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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 Corporations (PBCs)
(14:48) Joining the boards of Snowflake and Docusign
(15:38) Insights on Audit Committees (*reference to E179 with Jack Lazar)
(17:10) Evolving Responsibilities of Audit Committees
(21:40) The Climate and ESG Discussion
(24:15) Boardroom Diversity Trends
(26:13) The Rise of AI in Business
(30:18) Navigating Geopolitical Changes
(33:36) Handling Crisis Situations (her experience with whistleblower case and special committee with outside counsel investigation)
(37:28) Engaging with Activist Investors
(38:40) Founder Mentality vs. Governance *Reference to VC-Board Academy (on October 28, 2025 in NYC)
(42:10) The Future of Private vs. Public Companies (impact of IPOs) *Mention of CaaStle fraud case.
(45:57) The Impact of AI on Human Capital
(48:29) Work from Home Dynamics
(50:05) Book that has greatly influenced her life: Outlive, by Peter Attia (2022)
(50:50) Her mentors. Rich Fineberg
(51:51) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives his life by.
(52:24) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves.
(53:11) The living person she most admires.
Teresa Briggs serves on the boards of DocuSign, ServiceNow, Snowflake and Warby Parker. She is a member of the audit committee for each company and is the audit committee chair of ServiceNow, DocuSign, and Warby Parker.
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