The bank voluntarily complies with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and has taken steps to ensure that CoBank is making use of leading practices for internal controls and governance.

The board uses a committee system to assist in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The board has established five standing committees, the charters of which are reviewed annually by the board: Executive, Compensation, Audit, Risk and Governance. (The charters are linked below.)

The bank uses an independent nominating committee to slate qualified director candidates. The CoBank board is diverse and directors are highly qualified. No member of management sits on the CoBank board. No current board member may serve as a member on the nominating committee.

Executive Committee
Charter
Members:
Everett M. Dobrinski, Chair
John C. Eisenhut, Vice Chair
Oghi A. (Tony) DeGiusti, Jr.
Mary E. Fritz
John L. (Less) Guthrie
Daniel (Dan) T. Kelley
James (Jim) A. Kinsey
Kenneth W. Shaw


Compensation Committee
Charter
Members:
Everett M. Dobrinski, Chair
John C. Eisenhut, Vice Chair
Oghi A. (Tony) DeGiusti, Jr.
Mary E. Fritz
John L. (Less) Guthrie
Daniel (Dan) T. Kelley
James (Jim) A. Kinsey
Kenneth W. Shaw


Audit Committee 
Charter
Members:
Barry M. Sabloff, Chair
Ronald J. Rahjes, Vice Chair
Wesley D. Brantley
J. Scott Markham
Gary A. Miller
David L. Reinders
Donnell Spencer
David V. Vanni


Risk Committee 
Charter
Members:
Kevin A. Still, Chair
Clint E. Roush, Vice Chair
Wayne S. Allen
Gene J. Batali
John J. (Jack) Breen
William (Bill) M. Farrow III
Catherine Moyer
Alarik Myrin


Governance Committee
Charter
Members:
Robert (Bob) D. Nattier, Chair
David S. Phippen, Vice Chair
Robert W. Bray
William (Bill) H. Harris
David J. Kragnes
Richard (Dickie) W. Sitman
Robert (Bob) J. Wietharn
Leland T. Willeke