Best Audit Committees Podcasts (2025)

Professor Alison Taylor is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Stern School of Business and author of Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World (Harvard Business Review Press, 2024). Tune in to hear her thoughts on: Why it’s so hard for businesses to be “good” (01:37) Should boards speak up or shut up on divisive iss…

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Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA): The State of Corporate Law and Governance in the U.S. 56:47

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(0:00) Intro (1:24) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:11) Start of interview. *Reference to E91 (April 2023) for Steven's personal/professional background. (2:34) The current era of corporate law. (3:39) Transition to Substack Publishing (6:40) The DExit Phenomenon Explained (11:35) Understanding Delaware's SB…

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143. Charles McManus: Quick growth in heavy regulation — the board’s role in ClearBank’s success 38:28

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Charles McManus is co-founder, non-executive director (NED) and former CEO of ClearBank, the UK’s first new clearing bank in more than 250 years. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: The three most important calls Charles made as CEO (02:08) How the board helped Charles with strategic focus (06:45) The board’s role in navigating 26 regulatory stakehold…

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Brad Feld: Startup Boards and Lessons from Four Decades in VC 56:23

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(0:00) Intro (1:36) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:23) Start of interview (3:11) Brad's origin story (4:54) Venture Capital Beginnings (5:39) The Rise of the Internet (8:10) His role in Softbank Technology Ventures and later Mobius Venture Capital. Reference to Heidi Roizen E6, E108 and E116 (12:26) Transit…

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142. David Dein MBE, Premier League co-founder: The heart of the deal: lessons from vice-chairing Arsenal FC 41:22

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David Dein MBE was Vice-Chair of Arsenal, where he signed Arsène Wenger, co-founder of the Premier League, and trustee of the Twinning Project. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: Betting on potential, not just past performance (2:19) David’s distinct approach to deal-making (4:46) The Sol Campbell and Ian Wright deals (6:29) How David created such a …

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141. Louise Hill, GoHenry Founder: Product Market Fit, Scaling and Exit - the board’s role in the GoHenry story 39:01

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Louise Hill is Exec Chair, former CEO & Co-founder of GoHenry. Her board roles include Sibstar and Innovate Finance’s Unicorn Council for UK FinTech. Listen to the conversation to hear about: Louise’s sources of support and challenge in the early stages of GoHenry (2:01) How the board helped her with product market fit and go-to-market strategy (4:…

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140. Professor Randall Peterson: How to influence people in the boardroom 44:27

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Professor Randall Peterson is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School, where he focuses on CEO personality, top management team interaction, board dynamics, leading diverse teams, and the effects of member personality on group interaction and performance. Listen to the conversation to get his thoughts on: The biggest mista…

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Budget and Audit Committee (Special Meeting) - Sep 16, 2025

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State of the Markets and AI with Steven Wolfe Pereira 53:07

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(0:00) Intro (1:30) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:16) Start of interview. *Reference to E181 (July 2025) for Steven's personal/professional background. (3:14) IPOs and Market Trends. Including Klarna and Gemini. (5:29) The Stay Private vs. Go Public Dilemma. Valuations and market health (examples of Airbnb…

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139. Fiona Hathorn: How and why to get board roles: mastering applications, transitioning to paid roles and building a plural career 41:37

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Fiona Hathorn is CEO and co-founder of Women on Boards UK, now known as WB Directors and recently acquired by Nurole. Listen to the conversation to hear about: What motivated Fiona to help more women get board roles (1:40); One woman’s success story that illustrates how to get board roles (5:32); The benefits of taking on external board positions a…

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138. Steve Rigby: Risk & acquisitions - the growth story of the Rigby family business from £0 to £4bn annual revenues 41:49

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Steve Rigby is Co-CEO of Rigby Group, one of the UK's largest family businesses and in the top 500 largest family companies in the world. Listen to the conversation to hear about: Three key career moments that have shaped Steve’s boardroom thinking (2:02) NED lessons from the retail sector and financial crisis (5:01) How to survive a potential futu…

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Teresa Briggs: Audit Committees, AI, and the Evolving Role of Corporate Directors. 54:27

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(0:00) Intro (1:26) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:13) Start of interview (2:53) Teresa's origin story (4:30) Her career path at Deloitte (37-year career) (7:40) Transition to Board Service (8:37) Joining the board of ServiceNow (10:57) Joining the board of Warby Parker and understanding Public Benefit Corp…

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137. Baroness Dido Harding: NHS Test & Trace & the TalkTalk Cyber Attack — Board Leadership in the Public Eye 37:04

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Baroness Dido Harding is a former Chair of NHS Improvement, Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace, NED at the Bank of England, and CEO of TalkTalk Telecom Group plc. In this conversation, we cover: • How Dido handled Ofcom scrutiny after taking on her first CEO role at TalkTalk (01:50) • Lessons learned from the TalkTalk cyber attack (08:21) • The va…

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Budget and Audit Committee - Aug 26, 2025

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Jonathan Foster: On Boards and the Playbook for Modern Governance 47:15

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(0:00) Intro (1:27) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:13) Start of interview (2:51) Jonathan's origin story (4:23) His Journey into Governance, initially via accounting with PwC and later with Lazard. (6:17) Types of Governance Structures (7:51) About his firm Current Capital Partners (M&A advisory, corporate …

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136. Jock Lennox: How to be a listed Chair and get the most from audit committees 47:32

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Jock Lennox is Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair at Barratt Developments plc, and Chair of Johnson Service Group plc and Clarion Housing Group. Listen to his thoughts on: the three most definitive experiences in your board career (2:01); approaching uncertainty in the boardroom (6:59); shifting boardroom thinking to focus on wha…

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Larry Cunningham: From John Weinberg’s 1948 Thesis, Delaware's Challenge, to the Modern Boardroom 54:50

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(0:00) Intro (1:31) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:18) Start of interview. *Reference to E36 (June 2021) for personal/professional background, and E90 (March 2023) (3:13) Celebrating 25 Years of the Weinberg Center (3:47) Uncovering John Weinberg's 1948 Thesis. Details for the Symposium at the Weinberg Cent…

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135. Dr. Margaret Heffernan (2/2): How boards make the best decisions: agendas, wilful blindness and super chickens 33:21

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Dr. Margaret Heffernan is author of seven books, including Wilful Blindness, Uncharted and Embracing Uncertainty. A former CEO of InfoMation Corp, ZineZone Corp, and iCast Corp, she was inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame in 2024. In this episode, we discuss: Balancing rigidity with flexibility in board meetings (1:35) What great board agenda…

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134. Dr. Margaret Heffernan (1/2): How boards make the best decisions: cooling-off periods, embracing uncertainty and deep hanging out 35:44

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Dr. Margaret Heffernan is author of seven books, including Wilful Blindness, Uncharted and Embracing Uncertainty. A former CEO of InfoMation Corp, ZineZone Corp, and iCast Corp, she was inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame in 2024. In this episode, we discuss: What uncertainty does to board decision-making (2:47) Practical ways boards can miti…

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Tina Rosenfeld: Independent Directors, Board Diversity, and Governance in Chile 58:46

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(0:00) Intro (1:26) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:13) Start of interview *mention of my participation in the Board Summit in Chile (Nov 2025) (3:40) Tina's origin story (6:19) From Germany to Latin America with Beiersdorf (10:14) Her time with D&S and Walmart Chile (11:38) Her start with board memberships …

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133. Peter Clark: 200 years’ growth - inside the Clarks’ family business 42:34

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Peter Clark is a NED at Clarks. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What makes a great i-NED on a family board? (2:15) What should you look for when recruiting NEDs in a family business? (5:27) What questions do you ask when interviewing a NED candidate? (8:07) What mistakes have you made when hiring NEDs in the past? (11:18) How has Clarks remained a…

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Steven Wolfe Pereira: How Can You Govern Something That You Don't Understand? 1:11:05

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(0:00) Intro (1:28) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:15) Start of interview (3:17) Steven's origin story (7:09) The AI Market Explosion (10:07) Introducing Alpha: the company he leads. (16:01) On Events and Board Forums: "There is going to be a premium on IRL really moving forward because the bar is going to …

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132. Carl-Peter Forster: Forget Governance. Great Boards Focus on Strategy, People, and Execution. 43:32

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Carl-Peter Forster is Chair of Vesuvius plc and Keller Group plc. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What experiences from your executive career have shaped your non-executive career? (2:09) How would you counsel a new CEO coming into a business looking to set up their own team? (7:06) What lessons did you learn from the General Motors crisis? (10:12…

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Clean power by 2030 40:17

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Clean Power by 2030 - that’s the ambition set out by the Prime Minister as one of his five central missions. The Government says that means a secure and affordable energy supply, the creation of essential new energy industries and the need to limit our contribution to climate change. Chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee and h…

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131. Laurence Garrett: Featurespace - the board’s role in growth, pricing, US expansion and sale to Visa 45:27

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Laurence Garett is General Partner at Highland Europe, a VC firm, and NED at Wirepas, hyperexponential, Modulr, Featurespace Ltd and Goodlord. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What strategic contributions did the board make to Featurespace’s growth? (2:01)How should board members think about pricing? (9:44) How can board members help organisations …

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Erik Gerding (Freshfields): Governance, Regulation, and Risk in a Global Business Environment 52:29

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(0:00) Intro (1:14) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:00) Start of interview (2:36) Erik's origin story (4:14) Discussing Foreign Private Issuers (FPIs): His article "SEC Revisits Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility" (June 2025) (16:45) The Rise of AI and Its Implications. Discussion on "AI Washing" (19:30) Dis…

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130. Ian Phillips: How to be a great GoaT (Governor or a Trustee) 46:43

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Ian Phillips is Chair of Watling Park Primary, consultant at Clew Education and author of How to be a great GoaT, a guide to being a brilliant governor or trustee. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What does the role of governor or trustee involve? (1:57) Are there archetypal board member profiles that you think are most needed? (6:20) What question…

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Jack Lazar: A Silicon Valley Journey from Finance to the Boardroom 1:02:24

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(0:00) Intro (1:30) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:16) Start of interview (3:09) Jack's origin story (4:11) The Accounting Foundation. His time at PriceWaterhouse (1987-1992) (5:45) His Startup/Executive Journey. Electronics for Imaging => Apptitude => NetRatings => Atheros => Qualcomm (12:15) Transitioning…

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The UK's role in protecting ocean life 36:19

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“Intensely frustrating” – that’s how one guest describes the slow progress of the UK towards ratifying the UN High Seas Treaty. On this episode of Committee Corridor, host Toby Perkins MP explores how the UK could help tackle the threats facing the world’s oceans, following the UN Ocean Conference in June. Much of the world’s ocean is unregulated, …

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129. Karen Blackett CBE: The board’s role in transformation 48:43

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Karen Blackett CBE is NED at Diageo plc and Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: Where have boards added most value for you as a CEO or a president? (2:21) What advice would you give to CEOs going through a transformation? (7:07) What does good internal communication look like? (14:11) What questions should b…

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Walker Newell & Lenin Lopez (Woodruff & Sawyer): Navigating D&O Risk, Delaware Exit, and Boardroom Litigation 1:12:34

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(0:00) Intro to this episode (1:43) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:30) Start of interview (3:09) Walker Newell's origin story (6:38) Lenin Lopez' origin story (9:21) Intro to Woodruff Sawyer, and their focus on corporate law and securities litigation. (14:00) The Importance of Corporate Governance (14:38) …

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128. Yvonne Bajela: Founder breakups, deciphering moats, and the new role of governance 45:47

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Yvonne Bajela is Partner at LocalGlobe and Latitude. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: What value can a board bring to startups? (1:28) What is a North Star metric for startup boards, and should they be looking for one? (5:28) How do you effectively challenge a founder as a NED? (8:58) How do boards navigate hypergrowth, with the associated challeng…

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Celebrating 5 Years of the Boardroom Governance Podcast & Newsletter 4:42

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This episode marks the fifth anniversary of the Boardroom Governance Podcast and Newsletter. In this solo edition, I reflect on: The origin of the podcast and newsletter, both launched during the pandemic Key lessons from over 175 episodes with leading voices in corporate governance The Boardroom Governance Summit My role leading the Center for Bus…

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Why is our water sector broken? 36:07

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Is our water system broken? The interim report from the Independent Water Commission says so. “Irresponsible owners, poor leadership, low investment and ineffective prioritisation,” reports the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. The scale of the challenge facing regulators is huge, says the National Audit Office. And c…

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127. Rita Clifton CBE: What boards get wrong about brand 45:33

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Rita Clifton CBE is Chair of Simplyhealth and Deputy Chair of the John Lewis Partnership. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: Why should boards care more about brand? (1:52) What framework do you use to assess brand when joining a board? (5:49) How should CEOs think about return on brand investment? (8:03) How should boards manage the lag between inte…

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Karen Hao: Author of Empire of AI on Why "Scale at All Costs" is Not Leading Us to a Good Place 1:05:17

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(0:00) Intro (1:49) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:36) Introduction by Professor Anat Admati, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Read the event coverage from Stanford's CASI. (4:14) Start of Interview (4:45) What inspired Karen to write this book and how she got started with journalism. (8:00) OpenAI's N…

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126. Fred Destin: How start-up boards create & destroy value (and whether we should be thinking about value at all) 50:16

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Fred Destin is founder of Stride VC and was lead investor at Cazoo, Deliveroo, Integral Ad Science and Zoopla. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: Where have you seen start-up board members add most value to their organisations? (1:39) How did the Zoopla board get comfortable with giving away 30% equity in one go? (6:16) How did you manage having cust…

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Budget and Audit Committee - CANCELLED - Jun 10, 2025

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Tackling twin crises: how can the Government deliver new homes while meeting climate goals? 42:35

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1.5 million new homes and net zero by 2050: can the Government do both? A safe, secure and affordable place to live is the foundation of a healthy and prosperous life. But the UK is facing an acute shortage of homes. What is to be done, and how do we ensure environmental targets are still delivered? The latest episode of Committee Corridor, the pod…

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Michal Lev-Ram: On the Intersecting Worlds of Tech, Culture, and Politics in Silicon Valley 50:10

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(0:00) Intro (1:09) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (1:56) Start of interview (2:39) Michal's origin story (5:05) Her start in journalism in Silicon Valley with Business 2.0. magazine and later at Fortune Magazine. (7:45) Her project Operation Firewall (audible original podcast involving cybersecurity) (11:40) …

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125. Elena Lytkina Botelho: The CEO Next Door: Why Boards Get CEO Succession Wrong—and how to get it right 47:23

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Elena Botelho is co-author of the international best-seller, The CEO Next Door, and partner at ghSMART. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: What mistakes do boards most often make in CEO succession? (1:50) How should boards use external advice when evaluating CEO candidates? (6:23) What lessons can board members learn from failed CEO hires? (19:46) Ho…

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Budget and Audit Committee [Special Meeting] - Jun 03, 2025

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124. Malcolm John: How to get board roles and what boards get wrong about racial diversity 45:59

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Malcolm John is Founder and CEO of Action for Trustee Racial Diversity, a trustee at the Association of Chairs, and former Vice-Chair of Anti-Slavery International. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What was your journey to the boardroom? (2:23) How do you add value to boards? (7:00) How do you gain confidence in the boardroom? (9:53) How do you mak…

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Budget and Audit Committee - May 27, 2025

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Aviation, economic growth and the climate crisis 37:47

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What happens when the UK’s biggest issues meet environmental targets and commitments head-on? The Chair of the House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee, Toby Perkins MP, hosts the first of five new episodes from the select committee podcast, Committee Corridor. Up first – airport expansion. Simon Calder, travel correspondent at the Independe…

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Alex Edmans: How Board Members Can Challenge Bias and Think More Critically 1:00:48

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(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 corporat…

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123. Christian Unger: Why experts beat generalists on investor-backed boards 47:02

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Christian Unger is Partner at Partners Group. Tune in to hear his thoughts on: What is the Partners Group approach to boards? (1:49) How do you attract CEOs to board roles? (5.23) What is the perfect board size? (10.18) How much ownership do individual NEDs have over specific strategies? (17:56) Where have you seen NEDs add the most value? (26:28) …

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122. Dorothy Burwell: Communications in the boardroom - exerting non-exec influence and building trust with management teams 45:42

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Dorothy Burwell is a Partner at FGS Global, NED at Post Holdings, and Pennon plc. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: What key lessons as a comms exec have shaped the way you act as a board member? (2:13) How did you navigate merging four founder-led businesses together at FGS? (4:21) How quickly should changes occur post-merger? (11:17) What advice d…

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Rick Horvath (Dechert): What Corporate Directors Need to Know About Delaware's SB 21 50:39

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(0:00) Intro (1:14) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (2:01) Start of interview (4:38) His professional background starting with Skadden in Delaware. (5:08) About his corporate governance practice at Dechert LLP (8:10) How Delaware Came to Dominate U.S. Incorporations (13:14) What prompted the pushback against De…