero and Sunlight Financial. Gorgas offers board leadership expertise, with experience chairing compensation and strategy committees and serving on audit and nom/gov committees.
Gorgas is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and Extraordinary Women on Boards.
Disciplined partnership drives value. “Effective private company governance in the face of today’s operational complexities requires boards built for purpose, combining informed oversight with constructive partnership. Directors add value when they help CEOs clarify strategy, reinforce disciplined execution and embed an ownership mindset across the company. Governance that strengthens leadership capacity, succession continuity and organizational maturity — and is grounded in candor, accountability and trust — improves decision quality, execution speed and resilience. When oversight, strategic debate and stewardship operate in alignment, long-term performance and value creation become more predictable and sustainable, enabling companies to navigate disruption, allocate capital wisely and compete with greater confidence.”