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Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein features in-depth conversations with leading voices in corporate governance, including founders, board members, executives, investors, scholars, lawyers, and other trusted advisors. Through long-form interviews, the podcast explores the people, decisions, trends, risks, and ideas shaping today’s boardrooms. Each conversation combines practical governance insights with personal experiences, leadership lessons, and the career journeys of some of the most

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00:34:13

Leading Boards Through Rapid Change | Sabastian Niles...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/10/01

(00:00) Introduction and about the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit(1:59) Collaborative Board Leadership: strengthening collaboration among directors and with management(4:36) Moving Beyond Pattern Recognition: shrinking decision windows, comfort with ambiguity, and approaching disruption with a beginner’s mind.(7:52) Board Focus and the Governance Gap: why more information does not necessarily produce better decisions(11:30) Navigating AI Regulation: conflicting rules across jurisdictions,

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00:56:13

Ryan Nowicki Stewart (CEO, Pennant AI): AI, Proxy...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/09/29

(0:00) Intro(1:28) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:12) Start of interview(3:25) Ryan Nowicki Stewart’s Origin Story(5:06) The origin of Pennant AI and Ryan’s goal of building a “world model for corporate governance”(5:21) Why institutional investors struggle to scale governance oversight across thousands of portfolio companies(7:48) How Proxy Voting Works: annual meetings, shareholder votes, engagement, and why governance decisions can have major financial

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00:50:16

Stavros Gadinis: Corporate Ordering | How...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/09/22

(0:00) Intro(1:23) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:07) Start of interview(2:58) Stavros Gadinis' Origin Story(4:27) The origin of his new book Corporate Ordering: How Corporations Navigate Social Conflict(5:30) Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: why the century-old debate over corporate purpose remains unresolved(7:37) Corporations as Rulemakers: how companies increasingly create rules that affect millions or even billions of people(11:07) Who Really Has

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00:36:14

Directing in the Age of AI | Yvonne Wassenaar & Alla...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/09/15

(00:00) Intro and about to the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit(02:45) About Ivonne Wassenaar, and Alla Whitston from MUFG(04:51) AI and Board Oversight: what directors should be asking as AI moves from experimentation into core business strategy(05:59) Looking Beyond Today’s AI: why boards need outside perspectives on startups, venture investment, and where the technology may be heading next.(06:58) Building Optionality: avoiding long-term technology lock-in while models, infrastructure, and

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00:31:27

CEO Succession: What Boards Need to Get Right | Karen...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/09/11

(0:00) Introduction to the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit(02:18) The Board’s Role in CEO Succession: why succession is about more than hiring and firing the CEO, and why boards should think about the entire executive management team(04:57) Is the CEO You Have Today the CEO You Need Tomorrow? How rapid changes in markets, technology, and industry can change the leadership profile a company needs(06:31) Why Succession Plans Fail: boards know succession is important, so why are so many still

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00:56:06

Raffaela Rein: How AI Is Changing the Way Boards Work

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/09/01

(0:00) Thank you to everyone who joined the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit(0:30) Intro (1:51) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:38) Start of interview (3:21) Raffaela Rein’s Origin Story (4:44) Rocket Internet: the “copycat factory,” global expansion, execution, and leadership lessons (8:36) Founding and selling CareerFoundry (9:16) Raffaela’s Board Journey: Porsche and other boards: PE, tech unicorn, startups and non-profits. (11:04) Why she founded

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00:52:33

Marc Huffman, CEO of OnBoard: AI Governance Inside...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/08/25

(0:00) Thank you to all participants of the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:16) Intro *Boardroom Governance YouTube Channel launch. (1:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:31) Start of interview. (3:25) Origin Story of Marc Huffman (6:26) About OnBoard (10:35) AI Risks for SaaS and OnBoard (12:46) Directors Using AI in Shadows. His ideal board books. (17:05) Building a Better AI Policy (20:44) Agentic AI for Boards. Semantics search inside

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00:55:00

Shannon Nash: Boards, AI Agents, and Human Judgment

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/08/17

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:43) Intro (2:08) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:54) Start of interview. (3:56) Origin Story of Shannon Nash (7:00) Her pivot from Law to Finance (9:15) Her operating and finance career (12:55) Her experience in tech (subscription businesses) and current COO and CFO role at Vibrant Planet (15:50) Her first board (UserTesting) and subsequent board career (Netscout, SoFi, Lazy Dog

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01:00:26

Sandra Gobert: European Governance in a Changing World

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/08/03

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (1:20) Intro (2:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (3:31) Start of interview. (4:55) Origin Story of Sandra Gobert (6:04) Sandra’s Career Path (8:56) Guberna and Board Education. Member of EcoDa. (12:00) Family Firms and Control in EU (13:53) Relationship Agreements Explained (examples, Bpost and Proximus) (19:05) State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and Government involvement on Boards (19:58) The

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00:58:31

Karen Francis and Penny Herscher: The Chairs' View of...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/07/20

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (1:17) Intro (2:45) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (3:31) Start of interview. (4:39) AI and Governance Today (5:34) Data Center Politics (reference to moratorium by New York State) (6:48) About the 3rd Rome Conference on AI, Ethics and Governance (9:06) AI Hype and Job Fears (14:45) Birth and focus of The Chairs Circle and Limerick Lane Cellars. (22:53) CEO Succession Lessons (30:58) Founders

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01:03:31

Mayree Clark and Linda Riefler: Leading-Edge...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/07/14

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:55) Intro (2:37) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (3:24) Start of interview. (4:23) Origin story Mayree Clark (6:08) Origin story Linda Riefler (8:23) About their Leading-Edge Stewardship framework and personal road-map. (11:38) Teamwork and Long-Term Value Creation (16:03) On board diversity and pace of change (19:02) Boards in distress: Mayree joining Ally Financial in financial crisis

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01:05:32

AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/07/06

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:55) Intro (2:44) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (3:30) Start of interview. (4:16) Origin story Marie Bafus (5:30) Origin story Wendy Grasso (7:34) Diving into their article AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now (4:14) Why AI Needs Board Oversight (12:00) Caremark and Oversight Duties (15:12) Mission-Critical Risk Cases. Reference to Marchand case (2019) and Boeing case

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00:56:26

Terry Johnson: Sports, Gaming, and Family Business...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/06/29

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (0:54) Intro (2:15) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (3:01) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Terry (E131) from 2024. (3:50) About Terry's role as Co-Chair of WilmerHale's Sports & Gaming Practice (4:52) Sports Investment Boom, now including institutional investors and private equity (8:40) League Ownership Models (ie. NFL, MLS, WPHL, etc) (14:24) Player Revenue Battles (example

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01:15:22

Keith Giarman and Tony Abate: Private Equity Boards...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/06/22

(0:00) Intro to this episode (2:52) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (3:39) Start of interview (4:18) Keith Giarman's origin story. About DHR Global (9:33) Tony Abate's origin story. Current boards: Wolfspeed, GTT Communications, Mitel, and Tacora Resources. (23:52) Turnaround Board Playbook. Three phases: 1) Fix the balance sheet; 2) Turnaround strategy, and time to turn to the income statement; and 3) Exit the business. (28:50) Private Equity Board Structure

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00:58:49

Emily Liggett: Informed Oversight Without Operational...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/06/15

(0:00) Intro *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit at Limerick Lane Cellars, Healdsburg, California (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:12) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:59) Start of interview. (4:00) Origin Story of Emily, and Stewardship (6:15) From Engineer to CEO (7:14) Companies that she led: Elo Touch Systems (97-00), Capstone Turbine (02-03), Apexon (04-07) and NovaTorque (09-17). (9:50) Changing geopolitics of manufacturing (10:49) First Boards and

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00:54:32

Greg Gretsch: Venture Capital in the AI Supercycle

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/06/04

(0:00) Intro, *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:42) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (3:28) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Greg (E136) from 2024. (5:14) Market Boom and AI Supercycle (6:14) AI Is Changing Everything (9:06) How does a VC use AI (venture business: sourcing, selection, and stewardship) (12:13) Cloud and Startup Costs, rise of seed rounds and institutional angel investors (15:13) JSV Launchpad,

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01:02:04

Laurie Yoler: Boards at the Edge of Innovation

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/05/18

(0:00) Intro(1:47) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:34) Start of interview (4:12) Laurie's origin story (6:19) From Management Consulting (Accenture) to Product Innovation (Visa). "What they all had in common was that I got to start with a blank sheet of paper." (8:52) Toward Venture Capital and Board Governance. From Sun Microsystems to Packet Design to investing. (13:07) How she got interested in board governance. Her first board experience with

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00:57:54

Marie Oh Huber: Governing Through Disruption

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/05/11

(0:00) Intro (1:34) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:21) Start of interview (3:20) Marie's origin story (5:19) Career Path in Law and Governance. Her time at HP and Agilent Technologies. (7:50) Transition to eBay (9:57) Shareholder Activism and eBay's Story *CNBC clip with Ryan Cohen (14:42) Governance Roles and Board Memberships (16:50) Her teaching positions on the role of the General Counsel (18:57) Chair and Director Succession (23:37) On separating

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00:59:35

Eddie Ramos: How AI Is Reshaping Investing and...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/05/04

(0:00) Intro(1:24) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:11) Start of interview *reference to the BRI from LCDA (3:54) Eddie's origin story (6:27) Eddie's investment focus (7:44) The rise of AI and its impact on him (9:06) Eddie’s roles in investment over the past 35 years (as GP and LP). (8:32) His current endeavors: 1) Board member in mutual funds (Calvert Funds); 2) Independent director and Chair elect of Global X Venture Fund; 3) Chief Strategy Officer at

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00:56:46

Steven Lipin: Activism, M&A, and the Rising Stakes of...

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein ·

2026/04/21

(0:00) Intro(1:36) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:23) Start of interview (3:11) Steve's origin story (5:05) His Journey into Journalism (6:02) The Rise of Governance Movement (7:00) Transformation of Board Accountability. Reference to the 1992 Board coup at GM and other historical changes. (10:24) Communication in Governance (12:25) Establishing Gladstone Place Partners (15:00) Crisis Management and Board Roles (17:34) The Importance of Investor

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