Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein features in-depth conversations with leading voices in corporate governance, including founders, board members, executives, investors, scholars, lawyers, and other trusted advisors. Through long-form interviews, the podcast explores the people, decisions, trends, risks, and ideas shaping today’s boardrooms. Each conversation combines practical governance insights with personal experiences, leadership lessons, and the career journeys of some of the most accomplished minds in business.
This podcast episode explores various aspects of corporate governance and Delaware corporate law. The speakers discuss topics such as the evolution of Caremark duties, the importance of board record in mitigating litigation risk, the McDonald's case and its implications on fiduciary duties, the interplay between fiduci...
This podcast episode delves into the complexities of fiduciary duties for directors of venture-backed private companies, shedding light on the landmark Trados case. The discussion highlights the conflicts that arise when preferred shareholders' interests diverge from those of common shareholders, emphasizing the import...
This podcast episode discusses the evolving role of institutional investors in corporate governance, particularly in Latin America. Alexandre Rangel, a former commissioner of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission and consultant for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), shares his ...
This podcast episode delves into the evolving landscape of corporate governance, focusing on Silicon Valley's top 150 public companies. It explores trending topics such as ESG, cybersecurity, board diversity, and dual-class share structures, highlighting the challenges and opportunities they present to companies. The d...
This podcast episode delves into the current state of the venture capital industry, exploring topics such as the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the changing private markets landscape, challenges faced by startups in the downcycle, the rise of secondary markets, the evolving dynamics of companies staying private longer, ...
This podcast episode delves into the multifaceted world of AI, exploring its impact on businesses, the challenges it poses, and the role of directors in its implementation and governance. It emphasizes the importance of understanding AI's potential and the need for effective governance to mitigate risks and maximize be...
This podcast episode analyzes the main corporate governance trends in 2023, with a primary focus on the emergence of AI and the challenges it poses for governance. Additional topics covered include lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, geopolitical dynamics between China and the U.S. in AI development, the polit...
This podcast delves deep into the governance challenges faced by venture-backed startups, founder-CEO ouster dynamics, the influence of employees in corporate governance, the pitfalls of poor governance, changing landscape of startup failure, intricacies of equity compensation, impact of legal structures on staying pri...
This podcast episode focuses on the evolving landscape of cybersecurity as a broad perspective, the importance of board involvement and understanding their legal exposure, the role of the CISO and the challenges they face, and the need for cybersecurity regulation to be forward-looking and risk-based, rather than the c...
This podcast episode delves into the dynamics of Succession, exploring the influence of dominant leaders on their children and companies, corporate governance challenges with dual class shares, media and politics in corporate America, obstacles faced by women in the workplace, and the changing landscape of corporate le...
This podcast episode features interviews and discussions on US-China relations, including business opportunities and challenges, industrial policies, and geopolitical tensions. It also covers the meeting between President Biden and President Xi, electric vehicle rivalry, the rise of Chinese tech giants and regulations,...
This podcast episode discusses the rising concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few financial institutions, the emergence and growth of index funds and private equity funds in corporate governance, and the changing role of boards in corporate governance. It also examines the political pushback against ESG...
This podcast episode explores the evolution of boardroom governance and the changing IPO market. It delves into the dynamics of high-performing boards, the role of committees, the importance of board evaluations, and the relationship between the CEO and the board. It also discusses boardroom diversity, ESG, cybersecuri...
This podcast episode covers a wide range of topics related to the role of independent directors in private venture-backed companies, from the distinctions between public and private boards to the challenges of dealing with structured deals and managing conflicts of interest. The speakers discuss the importance of indep...
This podcast episode discusses the evolution of boardroom diversity, the changing role of directors, the challenges of boardroom refreshment, and the ongoing push for diversity in corporate boards. It also covers the impact of emerging trends such as ESG, AI, and increasing demand for directors with technology backgrou...
The podcast dives into corporate governance, ESG practices, the impact of activism and the Lava Jato scandal, highlighting the challenges and successes in ensuring transparency and ethics in Brazilian companies, particularly Petrobras and Vale. The discussion emphasizes the significance of independent directors, collab...
This podcast features an interview with Brian Stafford, CEO of Diligent, discussing the evolution of governance in the digital age, the importance of ESG, differences between private equity backed companies and public companies, geopolitical risks, and effective board composition in today's dynamic world. Takeaways • ...
This episode of the Boardroom Governance Podcast features Joyce Cacho, an experienced executive and corporate director, discussing various topics including board journeys, corporate purpose sustainability, ESG, board diversity, opportunities in Africa, geopolitical landscape, AI governance, and personal life experience...
This podcast episode features Suzanne Brown, who discusses the NYSE's ESG initiatives, her journey from law school to a mission-based career, and the importance of board diversity. The episode also explores the challenges and opportunities related to board diversity and public market trends, as well as current trends a...
This podcast episode features Victor Arias discussing his career journey, the evolution of board searches, and the changing demands for board members. Victor emphasizes the importance of building a strong brand and expertise, and highlights challenges such as underrepresentation of Latinos on boards, and focuses on cul...
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