Podcasts about Corporate governance

Page Hedley, Senior Advisor at Forecasting Research Institute and co-author of the Not for Private Gain letter urging state attorneys general to stop OpenAI's planned restructuring, and Gad Weiss, the Wagner Fellow in Law & Business at NYU Law, join Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at Texas Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare, and Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor at Minnesota Law and Senior Editor at Lawfare, to analyze news of OpenAI once again modifying its corporate governance structure. The group break down the rationale for the proposed modification, the relevant underlying law, and the significance of corporate governance in shaping the direction of AI development.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's podcast is titled “Real Education and Education Myths.” Recorded in 2008, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss Mr. Murray's book, Real Education, and his critiques of the American educational system.  Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

Connect with Onramp // Jackson Mikalic on X // Ethan Peck on X // Strive Asset ManagementScarce Assets: a biweekly podcast presented by Onramp which delves into the emergent role of bitcoin in finance professionals' strategies and outlooks. Hosted by Jackson Mikalic, Scarce Assets provides invaluable insights for wealth managers aiming to outperform their peers in the decades ahead. Finance professionals everywhere know about stocks and bonds, but the macroeconomic outlook requires that serious investors pay close attention to another category: Scarce Assets.00:00 - Intro to Ethan Peck and His Role at Strive06:27 - The Shift from ESG to Bitcoin Advocacy09:11 - Engagement Strategies and Shareholder Proposals12:00 - Challenges of Bitcoin Adoption in Corporations16:45 - Identifying Internal Advocates for Bitcoin21:19 - Bitcoin as the Real Hurdle Rate24:05 - Capital Allocation Decisions and Bitcoin30:11 - The Necessity of Bitcoin Adoption for Survival32:20 - The Role of Shareholder Activism in Bitcoin Adoption37:14 - Corporate Governance and Bitcoin Treasury Companies39:50 - The Evolving Landscape of Bitcoin Asset Management54:13 - Future Trends in Bitcoin Adoption and Structured Products01:01:24 - Navigating SEC Regulations and Corporate Proposals01:10:25 - Outro and DisclaimerPlease subscribe to Onramp Media channels and sign up for weekly Research & Analysis to get access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly.

(0:00) Intro(1:37) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:24) Start of interview(3:10) Alex's origin story(5:56) His advisory boards and other board positions. On the importance of the academic practitioner nexus.(7:02) About his book May Contain Lies (2024)(10:07) About confirmation bias, relevant to corporate directors.(11:48) About black and white thinking (binary thinking).(14:44) Dissent in the boardroom. How in the UK directors don't have "skin the game" (no equity compensation).(21:59) On his "ladder of misinference": helps understand how misinformation can be perpetuated by misinterpreting the steps in a logical argument. The four key stages are: a statement is not fact, a fact is not data, data is not evidence, and evidence is not proof.(27:27) On his book "Grow the Pie" and the shareholder and stakeholder debate.(30:13) On the pushback against ESG in the US ("pushback is better than backlash"). His paper The End of ESG (2023)(32:53) On the use and misuse of board diversity data. His paper: (Diversity) Equity and Inclusion (2023)(40:34) On AI and the boardroom(44:15) On Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs). (49:23) The value of scientific research for boards(50:27) Books that has greatly influenced his life:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey (1989)The Little Prince by Antoine to Saint-Exupéry (1943)The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988)(53:12) His mentors:His dadWilliam Chalmers (CFO at Lloyds Banking Group, ex boss at Morgan Stanley)Learning from every situation(54:25) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives his life by: "You can do everything you want to and be everything you want to be but not all at once" (Laurie Hodrick). "You don't know how many times you'll get to play in your life so if you do get the chance you've got to rock it big time" (Tony Mortimer, East 17)(56:53) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves: exercising daily.(59:06) The living person he most admires: Stuart Pearce.Alex Edmans is a Professor at London Business School, Fellow of the British Academy; and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Mark Meador is the newest commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, which plays a dual role: enforcing both antitrust and consumer protection laws. It also serves as America's de facto technology regulator, including overseeing digital privacy and cybersecurity issues.Commissioner Meador embodies the political realignment reshaping conservative views on big business, capitalism, and free trade. The Trump Administration's antitrust cases against Big Tech represent arguably the clearest expression of this shift. While the Biden administration aggressively targeted mergers and acquisitions—Wall Street's bread and butter—many financial elites hoped Donald Trump's return would restore a laissez-faire approach to antitrust. They've been in for disappointment.A recent speech by Meador laid out a conservative vision for antitrust, challenging long-held Republican Party orthodoxies and sparking backlash from libertarians. He joins Evan to discuss the tensions at the heart of the this realignment: how free-market principles can coexist with robust antitrust enforcement; how skeptics of big government find common cause with critics of big business; and how conservatives are crafting their own distinctive approach to antitrust while embracing the bipartisan consensus that has emerged over the past eight years.

Today's podcast is titled “Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence with Charles Murray.” Recorded in 2004, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss Mr. Murray's views on government policy, culture, achievement, and human potential, with particular emphasis on his book, Human Accomplishment.  Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast. 

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the concept of “refreshment” and how health care systems can use this concept to effectively address board turnover. They discuss various refreshment tools such as director removal, term limits, mandatory retirement, evaluation mechanisms, director offboarding, and fitness to serve, as well as when to use exceptions in a board refreshment policy.AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Das Thema Nachhaltigkeit ist einer der großen Treiber der Elektromobilität – und einer der großen Treiber der Elektromobilität ist der japanische Autohersteller Nissan. Wie es im Automobilbau um die Nachhaltigkeit steht, ob die Globalisierung am Ende ist und wie man am besten für die Zukunft wappnet, diskutieren wir mit Friederike Kienitz, SVP Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Legal, External Affairs and Communications bei Nissan AMIEO.

Pēc finansista Kārļa Danēviča viesošanās Cilvēkjaudas klubā saņēmām daudz atsauksmju, kā viņa atbildes uz jautājumiem palīdzēja nomierināt kara draudu baiļu iespaidā satrauktos prātus un pārslēgties uz savu dzīvi. Tāpēc lūdzu Kārlim, lai ierakstām arī interviju Cilvēkjaudā, kas būtu pieejama visiem. Kārlis piekrita. Vienīgi mums neizdevās atrast datumu, kad abi esam Rīgā vienā laikā, tāpēc šo interviju ierakstījām attālināti. Paldies studijai Power-Up SPACE par šo iespēju!Šajā sarunā Kārlis sniedz savu, pieredzē un apkopotā informācijā balstītu skatījumu par ģeopolitisko situāciju, kas rada daudz raižu. Viņš piedāvā racionālu pieeju kara draudu izvērtēšanai un norāda uz latviešu lielāko vājumu — tendenci ļauties negatīvismam un populistu solījumiem.Kārlis pārliecinoši argumentē, kāpēc mums nav jāpārvērtē Krievijas militārā varenība, skaidro Baltijas valstu stratēģisko nozīmi Eiropas drošības kontekstā un dalās praktiskos padomos par finanšu un īpašumu drošību iespējamo ekonomisko izaicinājumu priekšā. Ar spēcīgu vēstījumu par latviešu spītības pozitīvo potenciālu, Kārlis mudina neļaut bailēm paralizēt mūsu ikdienu un lēmumu pieņemšanu. Viņš arī sniedz vērtīgus padomus par investīcijām un personīgo finanšu pārvaldību mainīgajos globālajos apstākļos.Kārlis ir SEB bankas valdes loceklis, Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance padomes loceklis, SOS bērnu ciematu Latvijā padomes priekšsēdētājs, SOS Children Villages International senators.Būsim laimīgi par tavu atbalstu SOS bērnu ciematiem.Ja tev ir svarīgi, ka varam turpināt Cilvēkjaudas darbu ar jaunām intervijām un lai tās visiem ir pieejams bez maksas, tad, lūdzu, atbalsti mūs kādā no šiem veidiem, kas palīdzēs segt daļu no Cilvēkjaudas izmaksām.Sarunā pieminēto informāciju atradīsi 226. sarunas lapā.SARUNAS PIETURPUNKTI:0:00 Ievads9:21 Kārļa Danēviča ieteikumi, uz kā balstīt savus spriedumus par kara draudiem, lai tie būtu racionāli11:49 Kādiem apstākļiem izpildoties, būtu pamats lielākam satraukumam19:02 Kārļa novērojumi par baltiešu bailēm palikt vieniem un neaizsargātiem23:18 Kāpēc Eiropai interesē Baltijas valstis un kā tas mums noder26:45 Kas ir latviešu lielākais vājums kara draudu kontekstā32:39 Iegūsti uzņēmumam vērtīgu bezmaksas konsultāciju no grāmatvedības aģentūras “Kamelota”. Piesakies uz GRĀMATVEDĪBAS EKSPERTĪZI: kamelota.lv/jauda33:41- Par kodolkara varbūtību36:10 Iemesli, kāpēc nevajadzētu pārvērēt Krievijas armijas varenību42:30 Naftas cenu loma Padomju savienības sabrukumā un mūsdienu Krievijas spējās46:46 Par īpašumu un finanšu drošību saistībā ar Trampa tarifiem52:03 Ļaunākie drošības situācijas scenāriji un kā tiem sagatavoties59:32 Latviešu spītība un kā to izmantot savā labā, lai baiļu dēļ nenoliktu savu dzīvi uz pauzes1:04:21 Kas ir pati vērtīgākā investīcija, ko izmantot arī šajā laikā1:06:48 Kādas ir potenciāli gaidāmās ekonomiskās grūtības, ņemot vērā globālos tirdzniecības karus1:17:03 Kārļa secinājumi un rekomendācijas ieguldījumu veikšanai1:23:15 Stratēģija investēšanas uzsākšanai1:28:45 Ieteikumi, ar ko būt piesardzīgam, attiecībā uz investēšanas lēmumiem1:34:55 Vai pastāv risks neatgūt savu naudu, ja notiktu uzbrukums Latvijas banku sistēmai1:37:28 Kādas ir kredītņēmēja iespējas, ja īpašums karadarbības dēļ tiktu iznīcināts1:38:52 Kāda ir nekustamā īpašuma perspektīva, ņemot vērā Latvijas demogrāfiju1:40:31 Kārļa ieteikumi no personīgās pieredzes tam, kā nekāpināt izdevumus, palielinoties ienākumiem1:43:00 Power-Up SPACE

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(0:00) Intro(1:30) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:17) Start of interview(3:01) Roy's origin story. (6:35) About the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D"). His paper co-authored with Luca Enriques and Matteo Gatti: How the EU Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Could Reshape Corporate America (2025)(9:28) The Political Climate of ESG, and divide between US and EU. *On March 15, 2025, Tennessee senator Bill Hagerty filed "Protect USA Act", an anti-CS3D bill.(12:45) Extraterritorial Reach of the CS3D(14:20) What US board must do to comply with CS3D(16:32) Oversight Duties Under U.S. Law ("Caremark Duties")(23:10) Linking Caremark Duties with CS3D(26:00) Sanctions for Non-Compliance with CS3D(29:47) Compliance and Enforcement Mechanisms(33:35) Changes to Delaware Corporate Law. Reference to Delaware's SB21(34:26) Changes to Section 144 (controlling shareholder transactions) (37:15) Changes to Section 220, Shareholder Inspection Rights(41:33) Changes to independent director analysis by Delaware's SB21(45:29) Geopolitical Tensions and Corporate Governance. "My general theme is that I don't envy being a director right now."(46:48) The Impact of Specialist Directors. See his 2024 paper with Yaron Nili here.(48:27) Books that have greatly influenced his life. (49:10) His mentors.Professor Mark Roe (Harvard Law School)Professor Luigi Zingales (Chicago Business School)(49:50) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives his life by: "Control what you can control."(50:27) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves. Roy Shapira is a Professor of Law at Reichman University in Israel. He focuses his research on reputation, regulation, and corporate governance. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Today's podcast is titled “Defining Public Policy in a Free Society.” Recorded in 2006, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, Tibor Machan, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, professor emeritus at Auburn University, professor of business ethics at Chapman University, and co-founder of Reason magazine, and Tom G. Palmer, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute discuss public policy in a free society, examining both domestic and foreign policy issues. Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week …

Wie können sich Aufsichtsräte für die Zukunft neu aufstellen? Was genau muss sich verändern? Welche neuen Anforderungen werden an das oberste Kontrollgremium gestellt? Und welche Rolle spielt Leadership in diesem Veränderungsprozess? In dieser Episode des The Agenda Podcasts spricht Dr. Philine Erfurt Sandhu, Vorstandsvorsitzende des Berliner Instituts für Governance & Leadership an der Hochschule für Wirtschaft & Recht mit Podcast-Host Ingo Notthoff darüber, was Aufsichtsräte heute leisten müssen, um ihre Unternehmen zukunftssicher zu gestalten.  Sie beleuchten die Herausforderungen, vor denen Aufsichtsräte stehen, die Rolle von Diversität und Weiterbildung, sowie die Bedeutung von Leadership und strategischer Partnerschaft zwischen Aufsichtsrat und Vorstand. Zudem geht es darum, die Corporate Governance von Unternehmen zukunftsorientiert zu gestalten.Die Episode im Überblick:Die Rolle von Aufsichtsräten muss sich zur strategischen Partnerschaft wandelnAufsichtsräte müssen sich weiterentwickeln, um technologischen und geopolitischen Anforderungen gerecht zu werdenDiversität in den Gremien ist entscheidend für innovative LösungenFortbildung und persönliche Entwicklung sind unerlässlich für AufsichtsratsmitgliederAufsichtsräte sollten als Komplexitätsübersetzer fungierenDie Qualität der Zusammenarbeit im Aufsichtsrat muss verbessert werdenRegulierung allein reicht nicht aus, um die Corporate Governance zu stärkenAufsichtsräte müssen mutig sein und Leadership zeigenDie Herausforderungen der Zukunft erfordern eine hohe AmbiguitätstoleranzThank you for listening! Visit us at Sherpany.com or follow us on LinkedIn for board, board committee, and executive meetings solutions.

In this episode of "IR in Focus," host Carmen Lilly engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Nithya Das, GM of the governance business and chief legal officer at Diligent. Together they explore the evolving relationship between corporate boards and C-suite executives and key themes, including the shifting priorities for boards in 2025, such as focusing on growth opportunities, CEO succession planning, and navigating geopolitical risks. This episode underscores the critical role of effective governance in shaping corporate strategy and fostering inclusive leadership. More S&P Global and Diligent Content: ·         Market Insights Reporting, powered by S&P Global Market Intelligence ·         Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Corporate Governance: Key Insights from Our Recent Webinar with Diligent ·         S&P Global Research and Insights: Trade Tensions Credits: Host/Author: Carmen Lilly Guest: Nithya Das Producer: Carmen Lilly www.spglobal.com www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence

(0:00) Intro(1:26) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:13) Start of interview(2:45) Robin's origin story(3:55) About the AI Law and Innovation Institute.(5:02) On AI governance: "AI is critical for boards, both from a risk management perspective and from a regulatory management perspective." Boards should: 1) Get regular updates on safety and regulatory issues, 2) document the attention that they're paying to it to have a record of meaningful oversight, and 3) Most importantly, boards can't just rely on feedback from the folks in charge of the AI tools. They need a red team of skeptics.(9:58) Boards and AI Ethics. Robin's Rules of Order for AI. Rule #1: Distinguish Real-time Dangers from Distant Dangers(15:21) Antitrust Concerns in AI(18:10) Geopolitical Tensions in AI Race (US v China). "Winning the AI race is essential for the US, both from an economic and from a national security perspective."(23:30) Regulatory Framework for AI "It really isn't one size fits all for AI regulation. Europe, for the most part, is a consumer nation of AI. We are a producer nation of AI, and California in particular is a producer of AI." "There must be strong partnerships in this country between those developing cutting-edge technology and the government—because while the government holds the power, Silicon Valley holds the expertise to understand what this technology truly means."(26:46) California's AI Regulation Efforts "I do believe that over time, at some point, we will need a more comprehensive system that probably overshadows what the individual states will do, or at least cabins to some extent what the individual states will do. It will be a problem to have 50 different approaches to this, or even 20 different approaches to this within the country."(29:03) AI in the Financial Industry(33:13) Future Trends in AI. "I think the key for boards and companies is to be alert and to be nimble" and "as hard as it is, brush up a bit on your math and science, if that's not your area of expertise." "My point is simply, you have to understand these things under the hood if you're going to be able to think about what to do with them."(35:43) Her new book "AI vs IP. Rewriting Creativity" (coming out July 2025).(37:12) Key Considerations for Board Members: "It's about being nimble, staying proactive and having a proven track record of it. Most importantly, you need a red team approach."(38:26) Books that have greatly influenced her life:Rashi's Commentary on the BibleTalmud(39:06) Her mentors.Professor Robert WeisbergProfessor Gerald Gunther(41:39) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by: "The cover-up's always worse than the crime."(42:34) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. Robin Feldman is the Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law, Albert Abramson '54 Distinguished Professor of Law Chair, and Director of the Center for Innovation at UC Law SF. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

All too often, capitalism is identified with the for-profit sector. However, one organizational form whose importance is often overlooked is nonprofits. Roughly 4% of the American economy, including most universities and hospital systems, are nonprofit.One prominent nonprofit currently at the center of a raging debate is OpenAI, the $300 billion American artificial intelligence research organization best known for developing ChatGPT. Founded in 2015 as a donation-based nonprofit with a mission to build AI for humanity, it created a complex “hybrid capped profit” governance structure in 2019. Then, after a dramatic firing and re-hiring of CEO Sam Altman in 2023 (covered on an earlier episode of Capitalisn't: “Who Controls AI?”), a new board of directors announced that achieving OpenAI's mission would require far more capital than philanthropic donations could provide and initiated a process to transition to a for-profit public benefit corporation. This process has been fraught with corporate drama, including one early OpenAI investor, Elon Musk, filing a lawsuit to stop the process and launching a $97.4 billion unsolicited bid for OpenAI's nonprofit arm.Beyond the staggering valuation numbers at stake here–not to mention OpenAI's open pursuit of profits over the public good–are complicated legal and philosophical questions. Namely, what happens when corporate leaders violate the founding purpose of a firm? To discuss, Luigi and Bethany are joined by Rose Chan Loui, the founding executive director of the Lowell Milken Center on Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA Law and co-author of the paper "Board Control of a Charity's Subsidiaries: The Saga of OpenAI.” Is OpenAI a “textbook case of altruism vs. greed,” as the judge overseeing the case declared? Is AI for everyone, or only for investors? Together, they discuss how money can distort purpose and philanthropy, precedents for this case, where it might go next, and how it may shape the future of capitalism itself.Show Notes:Read extensive coverage of the Musk-OpenAI lawsuit on ProMarket, including Luigi's article from March 2024: “Why Musk Is Right About OpenAI.”Guest Disclosure (provided to The Conversation for an op-ed on the case): The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in, or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article. They have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Send us a textCorporate governance. Those two words alone can make even the most confident entrepreneur break out in a cold sweat. But what if I told you it doesn't have to be complicated, boring, or something only Fortune 500 companies need to worry about?My conversation with corporate governance consultant Anoushka from Marcelino Marie Solutions completely transformed my understanding of this critical business function. Far from being a bureaucratic burden, governance is simply about having documented systems for decision-making. "Think about corporate governance. Just reduce it down to what is the system that you have in place to make decisions," Anoushka explains, cutting through the intimidation factor immediately.The reality is that every business faces risks - whether it's half your team getting sick (hello, pandemic lessons), your payroll manager suddenly quitting, or having too many key employees traveling on the same plane. Having simple, clear processes documented before emergencies strike can mean the difference between a minor hiccup and a business-ending catastrophe. And the documentation doesn't need to be complex - in fact, simpler is better when it comes to creating systems people will actually use.Anoushka recommends starting with whatever keeps you up at night. Is it financial reporting? Employee turnover? Safety concerns? Begin there, document your process clearly, and build from there. The key is taking baby steps rather than trying to create comprehensive governance structures overnight. Even better, leverage your team's expertise and use tools like AI to help maintain and retrieve your documentation when needed.Whether you're a solo entrepreneur or leading a growing team, this episode offers practical guidance for creating the governance foundation your business needs to weather unexpected challenges and scale successfully. Listen now, and turn what seems intimidating into your competitive advantage.

Alan Bond is an Australian businessman known for his rise to fame and subsequent fall from grace. Celebrated for his role in Australia's 1983 America's Cup victory, his involvement in significant corporate fraud mars Bond's legacy, particularly the Bell Resources case, which became a defining moment in Australia's corporate history. This episode of Crime Insiders Judgements explores Bond's audacious business dealings, legal battles, and the implications of his actions on corporate governance in Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aubrey speaks to Dr. Thelela Ngcetane-Vika, Lecturer at Wits School of Governance, specialising in Corporate Governance and International Business Law, about President Ramaphosa’s appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as part of the special envoy to the United States (US) to facilitate more direct and flexible engagement with key stakeholders within the Trump administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance.In this episode, Peter Mansfield interviews Natalie Graham, the global head of claims at Mosaic Insurance, to discuss the intricacies of Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance. They explore the definition, scope, and liabilities associated with D&O insurance, including the types of claims that can arise against directors and officers. Natalie shares insights on unusual claims, securities claims, and the global perspective on D&O insurance. The conversation also delves into who purchases D&O insurance, conflicts of interest, coverage and exclusions, and the scale of losses in the D&O insurance market. Finally, they discuss current issues and future claims in the D&O space, as well as advice for aspiring claims professionals.We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to be notified when new episodes release.keywords Directors and Officers Insurance, D&O Insurance, Liability, Claims, Securities Claims, Insurance Policies, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Insurance Market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's podcast is titled “Is Capitalism the Cause or the Solution to the Financial Crisis?” Recorded in 2009, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Forbes Magazine, and Tom Woods, author and Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute examine whether capitalism was the cause of the 2008 financial crisis or if it could be the solution to the economic problems. Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media …

(0:00) Intro(1:13) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:00) Start of interview(2:45) Amy's origin story(3:25) Her start in corporate governance(5:02) About the implosion of Arthur Andersen (she worked there from 1993 to 2002) (7:00) Her time at BDO USA for the past 21 years and founding the BDO Center for Corporate Governance(11:50) AI governance and board approaches to new technologies.(13:53) Technology savviness or literacy of directors. (15:32) Where does technology and AI fit in the board (full board v. committees) (17:53) Climate disclosures and evolution of ESG "ESG is considered a four-letter word at this point"(21:26) Evolving geopolitical landscape and challenges to globalization.(24:25) CEO Succession Challenges(26:40) CEO Compensation Insights and Private vs. Public Company Governance (including VC and PE)(33:30) Thoughts on new SEC guidance limiting shareholder proposals on ESG issues and expanding disclosure requirements for large asset managers ("passive investors") engaging with companies on ESG issues (shifting from 13G to 13D). The rise of private markets.(38:33) Future Governance Challenges "[F]or the next 12 months; 1) strengthening of AI and technology usage and oversight, 2) Continuing to evolve enterprise risk management, and 3) Ensuring effective cybersecurity and data protection policies." Other than that: talent management, board evaluations.(42:08) Evolving Board Structures(44:07) Books that have greatly influenced her life:The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (1996)(45:31) Her mentors.(47:20) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by: "Water finds its level." and "You'll never achieve what you don't make known that you want."(48:19) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. (48:54) The living person she most admires.(49:50) BDO USA governance podcastAmy Rojik is managing partner of corporate governance at BDO USA, and director and founder of the BDO Center for Corporate Governance. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 4 to April 1, 2025. This includes two updates to CII's Policies on Corporate Governance (on reincorporation and stealth dual-class stock) and CII's recent advocacy efforts in the Delaware legislature opposing Senate Bill 21.

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about the distinction between the role of the health care board and the role of management. They discuss the current landscape of board and management roles and responsibilities, what corporate law says, what governance organizations are saying, the leading duties of board members versus those of management, decisions around organizational risk, and lessons for health care organizations.AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Today's podcast is titled “Bill Moyers: The Man and His Myths.” Recorded in 1997, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and renowned PBS journalist and former White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers discuss Mr. Moyers' life, his time in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and his journalism career. Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

In today's episode, recorded at the iconic Windhoek City Museum on Friday, March 21st, 2025, the VA Tourism Podcast sat down for an exclusive conversation with Sebulon Chicalu, the newly appointed CEO of the Namibia Tourism Board. Just hours after the historic inauguration of Namibia's first female president, Chicalu shared his thoughts on the exciting new chapter for the country, highlighting the boost to the destination's brand equity and the momentum it will bring to the board's renewed focus on MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions). In this chat, he outlined his vision for the organization, emphasizing the importance of consolidating core source markets, diversifying products, promoting domestic tourism, and ensuring high-quality standards, among other strategic priorities. A seasoned business strategist with extensive expertise in the travel and tourism sector, Mr Chicalu brings a wealth of experience in tourism product innovation and development. He is also a GALLUP-certified Strengths and Talent Development Coach, a mentor and an expert in employee engagement. His dynamic skill set spans roles as a moderator, negotiator, coordinator and public speaker. Before joining NTB, Mr Chicalu served as the Director of Tourism and Gaming at the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in developing and launching various hospitality and tourism services, spearheading major business events, and providing strategic leadership in executive management and board-level roles within the tourism and hospitality industries. Academically, he holds a Master of Business Administration (MsM), a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration, and a Diploma in Marketing Management. Additionally, he is certified in Corporate Governance and as a GALLUP Clifton-Strengths Coach.    

In my last big idea podcast, I discuss a solution to cure many of the evils of the corporate machine. It all boils down to corporate governance.  I posit a simple thesis:  If a company's decisions affect shareholders, employees, and communities, then shouldn't they all have a say in the decisions that company makes?

Capitalizing on Digital Transformations in Emerging Markets with Kevin CarterWelcome to another of the Asia Business Podcast. In this episode, we are privileged to sit down with Kevin Carter, the founder and chief investment officer at EMQQ Global. As an expert in emerging and frontier markets, Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge on the rapid evolution of these economies, particularly focusing on the technology sector.Introduction to Kevin Carter and EMQQ GlobalKevin Carter leads EMQQ Global, an investment management firm specializing in emerging markets technology. His career trajectory, starting from an interview at a leading investment bank in the 90s to creating some of the earliest China-focused ETFs, provides a fascinating backdrop to our discussion.The Journey to Emerging MarketsKevin shares his intriguing journey, from reading a seminal book "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" to his collaborations with financial visionary Burton Malkiel. His experiences underscore the pivotal moments that shaped his focus on emerging markets and the transformative power of technology within them.Broadening Focus Beyond ChinaWhile Kevin's initial ventures primarily focused on China, he expanded his reach, driven by the realization that investors often consider emerging markets as a singular allocation. This strategic decision has allowed EMQQ to capture the broader growth potential inherent in multiple emerging economies.Analyzing the Trends: The Triple Mega Trend in Emerging MarketsKevin explains the three mega trends driving growth in emerging markets:Consumer Growth:As emerging markets like China and India continue their economic ascent, consumer demand for products and services is surging.Technological Advancements:The widespread adoption of smartphones and the internet is catalyzing growth, propelling these markets into unprecedented digital integration.Internet Expansion:With most of the world still transitioning to digital, internet companies in these regions are poised for explosive growth.Addressing Regulatory and Perception ChallengesNavigating the regulatory landscape in markets like China is complex. Kevin discusses the challenges and misconceptions around government interventions in major markets, emphasizing the nuanced dynamics that investors must consider.India on the Horizon: A New Chapter in Emerging MarketsLooking ahead, Kevin is optimistic about India's growth trajectory. With a burgeoning middle class and rapid digital adoption, India, according to Kevin, represents the next big opportunity in emerging markets.Conclusion: A Visionary's Insight into the FutureThrough a blend of insightful analysis and personal experiences, Kevin Carter offers a comprehensive view of the vast opportunities and challenges within emerging markets. His discussion provides invaluable insights for investors and businesses looking to navigate these dynamic spaces.For a deeper dive into these discussions, listen to the full episode of the Asia Business Podcast, where Kevin Carter shares his expertise on emerging markets and the factors driving their transformation. Timestamps00:00 Introduction to the Asia Business Podcast00:35 Kevin Carter's Early Career and Influences03:58 The Birth of EMQQ and Early Ventures07:34 Expanding Beyond China: A Strategic Move12:24 Challenges and Realizations in Emerging Markets20:46 The Internet and E-commerce Revolution25:07 Global Mobile Phone-Based Orders25:48 Regulatory Risks in Emerging Markets27:03 China's Regulatory Landscape30:10 Alibaba and Tencent: Market Dynamics38:18 Impact of Global Trade Policies42:45 Investment Strategies in Emerging Markets46:39 Future Trends in Emerging Markets48:55 Conclusion and Final Thoughts  ProducerJacob ThomasFollow UsLinkedInApple Podcasts

This episode features CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from February 5 to March 4, 2025, including an in-depth Q&A covering the SEC's new guidance on submitting 13D and 13G filings as it applies to institutional investors.

Today's podcast is titled “Avoiding the Coming Generational Storm.” Recorded in 2006, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, continues his conversation with syndicated financial columnist Scott Burns, co-author of the book The Coming Generational Storm, and Peter G. Peterson, co-founder of the Blackstone Group, about America’s fiscal challenges, particularly related to entitlement programs and government debt. Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

This lecture on corporate law explains the roles of directors, officers, and shareholders, and fiduciary duties. It also details the business judgment rule and shareholder rights.Directors owe a duty of care to make informed decisions, a duty of loyalty to avoid self-dealing, and a duty of good faith. The business judgment rule protects directors from liability for losses if they acted in good faith.Self-dealing occurs when a director benefits from a transaction with the corporation and must be disclosed and approved. Shareholders can enforce their rights through direct and derivative suits.Controlling shareholders may owe duties to minority shareholders. Minority shareholders have protections against oppressive actions by controlling shareholders.The lecture concludes by summarizing key points and offering exam tips.

This lecture on corporate law examines the governance of corporations, focusing on the fiduciary duties of directors and officers, such as care, loyalty, and good faith. It explains the business judgment rule, which protects informed and conflict-free decisions made by these individuals. The text also covers shareholder rights, including how they can enforce these rights through direct and derivative suits, particularly concerning breaches of fiduciary duty or conflicts of interest involving controlling shareholders. Finally, it addresses minority shareholder protections and how courts evaluate potential governance disputes, often considering factors like self-dealing and the fairness of transactions.

Il piano di riarmo europeo arriva sul tavolo dei ministri delle Finanze del blocco, dopo il via libera dei leader europei al summit di Bruxelles del 6 marzo. E il primo confronto è proprio sugli strumenti da mettere in campo, al centro della cena informale tra i ministri dell Ecofin, seguita da uno scambio sulle regole fiscali, su come usare cioè la flessibilità del Patto. Con il ministro Giancarlo Giorgetti che porta ai colleghi Ue la proposta italiana, che non vuole definirsi solo come un idea per la difesa, ma anche per la sicurezza e la protezione. E soprattutto cerca di catalizzare gli investimenti privati: una Iniziativa Europea per la Sicurezza e l Innovazione Industriale , è il nome del documento presentato ai colleghi dal ministro italiano.L Italia vuole richiamare l attenzione a non guardare solo agli interventi tramite nuovo debito a sostegno degli investimenti nella difesa. Da un lato perché ritiene serva una visione di economie sostenibili a lungo termine e dall altro perché è particolarmente importante per Paesi come l Italia impegnati in uno sforzo di riduzione del proprio debito. L idea sarebbe così quella di rafforzare la componente degli Stati membri nell InvestEu, migliorando l efficacia delle garanzie Ue per attrarre capitali privati. Il rafforzamento di InvestEU è già tra le proposte della Commissione."La proposta italiana è stata accolta favorevolmente ieri, ora andrà discussa con la Commissione europea ma dal punto di vista della presidenza Ue il messaggio è che ci serve una forte Unione dei mercati dei capitali per finanziare queste nuove necessità". Lo ha detto il ministro delle Finanze polacco Andrzej Domanski, alla presidenza di turno Ue, in conferenza stampa al termine del Consiglio Ecofin. Sono intervenuti a Focus Economia Adriana Cerretelli, editorialista Il Sole 24 Ore e Raul Caruso, Professore di Economia della pace in Università Cattolica.Trump, escalation con il Canada: raddoppia i dazi su alluminio e acciaio. Ma le aziende Usa sono preoccupateTrump non molla e anzi rilancia la guerra commerciale con il Canada. «Ho incaricato il segretario al Commercio di aggiungere un altro 25% di dazi, portandoli al 50%, su tutto l acciaio e l alluminio provenienti dal Canada», ha scritto il presidente degli Stati Uniti su Truth. I nuovi dazi «saranno effettivi da domani».Il presidente americano afferma che la misura è una risposta alla mossa dello stato canadese dell Ontario che «ha imposto tariffe del 25% sull elettricità che va negli Usa», una mossa che era a sua volta la risposta ai dazi imposti da Trump. L Ontario fornisce l energia elettrica a tre importanti Stati americani: Minnesota, Michigan e New York.Marco Valsania, Il Sole 24 Ore, è intervenuto ai microfoni di Sebastiano Barisoni.Mancanza di credito alle imprese e fuga di capitali zavorra del PILIl risiko del settore bancario ha riacceso le preoccupazioni delle imprese sull accesso al credito. Il timore è che banche più grandi e lontane dal territorio siano meno interessate a prestare liquidità alle piccole imprese, che pur rappresentano il cuore del nostro apparato produttivo. I processi di fusione possono portare a una concentrazione del rischio e a una conseguente riduzione del credito. Neppure una puntigliosa attività delle autorità volta a tutelare la concorrenza riesce ad affrontare pienamente il problema.Tuttavia, la questione dell accesso al credito, che risulta fondamentale per la crescita economica, in Italia ha una portata ben più ampia di quella legata alle aggregazioni bancarie e rasenta un emergenza nazionale. Da un lato, infatti, negli ultimi quindici anni le banche italiane, che pure si sono molto rafforzate in termini organizzativi, reddituali e patrimoniali, hanno operato una drastica riduzione delle loro erogazioni alle imprese che ha pochi paragoni con gli altri principali paesi. Dall altra, la dimensione microscopica delle nostre aziende e l arretratezza del nostro mercato dei capitali faticano a far nascere strumenti e operatori non bancari che possano finanziare le imprese. La necessità di contrastare il sottosviluppo e la frammentazione del mercato dei capitali europei è stato oggetto della conferenza internazionale promossa da Assonime in collaborazione con l Organizzazione per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo economico su Corporate Governance and capital market for competitive and sustainable Europe che si è tenuta oggi a Milano a Palazzo Mezzanotte, con il supporto di Borsa Italiana.Il commento di Stefano Firpo, direttore generale di Assonime.

This conversation is part of the podcast series 'Corporate Sustainability: A Philosophical Perspective'. GUEST INFO: Christopher M. Bruner is the Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law at the University of Georgia School of Law and serves as a faculty co-director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center. He holds a courtesy appointment at the UGA Terry College of Business. Bruner teaches a range of corporate and transactional subjects, and he has received the School of Law's C. Ronald Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching. BOOKS BY PROFESSOR BRUNER: The Corporation as Technology Re-Calibrating Corporate Governance for a Sustainable Future - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-corporation-as-technology-9780197635179?q=bruner&lang=en&cc=us The Cambridge Handbook of Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Sustainability - https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-handbook-of-corporate-law-corporate-governance-and-sustainability/34E428DB18C05F02B9E8CB19E22437DA - Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World The Political Foundations of Shareholder Power - https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/law/corporate-law/corporate-governance-common-law-world-political-foundations-shareholder-power?format=PB A Research Agenda for Corporate Law - https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-research-agenda-for-corporate-law-9781800880436.html HOST INFO: https://www.rug.nl/staff/f.m.corver/?lang=en

Rob Gerberry, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Summa Health, speaks with Michael Peregrine, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, about what the change of administrations in Washington, DC can teach health care boards about managing conflicts of interest. They discuss lessons learned from the current transition, including the difference between “potential” and “actual” conflicts of interest, financial interests, personal ethics programs, and non-traditional arrangements and relationships.AHLA's Health Law Daily Podcast Is Here! AHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Premium members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this new podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.

Katie Oertli Mooney, Managing Director, Seramount, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about corporate shareholders shutting down anti-DEI nonsense, investors shutting down anti-woke nonsense, and Magic nerds proving they have the biggest hearts.Here are this week's good vibes:Philanthropy Steps Up as Safety Nets ShrinkShareholders Oppose Anti-DEI at DeereMagic: The Gathering Fans Conjure $564K for Trans LifelineBlack Modernist Architects Finally Get Their DueTexas Ends Decades of Denying Dyslexic Students Full RightsGood Vibes to Go: Bernadette's GVTG: It's Women's History Month and I'll start by uplifting a woman who lifts up so many others – my partner Heather Vickery. She's a delight and you can check out some of her coaching wisdom over on YouTube. Katie's GVTG: Read The Great Stewardess Rebellion. Katie read it on a recent Alaska Airlines plane ride with a woman pilot. Read the Stories.Connect with Katie Mooney.Watch the show on YouTube. Join thousands of readers by subscribing to the 5 Things newsletter. Enjoy some good vibes in DEI every Saturday morning. https://5thingsdei.com/

Today's podcast is titled “The Coming Generational Storm.” Recorded in 2006, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, syndicated financial columnist Scott Burns, co-author of the book The Coming Generational Storm, and Peter G. Peterson, co-founder of the Blackstone Group, discuss America’s looming financial crisis due to unfunded liabilities in Social Security and Medicare. Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

IN THIS EPISODE...This episode provides valuable guidance for entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses while maintaining a strong, purpose-driven culture!Marissa Levin, a five-time entrepreneur, best-selling author, and leadership expert, shares her journey from founding Information Experts to launching I5 Conscious Leadership. She discusses overcoming challenges, valuing oneself, and building successful businesses with intention and strategy. Marissa emphasizes the intersection of spirituality and leadership, highlighting emotional and psychological safety in the workplace. She introduces the I5 Conscious Leadership Model, focusing on integrity, insight, and inspiration. Marissa also explores the importance of advisory boards, corporate governance, and courageous agility in leadership.------------Full show notes, guest bio, links to resources mentioned, and other compelling episodes can be found at http://LeadYourGamePodcast.com. (Click the magnifying icon at the top right and type “Marissa”)Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Learn more about us! https://shockinglydifferent.com/-------------WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:1. How is spirituality incorporated into leadership?2. What are the key components of the I5 Conscious Leadership Model?3. Why are advisory boards important for businesses?4. How did the COVID-19 pandemic influence leadership perspectives?5. What is "courageous agility," and why is it important in leadership?6. How does the i5 Conscious Leadership Model impact business success?------------FEATURED TIMESTAMPS:[02:38] Marissa's Personal Life and Background[05:13] Entrepreneurial Ventures and Challenges[09:46] Signature Segment: Marissa's entry into the LATTOYG Playbook: Leadership and Spirituality[15:36] I5 Conscious Leadership Model[22:43] Built to Scale: Advisory Boards and Corporate Governance[27:48] Signature Segment: Marissa's LATTOYG Tactic of Choice: Leading with Courageous Agility[31:22] Contact Information------------ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOU:Overview: Our Signature Leadership Development Experience: http://bit.ly/DevelopYourGame

(0:00) Intro.(1:33) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:20) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Rick (E14 from Aug 2020)(3:32) Update on Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) from prior episode (2020)(6:00) Surge of VC investments in PBCs driven by AI startups. *Reference to E159 with David Berger on Anthropic's structure(9:48) The OpenAI Controversy (conversion from non-profit to PBC)(13:25) On Dual-Class Share Structures in tech companies(17:10) On Danone and BP as examples of shareholder activism from hedge funds.(18:57) On "Stay private vs Go Public" debate. *Reference to E157 with Tom Callahan, CEO of Nasdaq Private Market(27:17) On the current ESG/DEI backlash ("I think it's an anti-shareholder backlash")(30:52) On the current backlash against Delaware as the favored corporate home(35:26) The McRitchie v. Zuckerberg Case (firm-specific vs diversified equity investors' fiduciary duties)(46:54) On the concentration of power by institutional investors *Reference to E118 with John Coates, from Harvard Law School. Reference to Freshfield's report A Legal Framework for Impact (2021) (52:03) Looking Forward: US boards under the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence.Rick Alexander is the CEO of Shareholder Commons. He is also a leading expert in public benefit corporations. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

This week, Elon Musk—amidst his other duties of gutting United States federal government agencies as head of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—announced a hostile bid alongside a consortium of buyers to purchase control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman vehemently replied that his company is not for sale.The artificial intelligence landscape is shifting rapidly. The week prior, American tech stocks plummeted in response to claims from Chinese company DeepSeek AI that its model had matched OpenAI's performance at a fraction of the cost. Days before that, President Donald Trump announced that OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank would partner on an infrastructure project to power AI in the U.S. with an initial $100 billion investment. Altman himself is trying to pull off a much-touted plan to convert the nonprofit OpenAI into a for-profit entity, a development at the heart of his spat with Musk, who co-founded the startup.Bethany and Luigi discuss the implications of this changing landscape by reflecting on a prior Capitalisn't conversation with Luigi's former colleague Sendhil Mullainathan (now at MIT), who forecasted over a year ago that there would be no barriers to entry in AI. Does DeepSeek's success prove him right? How does the U.S. government's swift move to ban DeepSeek from government devices reflect how we should weigh national interests at the risk of hindering innovation and competition? Musk has the ear of Trump and a history of animosity with Altman over the direction of OpenAI. Does Musk's proposed hostile takeover signal that personal interests and relationships with American leadership will determine how AI develops in the U.S. from here on out? What does regulating AI in the collective interest look like, and can we escape a future where technology is consolidated in the hands of the wealthy few when billions of dollars in capital are required for its progress?Show Notes:On ProMarket, check out:Why Musk Is Right About OpenAI by Luigi Zingales, March 5, 2024Who Will Enforce AI's Social Purpose? By Roberto Tallarita, March 16, 2024

Today's podcast is titled “Classical Liberalism.” Recorded in 2024, Dennis McCuistion, former Clinical Professor of Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Richard Epstein, Tisch Professor of Law at NYU, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, discuss the historical origins of classical liberalism, what it means, and why it's important to understand. Listen now, and don't forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.

(0:00) Intro(1:35) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:21) Start of interview(3:00) Jonathan's origin story(5:10) His start in journalism(7:05) Founding Monitor Canada with Roger Martin (1987)(9:43) Transitioning to Deloitte Monitor (2013) (12:18) About Deloitte Canada's Podium Club for Directors that he leads.(13:38) How Trump's tariffs may impact Canada (note: this podcast was recorded on 1/24, before tariffs went into place)(17:57) What is strategy? "I think of strategy as choice"(20:20) The role of the board in strategy. "The best CEOs seek advice from their boards, not a grade"(25:39) The questions board members ask matter. "The question is the asset" "Ask questions and question the answers" (30:40) Rethinking Board Information Approaches *Reference to Netflix board case study(33:30) Embracing Uncertainty and Risk(37:55) Private vs. Public Strategy Dynamics(42:10) The Role of Culture and Talent in Strategy (scope of company founders)(46:55) Key Strategic Priorities for Directors (beyond idiosyncrasies of each company): 1) Geopolitics; 2) Technological Shifts (AI, Cyber, etc); and 3) Talent (Workforce and People).(53:10) Books that have greatly influenced his life:Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1957)The Final Days by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein (1976)On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers (1961)(55:58) His mentors.(56:41) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives his life by. Jonathan Goodman is a vice Chair and member of the board of Deloitte Canada, where he leads the firm's CEO and Boardroom programs, including Deloitte Canada's Podium Club for Directors.  He is also Global Chair and former global Managing Partner of Monitor Deloitte. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Segment 1 with Josh Drean starts at 0:00.Since COVID 19, we have seen a drastic redefinition of how people define work and employment - and a redefinition of how they want to make a living.  As my first guest says in the title of his book – Is employment dead?Josh Drean is cofounder of the Work3 Institute. He is also a Web3 and Workforce Advisor at the Harvard Innovation Labs and cofounder of DreanMedia. Josh is an HR transformation expert who connects emerging technologies with workplace strategies. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and MIT Technology Review, and his YouTube channel has garnered millions of views. His new book declares "Employment is Dead". Segment 2 with Mijntje Luckerath starts at 20:22.What is the role of a board of directors and do most of them lack a moral compass?Mijntje Lückerath-Rovers is a full Professor in Corporate Governance at TIAS Business School, Tilburg University, the Netherlands. She holds a PhD in financial economics and is also a labour and organisational psychologist.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

On today's episode, Clay is joined by Lawrence Cunningham to discuss the value of trust-based cultures and organizations, and the value Warren Buffett has created by implementing such an approach at Berkshire Hathaway.  Cunningham is the Director of the University of Delaware's John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. He's the sitting director on three global public company boards — Constellation Software, Markel Group, and Kelly Partners Group.  Cunningham is a best-selling author of a number of books, including “The Essays of Warren Buffett,” “Quality Investing,” and “Quality Shareholders.” IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - The primary role of the board of directors for a public company. 04:52 - The value of trust-based cultures and organizations. 16:19 - The key attributes of a trust-based organization. 26:11 - How Warren Buffett identifies trustworthy people. 45:09 - The story of David Sokol breaking Warren Buffett's trust. 55:52 - Lawrence's thoughts on Berkshire's $300B+ cash position. 01:00:08 - How Lawrence navigates investing in a world where a premium is placed on quality companies. And so much more! Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Clip of Buffett testifying on behalf of Salomon Brothers. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. The Essays Of Warren Buffett: Lessons For Corporate America here. Buy Dear Shareholder: The best executive letters from Warren Buffett, Prem Watsa and other great CEOs here. Cunningham's books — Margin of Trust, The Essays of Warren Buffett, and more. Email Shawn at shawn@theinvestorspodcast.com to attend our free events in Omaha or visit this page. Connect with Lawrence on LinkedIn. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: SimpleMining Netsuite Unchained Hardblock Found Fintool The Bitcoin Way Vanta Onramp TurboTax PrizePicks Vanta Fundrise HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Live from a pile of dark chocolate-dipped kittens, it's an all-new Terrific Tuesday edition of Business Pants. Joined by Analyst-Hole Matt Moscardi! On today's calorie free Double Big Mac called February 4th 2025: the Who Do You Blame? Game!Our show today is being sponsored by Free Float Analytics, the only platform measuring board power, connections, and performance for FREE.DAMION1Who Do You Blame? GameWells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf Gets Pay Bump To $31.2 Million CEO Charlie Scharf: for being greedy. His pay ratio was already an alarming 325:1 last year.Shareholders: Say on Pay 57% approval in 2021; 73% approval in 2022. Despite policy tweaks which resulted in 92% support in 2023 and 93% in 2024: the song remains the same: the CEO's pay steadily and magically increases annually: $21M, $25M, $26M, and now $31MPay Committee chair Ronald Sargent: why on earth would you ask the former CEO of Staples to control setting the pay of a fellow S&P 500 CEO brother? It's an immediate conflict of interest.Female board power: at -19% this is a board that chooses to underpower female leadership. 5 women control an aggregate 20% influence while the top 5 men control 68%Citi bucks back-to-office trend and embraces hybrid workingThe board: 8 of 14 directors are womenThe CEO: In 2021, Jane Fraser became Citi's CEO and the first woman to lead a major U.S. bank Shareholders: 26% in 2024 supported a SHP requesting a report on the effectiveness of Citi's policies and practices in respecting Indigenous Peoples' rights in Citi's existing and proposed financingChief Human Resources Officer Sara Wechter: Sara serves on the board of Onex Corporation (relatively rare for CHROs and is not afraid in her Citigroup bio to state that “she has championed diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across Citi, leading the firm in exceeding its original 3-year aspirational representation goals set in 2018 for women globally and black talent in the U.S.”McDonald's Shamrock Shake returns — and so does Grimace's uncleThe CEO: Chris Kempczinski's CEO pay ratio of 1,212:1 proves he doesn't care what anybody thinks.The Chair: oh wait, that's also Chris KempczinskiThe Lead independent Director: Miles White, clearly not independent having served on the board since 2009The Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee Chair: The Committee that monitors strategies covering food, sourcing, the environment, human rights, community engagement, philanthropy, and DEI is Paul Walsh. A man who sold alcohol (former CEO at Diageo) and is currently the Executive Chair at a company that sells expensive racing cars (McLaren Group).OpenAI files a trademark application for humanoid robots and VR headsets as Sam Altman teases big hardware ambitionsThe CEO: Sam Altman the guy who refused to be fired for his board while subverting the company's mandate and mission.The Chair: Bret Taylor, the guy who comes from Twitter/Facebook/Google and is clearly disinterested in what humanity actually needs.The board: for allowing a CEO who was previously fired partly for lying to the board to sit on the board as a director.The two women who nearly fired Sam Altman: former OpenAI directors Helen Toner and Tasha McCauleyTarget hit with national boycott call over decision to drop DEI initiativesThe CEO: Brian Cornell's CEO pay ratio of 719:1 proves he doesn't care about anybody but himself.The double DEI-hating director: Dmitri Stockton also on the board of Deere The lead independent director: woman of color Monica Lozano, former CEO of The College Futures Foundation, whose “commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is paramount to its vision for advancing a racially, socially, and economically just California where generations of learners can thrive.”The chair of the committee responsible for Human capital management, specifically “DE&I in support of our business”: Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee chair Monica LozanoCoca-Cola and Novartis's CEOs don't care if ‘ESG' has become a toxic phrase among someNovartis CEO Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan: whose ego is so strong and secure he doesn't even need to serve on the board responsible for his oversight.Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey: for having the strength to say it:“If ESG becomes toxic as a phrase, which it basically has in the U.S., it doesn't matter to me. I'm just going to stop saying ‘ESG.' But the idea that for my basic product, I want to be water positive, I want to have a circular economy on my packaging, and I want to grow our business with less sugar—you can call it anything you like, but no one with common sense says those are bad ideas.“My business strategy is constant and clear and centered around the business and the things that consumers care about and that fix societal problems. If people want to attach labels to it, that's their issue. I'm saying this business will be great if I fix these problems, and it will be good for shareholders and be good for society.”Coca-Cola's Lead Independent Director and Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee chair Maria Elena Lagomasino: maybe some of the woke messaging of Disney movies altered her conscience?Female board power at Coke: 49% influenceMATT1Ryder's $2.5M Settlement Brings 4-Year Governance Overhaul: What's Changing for Shareholders - suit alleged Ryder's management team and board artificially inflated the values of certain Ryder assets and made materially misleading statements regarding those values - suit alleged breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets. Board has to create a Corporate Risk Steering Committee, company must hire a Chief Compliance Officer, a Management-level “Disclosure Committee”, at least two Audit Committee members must be financial experts, they have to hire a third party to do market research, they have to have a “pricing” team to examine market prices, they have a clawback, and they have a non-retaliation policy.CEO Robert Sanchez - CEO since 2013, the Man in the ChairThe Audit Committee - a FIVE person audit committee, all of whom they disclosed in 2020 were “financial experts”, all but one of whom was a CEO at another company that made them a “financial expert” (the fifth was an accounting professor), one of whom was the lead independent director who had been there since 2002Dmitri Stockton! The director who now has the wonderful distinction of having sat on the Deere board the flipped on DEI, the Target board that flipped on DEI, Stanley Black and Decker who was sued for not disclosing executive perks, and the Ryder board who was sued for sucking at being a board - all while he was there!DEI! Dmitri Stockton is BLACK and Robert Sanchez SOUNDS MEXICAN!US Steel Flags Trump DEI Order as Risk Factor for InvestorsRacist old white guys and tech bros! The order was written, ostensibly, by Stephen Miller, Trump, and Musk, the three horseman of the brownpocolypse, and US Steel is now including Trump's DEI order as a material risk to the companyThe lawyers! The company said in its annual report last year that it aims “to have an engaged and diverse workforce to promote new ideas and innovation, reflect the communities where we operate, and deliver exceptional customer service.” This year, that same sentence omitted a reference to having a “diverse” workforce. That sounds like Duane D. Holloway, chief ethics and compliance officer and general counsel, right?DEI! Duane Holloway… is BLACK! Mr. Holloway serves on the board of directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and Gilman School. He also serves as Executive Sponsor of U. S. Steel's SteelPARENTS Employee Resource Group. That all sounds exceedingly woke and DEIish.The board! US Steel managed to find 8 white males for their 12 person board, 3 white woman, and 1 black woman… so people of color have a whopping 6% influence on the board. It DOES feel risky to talk about them though, right?Walgreens stock plunges. Its dividend payout changes are to blameRoz Brewer! She was a DEI hire after all, right? Can't we pin this on her tenure as fake CEO?Steffano Pessina! The man with 61% of board influence, the man who fired Roz Brewer, the man who we'll find out today won re-election despite cratering the company as executive chair!DEI! Did you see this line in the announcement about the dividend cessation? “In fiscal 2024, WBA scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index for disability inclusion”. SO WOKE.

Joining us on this special fifth-anniversary episode of Living Off Rentals is an attorney with over 15 years of experience helping high-net-worth individuals protect their assets and grow their wealth.  Glenn Truitt is the co-founder of Private Wealth Law, where he focuses on everything from Mergers and Acquisitions to Corporate Governance and Asset Protection.  Born in the suburbs of Chicago and growing up in Denver, Glenn is a proud graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (graduating 8th in his class) and served as a Ballistic Missile Submarine Officer in the Navy before earning his law degree from Stanford Law School.  In this episode, Glenn breaks down the corporate governance strategies that real estate investors need to know. From choosing the right LLC structure to understanding Series LLCs and Family Limited Partnerships, Glenn shares tips to help you reduce your risk while saving time and money in the long run. If you're serious about protecting your investments, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Listen and enjoy the show! Key Takeaways: [03:10] Introducing Glenn Truitt and his background [08:40] Common Misconceptions for Business Law for Real Estate Investors [15:56] About piercing in real estate [25:11] Series LLC vs Individual [36:37] Glenn's recommendations on the best way to partner in business [42:00] Unsaid expectations, pre-planned problems [48:18] Family Limited Partnership (FLP) [54:33] Connect with Glenn Guest Links: Website: https://privatewealthlawinc.com/  Email: gtruitt@privatewealthlawinc.com The ABCs of LLCs: https://privatewealthlawinc.com/insights/#papers  Show Links: Living Off Rentals YouTube Channel – youtube.com/c/LivingOffRentals  Living Off Rentals YouTube Podcast Channel - youtube.com/c/LivingOffRentalsPodcast  Living Off Rentals Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/livingoffrentals  Living Off Rentals Website – https://www.livingoffrentals.com/  Living Off Rentals Instagram – instagram.com/livingoffrentals  Living Off Rentals TikTok – tiktok.com/@livingoffrentals   

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Todd Haugh. Todd Haugh is an Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics and the Arthur M. Weimer Faculty Fellow in Business Law at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, where he also serves as the Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance. His scholarship focuses on white collar and corporate crime, business and behavioral ethics, and federal sentencing policy. His work has appeared in top law and business journals, including the Northwestern University Law Review, Notre Dame Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, and the MIT-Sloan Management Review. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-haugh-811a2137/ Todd's personal website: http://www.businessethicsbound.com/

The public often imagines corporations as self-contained actors that provide a set of goods and services to consumers. Underpinning this image have been ideas of ownership, rights to capital and intellectual property, and corporate responsibility to stakeholders including consumers, workers, and shareholders. But what if almost everything we are told about the essence of the firm is wrong? So writes Sir John Kay, a British economist, corporate director, and longstanding fellow of St John's College (Oxford) in his new book, The Corporation in the 21st Century.The book revolves around contrasts between historical conceptions of corporations, capitalism, and contemporary practices. Kay writes, “A central thesis of [this] book is that business has evolved, but the language that is widely used to describe business has not.” In the 19th and 20th centuries, firms could be defined in terms of their control over material forms of productive capital (factories, steel foundries, railways, etc.) Socioeconomic critiques of capitalism, most prominently from Karl Marx, often centered on firms' control of the means of production. Kay contends that firms today access productive capital as a service. For example, Amazon does not own its warehouses but rents them from another firm. Kay writes that today's corporations and capitalism “[have] very little to do with ‘capital' and nothing whatsoever to do with any struggle between capitalists and workers to control the means of production.”Kay joins Luigi and Bethany to discuss the implications of this evolution in firms' relation to capital: Why is it important to capitalism that its biggest firms no longer own their means of production? Why does the language used to describe this matter? What do Apple's manufacturing facilities, Amazon's warehouses, and TikTok's algorithms tell us about our notions of business ownership? How have these changes to capitalism redefined the struggle between the owners of capital, managers, workers, and consumers? In the process, Kay, Luigi, and Bethany explore the failures of capitalism and imagine what could and should be the purpose of the 21st-century corporation.Show Notes:Read an excerpt from the book (published by Yale University Press) on ProMarketIn Bethany and Luigi's closing discussion of Kay's book, Luigi cites several articles he has published on the topic, which we have linked below for the listener's reference. In this past scholarship, Luigi studies how a firm and its operations often intertwine with other firms to form an ecosystem, and it is only through this ecosystem that value is created. Apple and Foxconn provide one example. Legally, they are distinct firms, yet Luigi contends they can be understood as elements of an ecosystem that creates value. Hence, it is sometimes productive to think beyond legal boundaries to consider how multiple firms may compose such a value-creating ecosystem in practice. Within the Apple/Foxconn ecosystem, Apple has a significant influence in dictating terms for Foxconn. Further, if Apple has such dominating power over its suppliers, then Apple could be said to have market power that raises antitrust concerns, which are less obvious if we take the legal boundaries of firms as the correct method of conceptualizing them.Zingales, L., 2000. In search of new foundations. The Journal of Finance, 55(4), pp.1623-1653.Rajan, R.G. and Zingales, L., 1998. Power in a Theory of the Firm. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113(2), pp.387-432.Rajan, R.G. and Zingales, L., 2001. The firm as a dedicated hierarchy: A theory of the origins and growth of firms. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116(3), pp.805-851.Zingales, L. (1998) Corporate Governance. In: Newman, P., Ed., The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law, Palgrave Macmillan, London.Lancieri, F., Posner, E.A. and Zingales, L., 2023. The Political Economy of the Decline of Antitrust Enforcement in the United States. Antitrust Law Journal, 85(2), pp.441-519.