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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.

Eric Ries: Incorruptible, and the Case for Long-Term Governance Reform

78 hours 16 mins; March 31, 2026

Benjamin Edwards: The Rise of Nevada in the Reincorporation Debate

60 hours 48 mins; March 23, 2026

Joelle Emerson: Why Company Culture Is a Core Governance Issue

52 mins; March 09, 2026

Leo Strine: Delaware’s Moment, AI Guardrails, and a Call of Conscience

66 hours 43 mins; February 23, 2026

Betsy Atkins: Why Directors Must Become More Entrepreneurial and Change-Adaptive

62 hours 41 mins; February 09, 2026

Michael Ewens (Columbia Business School): What the Data Reveals About Startup Boards and Private Equity

59 mins; February 03, 2026

Jennifer Ceran: From Treasury to CFO to the Boardroom

55 mins; January 27, 2026

Jeff Epstein (Bessemer Venture Partners): Why Effective Boards Spend Time on Decisions Not Yet Made

55 mins; January 20, 2026

Joe Grundfest (Stanford): 2026 Predictions and 2025 Reflections

56 mins; January 12, 2026

David Berger: Year-End Reflections on Corporate Governance and the Road Ahead

53 mins; December 23, 2025

Richard Blake: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Silicon Valley 150 Governance Report

60 hours 38 mins; December 15, 2025

Michelle Leder (Footnoted): Uncovering Hidden Risks in SEC Filings

52 mins; December 08, 2025

Erik Lie: Catching Cheats, Fraud Detection, and the Board’s Evolving Role

60 hours 24 mins; November 24, 2025

Sue Siegel: Innovation, Life Sciences, and Governance in a Changing World

58 mins; November 10, 2025

Karen Page: Venture Boards, Founder Governance, and the Path from Startup to Scale

57 mins; November 03, 2025

Joele Frank and Anne Chapman: Strategic Communications, Activism, and Governance

54 mins; October 27, 2025

Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA): The State of Corporate Law and Governance in the U.S.

56 mins; October 13, 2025

Brad Feld: Startup Boards and Lessons from Four Decades in VC

56 mins; October 01, 2025

State of the Markets and AI with Steven Wolfe Pereira

53 mins; September 16, 2025

Teresa Briggs: Audit Committees, AI, and the Evolving Role of Corporate Directors.

54 mins; September 02, 2025

Jonathan Foster: On Boards and the Playbook for Modern Governance

47 mins; August 25, 2025

Larry Cunningham: From John Weinberg’s 1948 Thesis, Delaware's Challenge, to the Modern Boardroom

54 mins; August 18, 2025

Tina Rosenfeld: Independent Directors, Board Diversity, and Governance in Chile

58 mins; August 05, 2025

Steven Wolfe Pereira: How Can You Govern Something That You Don't Understand?

71 hours 5 mins; July 24, 2025

Erik Gerding (Freshfields): Governance, Regulation, and Risk in a Global Business Environment

52 mins; July 14, 2025

Jack Lazar: A Silicon Valley Journey from Finance to the Boardroom

62 hours 24 mins; July 07, 2025

Walker Newell & Lenin Lopez (Woodruff & Sawyer): Navigating D&O Risk, Delaware Exit, and Boardroom Litigation

72 hours 34 mins; June 30, 2025

Celebrating 5 Years of the Boardroom Governance Podcast & Newsletter

4 mins; June 22, 2025

Karen Hao: Author of Empire of AI on Why "Scale at All Costs" is Not Leading Us to a Good Place

65 hours 17 mins; June 12, 2025

Michal Lev-Ram: On the Intersecting Worlds of Tech, Culture, and Politics in Silicon Valley

50 mins; June 04, 2025

Alex Edmans: How Board Members Can Challenge Bias and Think More Critically

60 hours 48 mins; May 21, 2025

Rick Horvath (Dechert): What Corporate Directors Need to Know About Delaware's SB 21

50 mins; May 12, 2025

Roy Shapira: Europe’s Corporate Sustainability Directive and Its Impact on U.S. Board Oversight Duties

52 mins; April 28, 2025

Robin Feldman: On the Evolution and Regulation of AI

43 mins; April 21, 2025

Amy Rojik (BDO Center for Corporate Governance): From Audit Quality to Governance Strategy

52 mins; April 10, 2025

Emily Melton: Mechanics of Venture Investing, the Age of AI, and Implications for Boards

60 hours 23 mins; March 31, 2025

Joe Hurd: Governance in Times of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity)

59 mins; March 17, 2025

Jorge Titinger: Leadership, Governance, and the Erosion of Trust

61 hours 34 mins; March 03, 2025

David Chun (CEO, Equilar): The Boardroom Diversity Backlash—A Shifting Pendulum

48 mins; February 24, 2025

Rick Alexander: On the Rise of PBCs in the AI Industry and Firm-Specific vs. Diversified Investor Duties

55 mins; February 17, 2025

Jonathan Goodman (Deloitte): Governing Strategy

59 mins; February 10, 2025

Jeff Thomas (Nasdaq): The State of Public Markets in 2025

44 mins; February 03, 2025

Nora Denzel: Technology Leadership in the Boardroom

58 mins; January 27, 2025

Joe Grundfest: Reflecting on 2024 and What’s Next for Business and Governance

45 mins; January 20, 2025

Ben Joseloff: The Board's Guide to CFIUS and Evolving National Security Reviews

57 mins; January 06, 2025

David Berger: Ending the One-Size-Fits-All Model of Corporate Governance

62 hours 8 mins; December 30, 2024

Richard Blake: 2024 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report

61 hours 32 mins; December 23, 2024

Tom Callahan, CEO of NPM: Unlocking Liquidity in Private Markets

60 hours 52 mins; December 16, 2024

Andrew Shagrin and David Chekroun: Co-Founders of ICG at ESCP Business School in Paris

71 hours 0 mins; November 25, 2024

Wolfe Tone & Heather Gates (Deloitte): Insights on Private Company Governance

56 mins; October 28, 2024

Valeria Café: Leading Governance Innovation in Brazil as IBGC CEO

40 mins; October 21, 2024

Barry Lawson Williams: Addressing Board Refreshment—"the Most Pressing Issue in Corporate Governance Today"

54 mins; October 14, 2024

Boardroom Diversity and the Black Corporate Board Readiness Program

57 mins; October 07, 2024

Maggie Wilderotter: Strategic Oversight and the Attributes of Great Directors

48 mins; September 30, 2024

Peter Gleason: CEO of NACD on 2024 Board Practices and Oversight Surveys – Trends and Takeaways

51 mins; September 23, 2024

Cedric Bru: CEO of Taulia (now part of SAP) on Boardroom Dynamics and the Value of Teamwork

57 mins; September 09, 2024

Yvonne Wassenaar: On Boardroom Dynamics and Trends from Silicon Valley

59 mins; September 02, 2024

Javier Saade: From Capital Formation to Governance, plus his Top of the Game

60 hours 17 mins; August 26, 2024

Carol Hansell: Insights on Modern Governance

51 mins; August 05, 2024

Oliver Cummings: Unlocking Boardroom Excellence - Insights from Nurole's CEO

66 hours 19 mins; July 29, 2024

Thompson Paine (Anthropic): "The Potential of AI Technology is Massive"

52 mins; July 17, 2024

Natasha Allen: Navigating AI Regulation, Exits, and Boardroom Challenges

46 mins; July 09, 2024

Tyler Shultz: Theranos Whistleblower on Fraud and Startup Governance in Silicon Valley

56 mins; July 01, 2024

Ilya Strebulaev: Venture Mindset Takeaways for Board Members.

58 mins; June 25, 2024

Greg LaBlanc: "It's Really Hard to be a Good Board Member"

56 mins; June 17, 2024

Jennifer Dulski: "To Join (Your First) Public Board, Someone Needs to Bet on You"

58 mins; June 10, 2024

Sonita Lontoh: On Board Culture, Innovation, and Creative Tension

53 mins; June 03, 2024

Coco Brown: Founder & CEO of Athena Alliance on Board Opportunities and Governance.

47 mins; May 28, 2024

Greg Gretsch: On Founder and Investor Trends from Silicon Valley.

70 hours 29 mins; May 20, 2024

Patrick Gadson: Shareholder Activism in 2024 and its Evolving Dynamics.

53 mins; April 29, 2024

Leah Solivan: The Entrepreneur's Journey to the Boardroom.

56 mins; April 22, 2024

Jeffrey Saviano (EY): "I Feel Strongly That We Need a Hippocratic Oath for AI"

59 mins; April 15, 2024

Amy Banse: On Board Dynamics and Listening Through Company Stages.

55 mins; April 08, 2024

Teresa Johnson: On ESG, Boardroom Diversity, and Truth to Power.

57 mins; April 01, 2024

Mary Inman: On Theranos, Meta and Representing High Profile Whistleblowers.

58 mins; March 18, 2024

Katherine Henderson and Amy Simmerman: 2023 Delaware Corporate Law and Litigation Year in Review

52 mins; March 04, 2024

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery: Ten Years of Trados, A Discussion of Fiduciary Duties.

49 mins; February 26, 2024

Alexandre Rangel: Institutional Investors' Engagement in Latin America.

47 mins; February 12, 2024

Richard Blake: WSGR's 2023 Silicon Valley 150 Corporate Governance Report.

53 mins; February 05, 2024

Scott Kupor: Navigating the VC and Startup Governance Landscape in 2024.

49 mins; January 29, 2024

Nicolas Darveau-Garneau: "The Greatest AI Risk is Inaction."

64 hours 44 mins; January 16, 2024

Joe Grundfest: "The Biggest Governance Trend for 2024 is the Corporation as a Piñata."

50 mins; January 09, 2024

Elizabeth Pollman and Yifat Aran: Ousted, Startup Failure and Equity Compensation in the Unicorn Era.

67 hours 0 mins; December 27, 2023

Larry Clinton: "The Essence of Cybersecurity is that All the Incentives Favor the Bad Guys."

63 hours 40 mins; December 19, 2023

Joe Nocera and Kate O'Leary: Unpacking HBO's Succession (Season 4).

55 mins; December 11, 2023

Ker Gibbs: On Geopolitics and US-China Relations.

64 hours 29 mins; December 04, 2023

John Coates: The Problem of Twelve, Index Funds and Private Equity.

64 hours 40 mins; November 20, 2023

Abby Adlerman: On Board Oversight, Accountability, Risk Mitigation and Strategy (OARS).

57 mins; November 13, 2023

Private Companies and Startup Governance: with Evan Epstein, Heidi Roizen and Dan Siciliano.

63 hours 9 mins; November 07, 2023

Julie Daum: "The Aging of U.S. Boards and Lack of Turnover is a Real Issue."

50 mins; October 30, 2023

Mauro Cunha: Governance and Board Experience from Brazil.

50 mins; October 23, 2023

Brian Stafford, CEO of Diligent: "Companies That Do ESG The Right Way, Tie It Back To Their Strategy."

45 mins; October 16, 2023

Joyce Cacho: "ESG Provides An Opportunity To Do Some Hard Work."

59 mins; October 09, 2023

Suzanne Brown: The NYSE Board Diversity Initiative.

53 mins; September 26, 2023

Victor Arias: "Boards Are Looking For Strong Core Values: Integrity, Ethics, Leadership and Judgment."

51 mins; September 18, 2023

HBO’s Succession with Sean Berkowitz and Kate O’Leary (Season 3)

70 hours 45 mins; September 11, 2023

Heidi Roizen: On Startup Governance and The Startup Solution.

61 hours 21 mins; September 05, 2023

David Larcker and Brian Tayan on "The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance."

62 hours 1 min; August 28, 2023

Lisa Shalett: "We Are in a High Velocity Environment of Tremendous Change."

60 hours 39 mins; August 14, 2023

Benjamin Means and Douglas Moll: Governance in Closely Held Corporations.

62 hours 32 mins; July 24, 2023

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