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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Penny Herscher: "The Chair of the Board has to Exercise Leadership by Listening rather than by Speaking."
Description: 0:00 -- Intro.1:35 -- Start of interview.2:05 -- Penny's "origin story".3:38 -- Her experience as CEO of Simplex including its IPO (2001) and later sale (2002).6:32 -- Her experience as CEO of FirstRain.7:57 -- On her board journey. Public boards (past and present): Rambus, JDSU, Faurecia (France), Lumentum, Smart Global, Forvia, Embarck Trucks. Private tech software company boards: Delphix and Modern Health.9:17 -- On distinctions between private and public boards. "A private VC-backed board is much more of a heavy lift than a public board... it's very interesting and you...