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…
(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:43) Intro (2:08) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (2:54) Start of interview. (3:56) Origin Story of Shannon Nash (7:00) Her pivot from Law to Finance (9:15) Her operating and finance career (12:55) Her experience in tech (subscription businesses) and current COO and CFO role at Vibrant Planet…
(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (1:20) Intro (2:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:31) Start of interview. (4:55) Origin Story of Sandra Gobert (6:04) Sandra’s Career Path (8:56) Guberna and Board Education. Member of EcoDa . (12:00) Family Firms and Control in EU (13:53) Relationship Agreements Explained (examples, Bpost…
(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (1:17) Intro (2:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:31) Start of interview. (4:39) AI and Governance Today (5:34) Data Center Politics (reference to moratorium by New York State) (6:48) About the 3rd Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance (9:06) AI Hype and Job Fears (14:45) Birth and…
(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:55) Intro (2:37) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:24) Start of interview. (4:23) Origin story Mayree Clark (6:08) Origin story Linda Riefler (8:23) About their Leading-Edge Stewardship framework and personal road-map. (11:38) Teamwork and Long-Term Value Creation (16:03) On board diversity…
(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:55) Intro (2:44) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:30) Start of interview. (4:16) Origin story Marie Bafus (5:30) Origin story Wendy Grasso (7:34) Diving into their article AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now (4:14) Why AI Needs Board Oversight (12:00) Caremark and Oversight…
(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:54) Intro (2:15) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:01) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Terry ( E131 ) from 2024. (3:50) About Terry's role as Co-Chair of WilmerHale's Sports & Gaming Practice (4:52) Sports Investment Boom, now including institutional investors and private…
(0:00) Intro to this episode (2:52) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (3:39) Start of interview (4:18) Keith Giarman 's origin story. About DHR Global (9:33) Tony Abate 's origin story. Current boards: Wolfspeed , GTT Communications , Mitel , and Tacora Resources . (23:52) Turnaround Board Playbook . Three phases: 1) Fix the balance sheet; 2) Turnaround…
(0:00) Intro *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit at Limerick Lane Cellars, Healdsburg, California (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:12) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (2:59) Start of interview. (4:00) Origin Story of Emily, and Stewardship (6:15) From Engineer to CEO (7:14) Companies that she led: Elo Touch Systems (97-00), Capstone Turbine (02-03), Apexon…
(0:00) Intro, *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:42) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel . (3:28) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Greg ( E136 ) from 2024. (5:14) Market Boom and AI Supercycle (6:14) AI Is Changing Everything (9:06) How does a VC use AI (venture business: sourcing, selection, and stewardship)…
(0:00) Intro (1:47) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:34) Start of interview (4:12) Laurie's origin story (6:19) From Management Consulting ( Accenture ) to Product Innovation ( Visa ). "What they all had in common was that I got to start with a blank sheet of paper." (8:52) Toward Venture Capital and Board Governance. From Sun Microsystems to Packet Design…