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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.
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- Yesterday54 min
Greg Gretsch: Venture Capital in the AI Supercycle
Intro, *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Greg (E136) from 2024. Market Boom and AI Supercycle AI Is Changing Everything How does a VC use AI (venture business: sourcing, selection, and stewardship) Cloud and Startup Costs, rise of seed rounds and institutional angel investors JSV Launchpad, a 10-week, in-person summer program in SF from JSV for early-stage student AI founders SaaSpocalypse Debate and AI Washing (reference to the Albert Saniger / Nate Inc case) Growth Metrics Rewritten (when Anthropic has grown 80x year over year) "the best solution for high prices is high prices" Sorting SaaS Risks Defensibility in the AI Era: 1) Network effects, 2) Systems of record, and 3) Regulated workflow. AI impact to companies: 1) Are the foundation models existential? 2) How much have you incorporated AI into your platform or your product? 3) How important is AI within your product? and 4) How much have you integrated AI into your operations? "In a world where building software is easy, one of the things that we're already seeing within our portfolio, and I think we'll see more of this, is... horizontal expansion (expanding to adjacent businesses)." AI, Jobs, and Layoffs (*reference to this FT article: What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?) Private Markets and IPOs. Liquidity in venture ecosystem (M&A and private equity). SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs Data Centers and Backlash "It's easy to demonize" Regulation and Global Competition "AI right now has become a great bogeyman for both sides." Board Strategy for AI On Kirkland & Ellis' $500m bet to develop its own AI technology Greg Gretsch is a Founding Partner and Managing Director of Jackson Square Ventures, an early-stage VC firm based in San Francisco. Greg has more than two decades of experience in VC and five of his early-stage investments have gone on to exits or valuations above $1 billion. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
- 2 weeks ago1h 2m
Laurie Yoler: Boards at the Edge of Innovation
Intro About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel Start of interview Laurie's origin story 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." Toward Venture Capital and Board Governance. From Sun Microsystems to Packet Design to investing. How she got interested in board governance. Her first board experience with Interactive Investor (cross-listed in US and UK) Joining Playground Global in 2019 Tesla’s Day-Zero Board Zoox and Autonomous Ambition Boards Across Company Types: VC-backed companies and family businesses. Example of her time as board member at Bose. Lessons from Church and Dwight. The roles of M&A and marketing. Her co-authored paper on The Artificially Intelligent Boardroom (Stanford GSB) Private Markets and Trillion-Dollar Valuations The role of private equity in this environment, and its distinctive board structure. Geopolitics and Supply Chains Cybersecurity Oversight in the AI Age Courage in the Boardroom. “As board members, we have to be courageous enough to ask the right questions at the right time, rather than sit back and hope everything will be okay.” Books that have greatly influenced her life: Night Train to Lisbon, by Pascal Mercier (2004) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot (2010) Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (2011) Her mentors: Heidi Roizen Scott McNealy Peggy Johnson Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by. "It is easy enough to be pleasant, when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is one who will smile, when everything goes dead wrong." Ella Wheeler Wilcox An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. Dancing, after following research from Kelly McGonigal. Hummingbird feeders. The living person she most admires: her husband, Ben Lenail. Laurie Yoler is a venture capital investor at Playground Global, former board member at Tesla and Zoox, and a director or advisor to more than 25 boards. She currently serves on the boards of Church & Dwight and the NACD Northern California Chapter. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at <a href="https://evanepst
- 3 weeks ago57 min
Marie Oh Huber: Governing Through Disruption
Intro About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel Start of interview Marie's origin story Career Path in Law and Governance. Her time at HP and Agilent Technologies. Transition to eBay Shareholder Activism and eBay's Story *CNBC clip with Ryan Cohen Governance Roles and Board Memberships Her teaching positions on the role of the General Counsel Chair and Director Succession On separating Chair and CEO roles Governance in Private Companies The Impact of AI on Governance. She thinks of it in three buckets: 1) Customer/revenue opportunity; 2) from an enterprise wide standpoint; and 3) AI risks Questions board members should ask management regarding AI opportunities and challenges Energy Sector and AI *Marie serves on the board of Portland General Electric Geopolitical Challenges in Business *reference to Meta-Manus China breakup Building Trust in the Boardroom Books that have greatly influenced her life: The Book of Alchemy, by Suleika Jaouad (2025) Phoenix in a Jade Bowl, by Bonnie Bongwan Cho Oh (her mother) (2013) Atomic Habits, by James Clear (2018) Her mentors Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by. An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. The living person she most admires: Lisa Su. Marie Oh Huber has over 30 years of experience of strategic business, legal, regulatory and public policy experience in large global public technology companies, including eBay, Agilent Technologies, and HP. She currently serves on the board of Portland General Electric You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
- May 4, 202659 min
Eddie Ramos: How AI Is Reshaping Investing and Boardrooms
Intro About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel Start of interview *reference to the BRI from LCDA Eddie's origin story Eddie's investment focus The rise of AI and its impact on him Eddie’s roles in investment over the past 35 years (as GP and LP). 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 Leadview Capital; and 4) Advisor at Bullpen.ai Dealing with AI hallucinations (e.g. Sullivan & Cromwell example) Convergence of AI, ESG, and Governance: "It's dramatic" "Stocks will be tokenized, markets will be much more liquid." "Wall street is trying to put liquid claims on illiquid investments" *WSJ Nasdaq's Plan for 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading Geopolitical Challenges in Investing and for Boards. *Example of Meta-Manus breakup. "We live in a selectively connected world." Politicization and social issues in corporations. Board Adaptation to Rapid Changes AI and Audit Committee Responsibilities Bridging the AI Knowledge Gap "Boards are under prepared." *References to Stanford GSB cases: Netflix Approach to Governance and the Artificially Intelligent Boardroom Changing Dynamics in Board Practices. "It's a matter of time before companies like SAP or Microsoft move into corporate auditing, or Amazon starts offering mutual funds. The incumbents just don't see it coming." Power Laws and Growth in Private Markets. Books that have greatly influenced his life: The Power Broker, by Robert Caro (1974) The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell (2000) U2 by U2, by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. with Neil McCormick (2006) His mentors. Quotes that he thinks of often or lives her life by: "Prioritize by impact" "Recognize the good in everyone" An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves: obsession with curating music playlists. The living person he most admires: Bono and Bad Bunny. Eddie Ramos is the Chief Strategy Officer for Leadview Capital. He is also currently on the board of Morgan Stanley’s Calvert Mutual Funds and Global X Venture Fund, serving as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for both. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter
- Apr 21, 202656 min
Steven Lipin: Activism, M&A, and the Rising Stakes of Board Communication
Intro About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel Start of interview Steve's origin story His Journey into Journalism The Rise of Governance Movement Transformation of Board Accountability. Reference to the 1992 Board coup at GM and other historical changes. Communication in Governance Establishing Gladstone Place Partners Crisis Management and Board Roles The Importance of Investor Relations Current Landscape of Shareholder Activism. The Snap activism case. The impact of activism on companies with dual-class share structures. M&A Transactions, Delaware and DExit. The impact of Twitter's acquisition by Elon Musk. Reference to E201 with Leo Strine. The Ongoing Cybersecurity Challenge. Reference to Anthropic's new Claude Mythos. The Impact of AI on Governance. The case of Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon. *Reference to evanepstein.substack.com and E204 with Eric Ries. AI's PR problem. The challenge of building data centers. The geopolitics of AI. Impact of job firings, due to AI? The state of ESG and DEI in 2026. Books that have greatly influenced his life: The Island at the Center of the World, by Russell Shorto (2004) The Power Broker, by Robert Caro (1974) Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow (2004) His mentors. Quotes that he thinks of often or lives her life by (Grateful Dead lyrics) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves The living person he most admires Steven Lipin is founder and CEO of communications advisory firm Gladstone Place Partners and a trusted advisor in the field of strategic, financial and corporate governance communications. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
- Apr 7, 202648 min
Benjamin Means: The Principles of Family Business Law and Governance
Intro, *Reference to prior episode with Ben Means (E105) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. Start of interview. The Premise of his new book Family Business Law Understanding Shareholder Oppression The Three-Circle Model Explained The Personal Impact of Family Business Boards in Family Businesses The Importance of Voice Overlapping Family and Business Law *Reference to my episodes on HBO's Succession The Succession Challenge (transference to next generation or sale of company) Fiduciary Duties and Governance. *Reference to the Market Basket litigation Family Protocols: A Solution? Societal Impact of Family Businesses *Reference to E204 with Eric Ries Innovations in Governance and Family Businesses. Pros and Cons of LLCs Features of a New Family Structure The Rise of Family Offices Benjamin Means is a Professor of Law, the John T. Campbell Chair in Business and Professional Ethics, and Director of the Family & Small Business Program at the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
- Mar 31, 20261h 18m
Eric Ries: Incorruptible, and the Case for Long-Term Governance Reform
Intro About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel Start of interview Eric's origin story The Lean Startup Journey About The Long-Term Stock Exchange Governance and Eric's New Book Incorruptible On Governance in Startups vs. Public Companies and so-called "best practices." "One of the key ideas in the book is that it's always too early until it's too late." Why the title Incorruptible. How to become an incorruptible force for good in the world. The board members' sacred obligation. The call for a director's oath. The concepts of Financial Gravity and Career Equity. "The force that no one controls, but everyone obeys." "The number one thing CEOs notice before and after the IPO: every employee is looking at the stock ticker every day." Innovations in AI Governance (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc) "A new old idea" On the Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) structure. The Case for New Governance Structures. "The shareholder primacy debate has become completely divorced from the actual material interests of shareholders." The example of Costco. On Dual-Class Share Structures. "I don't think emperor for life is a great political system" "[The] standard governance [model] has to be really bad for dictator for life to be an improvement." "I'm interested in trying to create what I call the architecture of institutional longevity. What would it take to create organizations that can endure for decades or even centuries? In order to do that, by definition, we have to find ways to encode the ethos." Mission-Locked Constellations. "Structures that involve many different entities that are locked together to act as a bit of an immune system against corruption." "The spiritual holding company: a constellation of multiple entities where some entity has the responsibility of being at the center to provide basically mission protection as a service to the for-profit entities under its purview." The Novo Nordisk story. *reference to the Acquired podcast episode. Books that have greatly influenced his life: The Machine that Changed the World, by James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, and Daniel Roos (1990) Toyota Production System, by Taiichi Ohno (2001) Toyota Way, by Jeffrey Liker (2003) Dune, by Frank Herbert (1965) The Dawn of Everything, by David Graeber and David Wengrow (2021) The Enlightened Capitalists, by James O'Toole (2019) His mentors. Steve Blank, Ken Duda, Maliz Beams, Dario Amodei, Brian Chesky<
- Mar 23, 20261h 0m
Benjamin Edwards: The Rise of Nevada in the Reincorporation Debate
Intro About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel Start of interview Ben's origin story Embracing Nevada as Home. Joining University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2017. Joining Wilson Sonsini as Senior of Counsel (2026) The Reincorporation Movement. Competition between Delaware, Texas, Nevada and others. *Reference to E201 with Leo Strine Tracking Company Reincorporation Movements (at Business Law Prof Blog) The Texas vs. Nevada Landscape Reasons Companies Move Jurisdictions *Reference to E194 with Richard Blake on SV150 companies Delaware advantages How Nevada is competing: "[W]e need to be able to do is reduce the friction and the barriers to picking Nevada as a jurisdiction." Delaware's SB21 and Its Implications. *Reference to Cornerstone Research report on the increase of M&A settlements and paper Is Delaware Different? Stockholder Lawyering in the Court of Chancery by Jessica Erickson, Adam Pritchard, and Stephen Choi The Race to the Bottom theory *Reference to E200 with Betsy Atkins Nevada's Business Courts and Future Changes (constitutional amendment) The IPO Landscape: Trends and Insights (Delaware fell from over 80% of IPO incorporations in 2022-2024 to just under 62% in 2025; Nevada reached ~17%, and Texas just under 4%). Bill Ackman picking Nevada for the IPO of Pershing Square. Addressing Nevada's Reputation (the example of LQR House reincorporating from Nevada to Delaware) *Reference to the Startup Litigation Digest Founder-Led Companies and Jurisdiction Choices. Example of Mark Pincus: Founders, Leave Delaware (While You Still Can) Nevada’s Commission to Study the Adjudication of Business Law Cases Books that have greatly influenced his life: Give and Take, by Adam Grant (2013) Drive, by Daniel Pink (2009) Chimpanzee Politics, by Frans de Waal (1982) His mentors. Quotes that he thinks of often or lives her life by "To have a friend, you got to be a friend." (58
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