Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 17/100
4 mention(s) identify JANET E. KERR as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA-Z-BOY INC | 2023-07-19 | Co-founder and former chief strategy officer of Exemplify, Inc., a technology knowledge management company. | Co-founder of multiple technology companies and has certifications in cybersecurity and technology, indicating strong technical skills. |
| TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC | 2010-08-10 | Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance, having published several articles and a book on the subjects. | Has founded several technology companies and is a well-known author in securities, corporate law, and corporate governance, indicating technical and entrepreneurial experience in technology. |
| TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC | 2011-08-01 | Janet E. Kerr serves on the board of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a residential furniture producer, and Tilly's Inc., a privately held retailer of apparel and accessories and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Advisor. Ms. Kerr is also the Laure Sudreau-Ripley Endowed Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law and is the founder and Executive Director of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance, having published several articles and a book on the subjects. | Has founded several technology companies and is a well-known author in securities, corporate law, and corporate governance; this indicates familiarity with technology and possibly software. |
| TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC | 2014-08-08 | Ms. Kerr serves on the board of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a residential furniture producer, Tilly’s Inc., a retailer of apparel and accessories, and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Advisor. She is also Professor Emeritus and Founder of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law and Chief Strategy Officer of Exemplify, a technology management company. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance, having published several articles and a book on the subjects. | Has experience as Chief Strategy Officer of a technology knowledge management company and has founded several technology companies. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2009-07-01 | Janet E. Kerr, age 54, Director since 2009, Professor of law and Executive Director of the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, Director of CKE Restaurants, Inc., Director of Larta Institute, Director of Tilly's, Inc. 2009 Director Compensation: Total $19,836. |
| 2010-07-06 | Janet E. Kerr, age 55, has been a director since 2009. She is a professor of law and the Executive Director of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Fiscal 2010 Non-employee Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $64,717, Stock Awards $65,001, Total $129,718. |
| 2011-07-08 | Janet E. Kerr, age 56, has been a director since 2009. She is a professor of law and Executive Director at Pepperdine University School of Law. She chairs the nominating and governance committee. Fiscal 2011 Non-employee Director Compensation: $127,001 total. |
| 2012-07-09 | Janet E. Kerr, age 57, has been a director since 2009. She chairs the nominating and governance committee. Fiscal 2012 Non-employee Director Compensation table shows Janet E. Kerr with total compensation $124,006. |
| 2013-07-09 | Janet E. Kerr, age 58, has been a director since 2009. ... Professor Kerr ... chairs the nominating and governance committee. ... Fiscal 2013 Non-employee Director Compensation: Janet E. Kerr total $147,891. |
| 2014-07-09 | Janet E. Kerr, age 59, has been a director since 2009. She is chair of the nominating and governance committee. Fiscal 2014 Non-employee Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $160,189. |
| 2015-07-08 | Janet E. Kerr Age 60 Director since 2009 Chairman of Nominating and Governance Committee Fiscal 2015 Non-employee Director Compensation table: Total $164,667 Nominating and Governance Committee membership confirmed. |
| 2016-07-13 | Janet Kerr* 2009 Vice Chancellor, Pepperdine University Comp; Nom & Govern Fiscal 2016 Non-employee Director Compensation Janet E. Kerr(4) 78,028 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash 75,009 Stock Awards 15,605 All Other Compensation 168,642 Total |
| 2017-07-18 | Janet Kerr* 2009 Vice Chancellor, Pepperdine University Comp; Nom & Govern Fiscal 2017 Non-employee Director Compensation Janet E. Kerr Fees Earned or Paid in Cash$80,000 Stock Awards$80,026 All Other Compensation$19,403 Total$179,429 |
| 2018-07-13 | Janet E. Kerr Age: 63 Director since: 2009 Committee Membership: Compensation, Nominating and Governance Ms. Kerr’s service on public and private company boards and her skills and experience in the practice of law and corporate governance qualify her for service on our board. |
| 2019-07-16 | Janet E. Kerr Age: 64 Director since: 2009 Committee Membership: Compensation Nominating and Governance Ms. Kerr’s service on public and private company boards and her skills and experience in the practice of law and corporate governance qualify her to serve on our Board. |
| 2020-07-21 | Janet E. Kerr Age: 65 Director since: 2009 Committee Membership: Compensation and Talent Management Nominating and Governance Executive Roles: • Vice Chancellor, Pepperdine University since 2016 • Former strategic adviser to Bloomberg BNA (2014 – 2015) after its acquisition of her technology company • Professor (1983 – 2013) and Professor Emeritus (since 2013) of the Pepperdine University School of Law • Co-founder and former chief strategy officer of Exemplify, Inc., a technology knowledge management company, until its acquisition by Bloomberg BNA in 2014 • Founder and former executive director of the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at Pepperdine Law School • First holder of Laure Sudreau-Rippe Endowed Chair at Pepperdine University School of Law • A nationally recognized author, lecturer and consultant in the area of securities law compliance, environmental, social and governance issues, banking law, corporate governance, and general corporate law • Co-founder (with HRL Laboratories, LLC) of X-Laboratories, a technology company, and founder or co-founder of several other technology companies Public Boards: •Other Public Company Boards: AppFolio, Inc., provider of cloud-based business management software (since 2015); Tilly’s, Inc., a retailer of apparel, footwear and accessories (since 2011) •Previous Public Company Boards (Past Five Years): Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a title insurance provider (2016 – 2018); TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc., a NYSE-listed closed-end registered investment company (2010-2016) Other Leadership Roles: • Advisor on corporate issues and entrepreneurial strategies to the People’s Republic of China, France, and Thailand • Past representative of the U.S. Department of Commerce as a speaker at international events Ms. Kerr’s service on public and private company boards and her skills and experience in the practice of law and corporate governance qualify her to serve on our Board. |
| 2021-07-08 | Janet E. Kerr Age: 66 Director since: 2009 Committee Membership: Compensation and Talent Management Nominating and Governance Ms. Kerr’s service on public and private company boards and her skills and experience in the practice of law and corporate governance qualify her to serve on our Board. FY 2021 Director Compensation Janet E. Kerr 63,750 105,030 21,480 190,260 |
| 2022-07-20 | Janet E. Kerr Age: 67 Director since: 2009 Committee Membership: Compensation and Talent Oversight Nominating and Governance ...FY 2022 Director Compensation Janet E. Kerr 85,000 105,014 39,027 229,041 |
| 2023-07-19 | Co-founder and former chief strategy officer of Exemplify, Inc., a technology knowledge management company. |
| 2024-07-17 | Janet E. Kerr, Age: 70, Director since: 2009, Committee Membership: Nominating and Governance, Executive Roles: Professor Emeritus, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Key Qualifications: Ms. Kerr’s service on public and private company boards and her skills and experience in the practice of law and corporate governance qualify her to serve on our Board. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2010-08-10 | Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance, having published several articles and a book on the subjects. |
| 2011-08-01 | Janet E. Kerr serves on the board of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a residential furniture producer, and Tilly's Inc., a privately held retailer of apparel and accessories and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Advisor. Ms. Kerr is also the Laure Sudreau-Ripley Endowed Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law and is the founder and Executive Director of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance, having published several articles and a book on the subjects. |
| 2012-08-07 | Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance. |
| 2012-10-10 | Janet E. Kerr Director* since 2010 None. |
| 2013-08-09 | Janet E. Kerr serves on the board of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a residential furniture producer, Tilly’s Inc., a retailer of apparel and accessories, and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Advisor. She is the Laure Sudreau-Rippe Endowed Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law and is the founder and Executive Director of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance. |
| 2014-08-08 | Ms. Kerr serves on the board of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a residential furniture producer, Tilly’s Inc., a retailer of apparel and accessories, and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Advisor. She is also Professor Emeritus and Founder of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law and Chief Strategy Officer of Exemplify, a technology management company. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance, having published several articles and a book on the subjects. |
| 2015-08-05 | Janet E. Kerr serves on the board of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a residential furniture producer, Tilly's Inc., a retailer of apparel and accessories, and TFI, a mutual fund complex managed by the Advisor. She is also Professor Emeritus and Founder of the Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Ms. Kerr has founded several technology companies and is a well-known author in the areas of securities, corporate law and corporate governance. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01