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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Aeisha Mastagni: CalSTRS Corporate Governance Principles and Activist Stewardship.
Description: Intro of episode.(1:18) - Start of interview(1:52) - Aeisha's "origin story"(2:31) - Her beginnings with  Salomon Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley in the "dot com" era.(3:40) -  Her corporate governance beginnings with CalPERS.(6:50) - How pension funds manage their proxy voting and stewardship. At CalSTRS they manage 9,000+ equities. Role of Proxy Advisors: they help triage proxy voting, allowing to focus on the most relevant issues.(9:17) - She would like to see more competition in the proxy advisory market (ISS and Glass Lewis). She would like to see as many inputs as possible (most informed decision).(10:39) - On growth of corporate go...