Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
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.
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(0:00) Intro (1:43) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:29) Start of interview (3:11) Ben's origin story (9:39) His start at Cravath in 2010 (10:54) His time at the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House. (15:04) About CFIUS. Reforms from FIRRMA (2018). Control transactions
(0:00) Intro. (2:14) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (3:01) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with David (E24 from Nov 2020) (4:22) David's description of the ACGC (7:56) Post-Election Governance Changes (SEC, FTC, etc). ESG and DEI considerations. Federal vs state re
(0:00) Intro. (2:09) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:56) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Richard (E126 from Feb 2024). (3:46) About his firm's 2024 SV150 Corporate Governance Report. (9:04) On Virtual (Stockholder) Meetings (89% of SV150). (11:23) Board Com
(0:00) Intro. (2:05) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:52) Start of interview. (3:36) Tom's origin story. (5:37) The start of his career with Merrill Lynch (1991-2008). (7:00) The financial crisis and his transition to the NYSE (2009-2013). (10:53) His time at BlackRock (2013-20
Andrew Shagrin and David Chekroun: Co-Founders of ICG at ESCP Business School in Paris
(0:00) Intro (3:27) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (4: 14) Start of interview. (4:56) Drew Shagrin's origin story. (8:12) David Chekroun's origin story. (14:15) About the Institute of Corporate Governance at ESCP Business School, based in Paris. (19:13) The focus of ICG between
(0:00) Intro (1:12) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (1:59) Start of interview. (2:57) Heather Gates' "origin story." (5:17) Wolfe Tone's "origin story." (10:23) On the governance of privately-owned businesses. Distinction with having "outside investors." (15:20) On the nuances o
