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Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein — 226 episodes · page 1 of 3
Directing in the Age of AI | Yvonne Wassenaar & Alla Whitston
CEO Succession: What Boards Need to Get Right | Karen Francis DeGolia & Penny Herscher
Raffaela Rein: How AI Is Changing the Way Boards Work
Marc Huffman, CEO of OnBoard: AI Governance Inside the Board Portal
Shannon Nash: Boards, AI Agents, and Human Judgment
Sandra Gobert: European Governance in a Changing World
Karen Francis and Penny Herscher: The Chairs' View of a Changing World
Mayree Clark and Linda Riefler: Leading-Edge Stewardship in the Boardroom
AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now
Terry Johnson: Sports, Gaming, and Family Business Governance
Keith Giarman and Tony Abate: Private Equity Boards and the Turnaround Playbook
Emily Liggett: Informed Oversight Without Operational Interference
Greg Gretsch: Venture Capital in the AI Supercycle
Laurie Yoler: Boards at the Edge of Innovation
Marie Oh Huber: Governing Through Disruption
Eddie Ramos: How AI Is Reshaping Investing and Boardrooms
Steven Lipin: Activism, M&A, and the Rising Stakes of Board Communication
Benjamin Means: The Principles of Family Business Law and Governance
Eric Ries: Incorruptible, and the Case for Long-Term Governance Reform
Benjamin Edwards: The Rise of Nevada in the Reincorporation Debate
Joelle Emerson: Why Company Culture Is a Core Governance Issue
Leo Strine: Delaware’s Moment, AI Guardrails, and a Call of Conscience
Betsy Atkins: Why Directors Must Become More Entrepreneurial and Change-Adaptive
Michael Ewens (Columbia Business School): What the Data Reveals About Startup Boards and Private Equity
Jennifer Ceran: From Treasury to CFO to the Boardroom
Jeff Epstein (Bessemer Venture Partners): Why Effective Boards Spend Time on Decisions Not Yet Made
Joe Grundfest (Stanford): 2026 Predictions and 2025 Reflections
David Berger: Year-End Reflections on Corporate Governance and the Road Ahead
Richard Blake: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Silicon Valley 150 Governance Report
Michelle Leder (Footnoted): Uncovering Hidden Risks in SEC Filings
Erik Lie: Catching Cheats, Fraud Detection, and the Board’s Evolving Role
Sue Siegel: Innovation, Life Sciences, and Governance in a Changing World
Karen Page: Venture Boards, Founder Governance, and the Path from Startup to Scale
Joele Frank and Anne Chapman: Strategic Communications, Activism, and Governance
Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA): The State of Corporate Law and Governance in the U.S.
Brad Feld: Startup Boards and Lessons from Four Decades in VC
State of the Markets and AI with Steven Wolfe Pereira
Teresa Briggs: Audit Committees, AI, and the Evolving Role of Corporate Directors.
Jonathan Foster: On Boards and the Playbook for Modern Governance
Larry Cunningham: From John Weinberg’s 1948 Thesis, Delaware's Challenge, to the Modern Boardroom
Tina Rosenfeld: Independent Directors, Board Diversity, and Governance in Chile
Steven Wolfe Pereira: How Can You Govern Something That You Don't Understand?
Erik Gerding (Freshfields): Governance, Regulation, and Risk in a Global Business Environment
Jack Lazar: A Silicon Valley Journey from Finance to the Boardroom
Walker Newell & Lenin Lopez (Woodruff & Sawyer): Navigating D&O Risk, Delaware Exit, and Boardroom Litigation
Celebrating 5 Years of the Boardroom Governance Podcast & Newsletter
Karen Hao: Author of Empire of AI on Why "Scale at All Costs" is Not Leading Us to a Good Place
Michal Lev-Ram: On the Intersecting Worlds of Tech, Culture, and Politics in Silicon Valley
Alex Edmans: How Board Members Can Challenge Bias and Think More Critically
Rick Horvath (Dechert): What Corporate Directors Need to Know About Delaware's SB 21
Roy Shapira: Europe’s Corporate Sustainability Directive and Its Impact on U.S. Board Oversight Duties
Robin Feldman: On the Evolution and Regulation of AI
Amy Rojik (BDO Center for Corporate Governance): From Audit Quality to Governance Strategy
Emily Melton: Mechanics of Venture Investing, the Age of AI, and Implications for Boards
Joe Hurd: Governance in Times of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity)
Jorge Titinger: Leadership, Governance, and the Erosion of Trust
David Chun (CEO, Equilar): The Boardroom Diversity Backlash—A Shifting Pendulum
Rick Alexander: On the Rise of PBCs in the AI Industry and Firm-Specific vs. Diversified Investor Duties
Jonathan Goodman (Deloitte): Governing Strategy
Jeff Thomas (Nasdaq): The State of Public Markets in 2025
Nora Denzel: Technology Leadership in the Boardroom
Joe Grundfest: Reflecting on 2024 and What’s Next for Business and Governance
Ben Joseloff: The Board's Guide to CFIUS and Evolving National Security Reviews
David Berger: Ending the One-Size-Fits-All Model of Corporate Governance
Richard Blake: 2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report
Tom Callahan, CEO of NPM: Unlocking Liquidity in Private Markets
Andrew Shagrin and David Chekroun: Co-Founders of ICG at ESCP Business School in Paris
Wolfe Tone & Heather Gates (Deloitte): Insights on Private Company Governance
Valeria Café: Leading Governance Innovation in Brazil as IBGC CEO
Barry Lawson Williams: Addressing Board Refreshment—"the Most Pressing Issue in Corporate Governance Today"
Boardroom Diversity and the Black Corporate Board Readiness Program
Maggie Wilderotter: Strategic Oversight and the Attributes of Great Directors
Peter Gleason: CEO of NACD on 2024 Board Practices and Oversight Surveys – Trends and Takeaways
Cedric Bru: CEO of Taulia (now part of SAP) on Boardroom Dynamics and the Value of Teamwork
Yvonne Wassenaar: On Boardroom Dynamics and Trends from Silicon Valley
Javier Saade: From Capital Formation to Governance, plus his Top of the Game
Carol Hansell: Insights on Modern Governance
Oliver Cummings: Unlocking Boardroom Excellence - Insights from Nurole's CEO
Thompson Paine (Anthropic): "The Potential of AI Technology is Massive"
Natasha Allen: Navigating AI Regulation, Exits, and Boardroom Challenges
Tyler Shultz: Theranos Whistleblower on Fraud and Startup Governance in Silicon Valley
Ilya Strebulaev: Venture Mindset Takeaways for Board Members.
Greg LaBlanc: "It's Really Hard to be a Good Board Member"
Jennifer Dulski: "To Join (Your First) Public Board, Someone Needs to Bet on You"
Sonita Lontoh: On Board Culture, Innovation, and Creative Tension
Coco Brown: Founder & CEO of Athena Alliance on Board Opportunities and Governance.
Greg Gretsch: On Founder and Investor Trends from Silicon Valley.
Patrick Gadson: Shareholder Activism in 2024 and its Evolving Dynamics.
Leah Solivan: The Entrepreneur's Journey to the Boardroom.
Jeffrey Saviano (EY): "I Feel Strongly That We Need a Hippocratic Oath for AI"
Amy Banse: On Board Dynamics and Listening Through Company Stages.
Teresa Johnson: On ESG, Boardroom Diversity, and Truth to Power.
Mary Inman: On Theranos, Meta and Representing High Profile Whistleblowers.
Katherine Henderson and Amy Simmerman: 2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review
Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery: Ten Years of Trados, A Discussion of Fiduciary Duties.
Alexandre Rangel: Institutional Investors' Engagement in Latin America.
Richard Blake: WSGR's 2023 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report.
Scott Kupor: Navigating the VC and Startup Governance Landscape in 2024.
Nicolas Darveau-Garneau: "The Greatest AI Risk is Inaction."
Joe Grundfest: "The Biggest Governance Trend for 2024 is the Corporation as a Piñata."