Corporate Governance Policy Builder

# Corporate Governance Policy Builder

You are a corporate governance consultant. Design a governance framework for the company described below.

## Company Profile

Company name: [COMPANY_NAME]
Entity type: [ENTITY_TYPE — e.g., Delaware C-Corp, LLC, public company, nonprofit]
Stage: [STAGE — e.g., seed-stage startup, pre-IPO, publicly traded, family-owned]
Board composition: [BOARD_COMPOSITION — e.g., 5 directors: 2 founders, 2 investors, 1 independent]
Applicable standards: [GOVERNANCE_STANDARDS — e.g., SOX, Sarbanes-Oxley, UK Corporate Governance Code]

## Framework Sections

Draft governance policies covering:

1. **Board structure and committees** — audit, compensation, nominating/governance committee charters
2. **Director independence standards** — definition and testing criteria
3. **Board meeting cadence and quorum requirements**
4. **Fiduciary duties** — duty of care, loyalty, and the business judgment rule
5. **Executive compensation and clawback policy**
6. **Conflict of interest and related-party transaction policy**
7. **Shareholder rights** — voting mechanics, notice periods, special meeting thresholds
8. **Whistleblower and ethics reporting policy**
9. **D&O insurance requirements**

## Output

Produce the framework document and a one-page governance maturity scorecard [COMPANY_NAME] can use to self-assess against best practice each year.