Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

By Evan Epstein

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Episodes: 135

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 Oct 21, 2020
a must listen podcast series for those working or interested in corporate governance

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In-depth interview podcast with leading corporate governance experts, including world-class founders, scholars, board members, executives, investors and more. The content is structured as a long-form conversation to explore not only the latest corporate governance trends, but also to get some personal insights from some of the best and brightest minds behind America's boardrooms.

Episode Date
Leah Solivan: The Entrepreneur's Journey to the Boardroom.
Apr 22, 2024
Jeffrey Saviano (EY): "I Feel Strongly That We Need a Hippocratic Oath for AI"
Apr 15, 2024
Amy Banse: On Board Dynamics and Listening Through Company Stages.
Apr 08, 2024
Teresa Johnson: On ESG, Boardroom Diversity, and Truth to Power.
Apr 01, 2024
Mary Inman: On Theranos, Meta and Representing High Profile Whistleblowers.
Mar 18, 2024
Katherine Henderson and Amy Simmerman: 2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review
Mar 04, 2024
Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery: Ten Years of Trados, A Discussion of Fiduciary Duties.
Feb 26, 2024
Alexandre Rangel: Institutional Investors' Engagement in Latin America.
Feb 12, 2024
Richard Blake: WSGR's 2023 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report.
Feb 05, 2024
Scott Kupor: Navigating the VC and Startup Governance Landscape in 2024.
Jan 29, 2024
Nicolas Darveau-Garneau: "The Greatest AI Risk is Inaction."
Jan 16, 2024
Joe Grundfest: "The Biggest Governance Trend for 2024 is the Corporation as a Piñata."
Jan 09, 2024
Elizabeth Pollman and Yifat Aran: Ousted, Startup Failure and Equity Compensation in the Unicorn Era.
Dec 27, 2023
Larry Clinton: "The Essence of Cybersecurity is that All the Incentives Favor the Bad Guys."
Dec 19, 2023
Joe Nocera and Kate O'Leary: Unpacking HBO's Succession (Season 4).
Dec 11, 2023
Ker Gibbs: On Geopolitics and US-China Relations.
Dec 04, 2023
John Coates: The Problem of Twelve, Index Funds and Private Equity.
Nov 20, 2023
Abby Adlerman: On Board Oversight, Accountability, Risk Mitigation and Strategy (OARS).
Nov 13, 2023
Private Companies and Startup Governance: with Evan Epstein, Heidi Roizen and Dan Siciliano.
Nov 07, 2023
Julie Daum: "The Aging of U.S. Boards and Lack of Turnover is a Real Issue."
Oct 30, 2023
Mauro Cunha: Governance and Board Experience from Brazil.
Oct 23, 2023
Brian Stafford, CEO of Diligent: "Companies That Do ESG The Right Way, Tie It Back To Their Strategy."
Oct 16, 2023
Joyce Cacho: "ESG Provides An Opportunity To Do Some Hard Work."
Oct 09, 2023
Suzanne Brown: The NYSE Board Diversity Initiative.
Sep 26, 2023
Victor Arias: "Boards Are Looking For Strong Core Values: Integrity, Ethics, Leadership and Judgment."
Sep 18, 2023
HBO’s Succession with Sean Berkowitz and Kate O’Leary (Season 3)
Sep 11, 2023
Heidi Roizen: On Startup Governance and The Startup Solution.
Sep 05, 2023
David Larcker and Brian Tayan on "The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance."
Aug 28, 2023
Lisa Shalett: "We Are in a High Velocity Environment of Tremendous Change."
Aug 14, 2023
Benjamin Means and Douglas Moll: Governance in Closely Held Corporations.
Jul 24, 2023
Cynthia Jamison: "In this Downturn Boards Should Focus on Liquidity and Incentive Plans."
Jul 17, 2023
Alicia Syrett: "The Chair Should Focus the Agenda Primarily on Strategic Discussions."
Jul 10, 2023
HBO’s Succession “The Dumpster Fire Pirate Death Ship” (Season 2)
Jun 26, 2023
Georgia Stewart: On Stewardship, Pass-Through Voting and Shareholder Democracy.
Jun 19, 2023
Leo E. Strine, Jr.: Good Corporate Citizenship We Can All Get Behind?
Jun 05, 2023
Barrett Cohn: "Companies Now Stay Private Long."
May 30, 2023
Kate O'Leary: HBO's Succession from the Perspective of an Experienced In-House Lawyer (Season 1).
May 22, 2023
Dan Siciliano: The Banking Crisis and Governance Implications.
May 15, 2023
Bethany Mayer: On Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Strategy.
May 08, 2023
Karen Francis: "An Effective Lead Director Needs to Have Excellent EQ (Emotional Quotient)."
May 01, 2023
Alan Jagolinzer: "Having a Holistic Approach to Information is Critical."
Apr 24, 2023
Penny Herscher: "The Chair of the Board has to Exercise Leadership by Listening rather than by Speaking."
Apr 17, 2023
Paul Washington: "The Roles of the Board in the Era of ESG and Stakeholder Capitalism."
Apr 10, 2023
Stephen Bainbridge: "The Profit Motive: Defending Shareholder Value Maximization."
Apr 03, 2023
Lawrence Cunningham: "Amid Heightened Uncertainty, Directors Should Expect To Be Second Guessed."
Mar 27, 2023
Jan Van Eck: "Some Index Fund Companies Have Become Too Large To Be Left Unchecked."
Mar 06, 2023
George Dallas and Mike Lubrano: Governance, Stewardship & Sustainability.
Feb 27, 2023
Ann Lipton: "The Twitter v. Musk Case is both a Vindication and a Condemnation of Corporate Law."
Feb 21, 2023
Stephen Davis: On the Rise of Investor Stewardship.
Feb 06, 2023
Mario Mancuso: Geopolitics, National Security and Strategy in the Boardroom.
Feb 01, 2023
Joe Grundfest: 2022 in Review and Governance Trends for 2023.
Jan 23, 2023
Peter Gleason: "We Look at Board Directorships as a Profession with Accountability and Expectations."
Jan 05, 2023
Lydia Beebe: On Corporate Secretaries and the Evolution of Corporate Governance.
Dec 26, 2022
Bob Zukis, CEO of the Digital Directors Network: On Cybersecurity in the Boardroom.
Dec 19, 2022
Mary Cranston: "A Good Strategic Lawyer Should Be a Requirement on Every Board."
Dec 12, 2022
Insights from Silicon Valley: Who’s Up, What’s Down & Why it Matters.
Dec 05, 2022
Bill McNabb: Talent, Strategy and Risk. How Investors and Boards Are Redefining TSR.
Nov 28, 2022
Susan Angele and Stephen Brown: Insights from the KPMG Board Leadership Center.
Nov 21, 2022
Henry Sanderson: Volt Rush, the Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green.
Nov 14, 2022
Alison Davis: "U.S. Boards Could Benefit From More Listening Sessions With Key Stakeholders."
Oct 17, 2022
Nora Denzel: On the Future of the American Board.
Oct 10, 2022
Louis Lehot: "It All Happens Outside of the Boardroom."
Oct 04, 2022
Claudia Fan Munce: "The Board's Role is to Challenge Management to Think Outside of the Box."
Sep 26, 2022
Beatriz Infante: "There Is A Very Clear Bright-Line Between Management And Governance."
Sep 19, 2022
Kris Pederson and Jamie Smith: Takeaways from the 2022 Proxy Season.
Sep 12, 2022
Adam Sterling: The Independent Director Initiative.
Aug 23, 2022
Santiago Siri: Crypto Governance, DAOs, Digital Identity and Voting.
Aug 15, 2022
Sandra Guerra: "The G in ESG is the Driver of Everything."
Aug 08, 2022
Derek Zaba: Partner and Co-Chair of Sidley’s Shareholder Activism Practice.
Aug 01, 2022
Francine McKenna: "You Cannot Restrain The Heartless Except Via Enforcement."
Jul 27, 2022
Keir Gumbs: "Governance Directly and Unequivocally Impacts Value."
Jul 05, 2022
Ana Dutra: "Think of Your Board Journey As Any Career."
Jun 27, 2022
Annemarie Tierney: On Secondary Markets for Private Company Stock, and Crypto.
Jun 20, 2022
Dan Siciliano: "Employees Are At The Heart of the Success of Modern Unicorns, More So Than Ever Before."
Jun 06, 2022
Marian Macindoe, New Head of ESG Stewardship at Parnassus Investments.
May 31, 2022
Anne Sheehan: "The Advent of Say-on-Pay Forced the Engagement between Investors and Companies."
May 26, 2022
Lisa Edwards: President & COO of Diligent Corporation, a Leading GRC & ESG SaaS Provider
May 19, 2022
Anat Alon-Beck: Private Markets and Waivers of Stockholder Inspection Rights
May 02, 2022
Joel Friedlander: On the Evolution of Stockholder Litigation
Apr 11, 2022
Stilpon Nestor, Chairman of Nestor Advisors: The Outsider.
Mar 21, 2022
Christa Steele: "SWIFT is so antiquated it needs to go"
Mar 14, 2022
David Bell: Fenwick's 2021 Corporate Governance Survey
Feb 28, 2022
Matt Blumberg: Startup Boards.
Feb 22, 2022
Margaret O'Mara: "Silicon Valley is a Truly Distinctive American Story."
Feb 14, 2022
David Larcker and Brian Tayan: Seven Myths of ESG.
Feb 07, 2022
Daniel Green: "2021 was an Absolutely Buoyant Year for Latin American Venture-Backed Startups."
Jan 31, 2022
Jackie Cook: On the "Investor Stewardship Movement"
Dec 13, 2021
Aaron Wright: On The Rise of DAOs and Blockchain Governance.
Nov 08, 2021
Jeff Thomas: "Private Companies Have Never Had More Options and Better Access to Capital and Liquidity."
Oct 28, 2021
Manny Alvarez: On Regulatory Challenges in Fintech, Crypto and Boardroom Diversity
Oct 18, 2021
Kendrick Nguyen: "There is No Question in my Mind that Retail Capital is Coming to the Private Markets."
Sep 27, 2021
Abe Friedman: "Investors Don't Care As Much About The Messenger As They Do About The Message."
Sep 13, 2021
Priya Cherian Huskins: On SPACs, D&O Insurance and Federal Forum Charter Provisions.
Sep 07, 2021
Maureen Farrell: "The Cult of We", WeWork, and Startup Governance Shortcomings.
Aug 23, 2021
Robin Ferracone: "The U.S. Lags Other Regions In Terms of Using Stakeholder Measures in Executive Compensation"
Aug 05, 2021
Christopher Young: "After the Exxon Proxy Fight, Directors Realize That They May Be Taken Out By Sub 1% Shareholders."
Jul 19, 2021
Jared Ellias: "The Elevation of the Board is an Important Trend in the Bankruptcy Process"
Jul 06, 2021
Donna Anderson, Head of Corporate Governance at T. Rowe Price: "This Has Been A Very Surprising Proxy Season"
Jun 28, 2021
Lawrence Cunningham: Quality Shareholders, Governance and Warren Buffett.
Jun 21, 2021
Joe Grundfest: On Capital Markets, Crypto Regulations, Board Diversity & Corporate Electoral Innovation.
Jun 15, 2021
Nell Minow: "You Can Get 90% of Governance by Looking at CEO Pay"
May 24, 2021
Jon Lukomnik: Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory and the Evolution of Corporate Governance.
Apr 21, 2021
Janine Yancey: "Boards Have To Address Social Issues"
Apr 12, 2021
David Curran: "ESG Is A Moving Target Even For The Best Companies"
Apr 07, 2021
Amy Borrus: The Council of Institutional Investors' Voice of Corporate Governance.
Feb 22, 2021
Nichol Garzon-Mitchell: Glass Lewis and the Proxy Advisory Landscape.
Feb 08, 2021
Aeisha Mastagni: CalSTRS Corporate Governance Principles and Activist Stewardship.
Feb 01, 2021
Peggy Foran: "Corporate Directors Have To Be Their Own Activists"
Jan 25, 2021
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: "People Want The Experience They Don't Have In Their Day Job."
Jan 04, 2021
David Chun: "The Demand For New Directors Will Increase Exponentially Over the Next 12-24 Months."
Dec 14, 2020
David Berger: On Purpose, Dual-Class Stock, LTSE, Board Diversity, SPACs, Shareholder Activism and More.
Nov 23, 2020
Yumi Narita: Promoting Good Governance from the Comptroller's Office of NYC.
Nov 16, 2020
Mason Morfit: "We Can Bring Peripheral Vision to the Boardroom."
Oct 28, 2020
Ilya Strebulaev: Focusing on the Finance and Governance of Venture-Backed Companies.
Oct 19, 2020
Kerrie Waring: "All Stakeholders Are Important, But Only Shareholders Can Effectively Hold Boards to Account"
Oct 12, 2020
Ahmad Thomas: "We Made a Decision to Stand on the Side of Progress by Supporting AB-979"
Oct 05, 2020
Esther Aguilera: "Latinos Are The Most Underrepresented Minorities on U.S. Corporate Boards"
Sep 29, 2020
Dr. Roger Barker: Corporate Governance in the U.K. and Europe.
Sep 08, 2020
Mark Molumphy: "Boards of Directors Routinely Fail to React Properly in Times of Crisis"
Sep 03, 2020
James McRitchie: The Gadfly Seeking Corporate Change Via Shareholder Proposals
Aug 19, 2020
Frederick Alexander: Benefit Corporations, B-Corps and the Shareholder Commons.
Aug 10, 2020
Marta Viegas: Focusing on Corporate Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean with IDB Invest.
Aug 03, 2020
Dr. Linda Maxwell: "The Lack of Inclusion in Healthcare is Present at All Levels, including on Boards of Directors"
Jul 27, 2020
Nicholas Benes: "We Need to Redesign the Corporation to Provide Better Incentives"
Jul 21, 2020
Miriam Rivera: "If You Invest In Diverse Teams, It Will Lead to Financial Outperformance"
Jul 06, 2020
Suzanne Vautrinot: From the Military to the Corporate Boardroom, with a Focus on Cybersecurity.
Jun 29, 2020
Mervyn King: "Integrated Thinking and Reporting is Critical for Corporate Directors"
Jun 25, 2020
Anat Admati: "I Don't Want CEOs to Solve Society's Problems, I Want the Government to Solve Them"
Jun 22, 2020
Heidi Roizen: "A Good Board Member Has to Be Willing to Speak Truth, Even When It Is Unpopular"
Jun 15, 2020
Scott Kupor: The Secrets of Sand Hill Road.
Jun 11, 2020
Kate Mitchell: Applying a Growth Mindset to Boards.
Jun 08, 2020
Elizabeth Pollman: Startup Governance & Regulatory Entrepreneurship
Jun 01, 2020
David Beatty: "Boards Should Invest More Time on Foresight"
May 22, 2020
Joe Grundfest: "Without Luck, Nothing Good Happens."
May 12, 2020
Introducing Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
May 12, 2020