The Corporate Director Podcast
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- 4 Nov 2026
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On The Corporate Director Podcast, we discuss the experiences and ideas behind what's working in corporate board governance in out digital-tech-fuled world. You'll hear interviews with corporate leaders who have compelling stories to share, governance researchers with new insights, and conversations with "governance geeks" who are passionate about finding the best ideas out there to help board directors do their work better. Episodes will feature topics such as: corporate governance, strategy, board culture, risk management, ESG, secure communication, digital transformation through boardroom technology, board meeting management, director recruiting and succession planning, board refreshment, boardroom meeting minutes and other good governance best practices.
Episodios 235
Rethinking shareholder engagement in 2026
Shareholder engagement has entered a new and more complicated phase. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Stephen Brown, senior advisor at KPMG’s Board Leadership Center, explains why the …
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Shareholder engagement has entered a new and more complicated phase. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Stephen Brown, senior advisor at KPMG’s Board Leadership Center, explains why the long-standing rhythm of investor–board engagement began to change in 2025 and what those changes mean for directors, management teams and corporate governance professionals.The cost of fragmentation
Boards are operating in an environment shaped by geopolitical competition, supply chain fragility, rapid technological change, shifting government policy and persistent economic uncertainty. In this episode of …
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Boards are operating in an environment shaped by geopolitical competition, supply chain fragility, rapid technological change, shifting government policy and persistent economic uncertainty. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Christina Alfonso, executive director and president of the Council on Global Competition and Innovation, explains why directors may be underestimating the long-term cost of fragmentation and the strategic risks created by technology and supply-chain dependencies.Beyond the rearview mirror: The modern audit committee
Audit committees have traditionally focused on financial reporting, internal controls, and external audit. Today, their remit is much broader. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Christine …
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Audit committees have traditionally focused on financial reporting, internal controls, and external audit. Today, their remit is much broader. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Christine Battist explores how audit committees can balance these foundational responsibilities with oversight of cybersecurity, AI, data governance, enterprise risk, regulatory change, and other emerging issues.Humans in the lead: AI and talent strategy
AI is reshaping how organizations work, but realizing its value requires more than deploying new tools. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Mary Lee Sharp—experienced chief human resources …
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AI is reshaping how organizations work, but realizing its value requires more than deploying new tools. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Mary Lee Sharp—experienced chief human resources officer, board member and board advisor—explores why talent strategy, human capital governance and responsible AI adoption must be treated as interconnected board-level priorities.Governing AI transformation: Why workforce visibility matters
AI transformation is changing how organizations operate—but many companies are discovering that the greatest risks are not technological. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Aniel Mahabier …
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AI transformation is changing how organizations operate—but many companies are discovering that the greatest risks are not technological. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Aniel Mahabier, founder of INOP explains why AI implementation failures are often visibility failures: organizations may have extensive workforce data, but lack the insight needed to understand how automation is changing work, capabilities and execution risk.Digital assets and board risk oversight
Digital assets are moving beyond niche cryptocurrency discussions and beginning to influence how companies manage payments, treasury operations, trading, investment decisions, and shareholder communications. In …
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Digital assets are moving beyond niche cryptocurrency discussions and beginning to influence how companies manage payments, treasury operations, trading, investment decisions, and shareholder communications. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Susan Holliday, a global insurance expert and financial services board director, explains why boards should treat digital assets as an emerging strategic and risk topic—not simply as a question of whether to invest in Bitcoin.The 2026 board agenda: A mid-year review
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, KPMG Board Leadership Center co-leader John Rodi shares a midyear check-in on the issues dominating today’s board agenda. He explains how those priorities have …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, KPMG Board Leadership Center co-leader John Rodi shares a midyear check-in on the issues dominating today’s board agenda. He explains how those priorities have evolved by midyear as macro, geopolitical and governance risks converge and become even more urgent in boardroom conversations.The TRUST framework and guardrails for AI
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Global Data Innovation founder and CEO Dominique Shelton Leipzig explains why boards are at an AI crossroads and how they can seize this moment to put …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Global Data Innovation founder and CEO Dominique Shelton Leipzig explains why boards are at an AI crossroads and how they can seize this moment to put guardrails in place before risks spiral. Drawing on 25 years in cyber, privacy and digital governance, she describes seeing the same patterns of confusion, over-delegation and under-governance emerging around AI that allowed cyber risk to balloon into a multi-trillion-dollar drag on the global economy.Authentic leadership and curiosity in the modern boardroom
Director, author, and former C-suite executive Kathryn Henry joins this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast to explore what authentic, service-driven leadership looks like in today’s boardrooms. As a …
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Director, author, and former C-suite executive Kathryn Henry joins this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast to explore what authentic, service-driven leadership looks like in today’s boardrooms. As a director on the board of Lululemon and author of the memoir A Dime to Say I Love You, Henry brings a deeply personal journey to her approach to governance, sharing how life-altering experiences reshaped the way they show up as a leader and director.The World’s Most Ethical Boards: What top boards do differently
What really differentiates the world’s most ethical boards from the rest, and how does that translate into better performance and risk oversight? In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, ethics and …
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What really differentiates the world’s most ethical boards from the rest, and how does that translate into better performance and risk oversight? In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, ethics and compliance leaders Erica Salmon Byrne, Chief Strategy Officer at Ethisphere and Executive Chair of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, and Neta Meidav, Vice President of Business and Product Strategy for Ethics & Compliance at Diligent and founder of Vault Platform, unpack new joint research on the world’s most ethical boardrooms. Drawing on 20 years of Ethisphere data and Diligent’s unique window into board practices, they reveal the concrete mechanics behind ethical board governance.Quantum computing and the board: Managing risk, migration and opportunity
Quantum computing is moving from theory to boardroom reality—and with it comes a new class of cyber risk and strategic opportunity. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Diligent Institute’s Senior …
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Quantum computing is moving from theory to boardroom reality—and with it comes a new class of cyber risk and strategic opportunity. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Diligent Institute’s Senior Research & Programs Manager, Kira Ciccarelli, speaks with Dr. Aaron Kemp, US Quantum Leader at KPMG, about what corporate directors really need to know now.Board leadership through transformation
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Tracy Nolan shares practical lessons on how boards can lead more effectively through transformation, disruption, and growth. Drawing on experience as a Fortune …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Tracy Nolan shares practical lessons on how boards can lead more effectively through transformation, disruption, and growth. Drawing on experience as a Fortune 100 senior executive, growth strategist, and board director, she explains why boards should pay close attention not only to formal decisions, but also to the signals they send through the questions they ask, the priorities they elevate, and the issues they ignore.Tech expertise in the boardroom: AI, risk and the “governance concert”
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, board member and technologist Roosevelt Giles shares a practical roadmap for boards grappling with AI, cybersecurity, and the broader tech revolution reshaping …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, board member and technologist Roosevelt Giles shares a practical roadmap for boards grappling with AI, cybersecurity, and the broader tech revolution reshaping corporate value. Giles explains why every CEO is now effectively a technology CEO—and why boards must rapidly catch up.Risk, sustainability and the importance of real-time data
In this episode, we explore how the landscape of corporate risk management and sustainability is transforming boardroom dynamics, driven by global regulatory shifts, technological advancements, and stakeholder …
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In this episode, we explore how the landscape of corporate risk management and sustainability is transforming boardroom dynamics, driven by global regulatory shifts, technological advancements, and stakeholder expectations. Our guest, Mike Wallace, sheds light on the strategic importance of real-time data, ESG disclosures, and integrating sustainability into core business processes.Moving to continuous governance and risk oversight
In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, guest Joe Hurd explains why boards can no longer rely on quarterly geopolitical risk reviews in an era of poly-crisis—where multiple shocks unfold …
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In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, guest Joe Hurd explains why boards can no longer rely on quarterly geopolitical risk reviews in an era of poly-crisis—where multiple shocks unfold simultaneously across regions and risk categories. Drawing on his cross-sector board experience and public service background, Joe lays out how directors can move toward continuous risk oversight, build compound scenarios that integrate geopolitics, and use AI thoughtfully in the boardroom while avoiding legal and governance pitfalls.Why Executive Compensation Disclosure Is Poised for a Major Overhaul
In this episode, Meghan Day sits down with Caroline Montalbano, partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, to unpack the SEC’s potential changes to executive compensation disclosure rules and what boards and …
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In this episode, Meghan Day sits down with Caroline Montalbano, partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, to unpack the SEC’s potential changes to executive compensation disclosure rules and what boards and compensation committees should be doing now to stay ahead. They explore how a nearly 20-year-old disclosure framework, layered with additions like the CEO pay ratio and pay versus performance tables, has contributed to longer statements, and the SEC’s goal of incentivizing a clearer, more investor‑friendly pay-for-performance story.Culture by design: Building resilient organizations in the age of AI
In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, Meghan Day is joined by James White, former chair, president and CEO of Jamba and current chair of The Honest Company, to unpack why culture is the defining …
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In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, Meghan Day is joined by James White, former chair, president and CEO of Jamba and current chair of The Honest Company, to unpack why culture is the defining factor in whether organizations successfully navigate disruption. White explains his core thesis that companies have culture either “by design or by default,” and argues that the best organizations are relentlessly intentional about the cultures they build. He shares his three-pillar framework—knowing what matters, doing what matters and measuring what matters—and how boards and executives can use it to guide transformation.AI, geopolitics, and the boardroom: The new geotech landscape
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Meghan Day sits down with Claudia Allen, Senior Advisor at KPMG’s Board Leadership Center, to explore how the rapid advance of AI, rising geopolitical …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Meghan Day sits down with Claudia Allen, Senior Advisor at KPMG’s Board Leadership Center, to explore how the rapid advance of AI, rising geopolitical tensions, and shifting industrial policies are reshaping corporate strategy and board oversight. Claudia brings her deep governance expertise and legal background to unpack the emerging “geotech” landscape—where technology, national security, and economic policy collide.From reactive to predictive: Board governance in the AI age
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, guest host Nithya Das, General Manager of Governance and Chief Legal Officer at Diligent, sits down with Elena Hera and Kaitlin Betancourt, partners at …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, guest host Nithya Das, General Manager of Governance and Chief Legal Officer at Diligent, sits down with Elena Hera and Kaitlin Betancourt, partners at Goodwin, to unpack how AI is reshaping board oversight, legal risk, and the tempo of governance. They explore what reasonably informed AI oversight looks like, how to build an effective AI governance framework, and why AI literacy and documentation are rapidly becoming table stakes for corporate directors.Understanding sovereign AI: What boards need to know now
In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with board member, CEO and strategist Josh Klein to unpack what evolutions in AI technology will mean for entire countries …
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In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with board member, CEO and strategist Josh Klein to unpack what evolutions in AI technology will mean for entire countries, companies and corporate boards. He shares lessons from advising governments like Iceland and Zanzibar on national AI strategies, and explains why AI is both critical infrastructure and powerful “soft power” shaping how citizens think and behave.Bringing a technologist mindset into the boardroom
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with Earl Newsome, Chief Information Officer at Cummins Inc. and board member at First Independence Bank, to explore how …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with Earl Newsome, Chief Information Officer at Cummins Inc. and board member at First Independence Bank, to explore how directors can bring a technologist mindset into the boardroom without being “siloed” as the tech person. Together, they dig into what boards often misunderstand about technology, how AI and digital disruption are reshaping strategy and risk oversight, and what it will take for directors to stay literate in an era of 90‑day technology decision cycles.What Directors Think 2026: AI, M&A and the next era of board oversight
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Diligent Institute’s Kira Ciccarelli sits down with Melanie Nolen, Head of Research at Chief Executive Group, to unpack the latest findings from the long …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Diligent Institute’s Kira Ciccarelli sits down with Melanie Nolen, Head of Research at Chief Executive Group, to unpack the latest findings from the long running What Directors Think survey of U.S. public company directors. Since 2002, this benchmark study has tracked how board priorities, risks and composition are evolving and the 2026 edition shows a striking shift toward growth through M&A, enterprise‑wide AI deployment and a new urgency around board effectiveness and meeting design.Governance as a competitive advantage
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger welcomes returning guest Anddria Varnado, board member at Pattern Beauty, Red Robin and Columbia Bank, to explore how the director’s …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger welcomes returning guest Anddria Varnado, board member at Pattern Beauty, Red Robin and Columbia Bank, to explore how the director’s role has evolved from guarding stability to governing continuous transformation. Together they unpack how boards can sharpen their oversight of AI, M&A-driven growth, and capital allocation, redesign agendas to prioritize strategic discussion, and embed learning, curiosity and real-time data into governance. Anddria shares practical steps for building more dynamic, stakeholder-aware boards—and explains why governance quality itself is becoming a key source of competitive advantage heading into 2026.From AI oversight to algorithmic accountability: 2025 governance year in review
In this special year- end edition of the Corporate Director Podcast, Dottie Schindlinger and Meghan Day sit down with TK Kerstetter to grade their 2025 governance predictions. Headlines included OpenAI’s …
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In this special year- end edition of the Corporate Director Podcast, Dottie Schindlinger and Meghan Day sit down with TK Kerstetter to grade their 2025 governance predictions. Headlines included OpenAI’s nonprofit-to-for-profit pivot (likely paving the way to an IPO), boards elevating AI oversight to a priority, and Elon Musk–related governance flashpoints spanning compensation, jurisdiction, and multi-company leadership pressures. For 2026, our hosts expect rising complexity in the director role as AI, cyber, policy shifts, supply chains, and macro risks stack up, demanding sharper risk planning and adaptability.Why culture belongs in the boardroom
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger talks with workplace culture expert Bree Groff, author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously). Bree makes the case that …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger talks with workplace culture expert Bree Groff, author of Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously). Bree makes the case that valuing “human days” is a strategic lever for performance, retention, and risk oversight, and why directors should care. She shares early warning signs like the disappearance of “orange flags”—and practical first moves for boards and CEOs: acknowledge the problem openly, use human language, and target daily “reverse pet peeves” to lift culture.The value of international expertise in the boardroom
On this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with Maria Garcia‑Nielsen, an independent director at Mibanco, Lantana Group, and Base Protection Group and founder of …
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On this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger sits down with Maria Garcia‑Nielsen, an independent director at Mibanco, Lantana Group, and Base Protection Group and founder of Wharton Alumni for Boards, to unpack how sector fundamentals should anchor board conversations across regions. From the rising prominence of geopolitics on agendas to regional nuances in regional nuances in board priorities and conversation, Maria shares pragmatic ways boards can turn insight into action, including scenario planning and local context considerations.Beyond compliance: Making sustainability strategic in the boardroom
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger talks with Tracey-Lee Brown, director at PwC’s Governance Insights Center, about the latest update to PwC’s ESG Corporate Directors …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, host Dottie Schindlinger talks with Tracey-Lee Brown, director at PwC’s Governance Insights Center, about the latest update to PwC’s ESG Corporate Directors Guide and how boards should navigate today’s politicized sustainability landscape. They explore shifting from a rear‑view, compliance-only mindset to a forward‑looking strategy: identifying material topics, tying them to purpose and long‑term value, and embedding them into ERM and capital allocation.Key takeaways from the 2025 Annual Corporate Directors Survey
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Catie Hall and Ariel Smilowitz from PwC’s Governance Insights Center unpack findings from PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey and translate them into …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Catie Hall and Ariel Smilowitz from PwC’s Governance Insights Center unpack findings from PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey and translate them into practical actions for boards. They explore growing pressure for board refreshment, the need for personal accountability and continuous learning, and why many assessments still don’t drive meaningful change. The conversation closes with a pragmatic roadmap for directors and board leaders, plus how generative AI is beginning to support board work.Getting transaction ready: Boards, deals, and tech in unpredictable markets
In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, Rich Mullen, Partner in Wilson Sonsini’s M&A Practice, and Ranga Bodla, Vice President, Field Engagement and Marketing at NetSuite, Meghan Day to unpack a new …
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In this episode of The Corporate Director Podcast, Rich Mullen, Partner in Wilson Sonsini’s M&A Practice, and Ranga Bodla, Vice President, Field Engagement and Marketing at NetSuite, Meghan Day to unpack a new joint report exploring transaction readiness in today’s unpredictable market. The conversation dives into governance gaps, board alignment, tech adoption, and the evolving role of boards in M&A activity. Discover why companies are rethinking transactions, how economic uncertainty and limited resources reshape dealmaking, and what opportunities AI offers for future transactions. Whether you’re navigating an acquisition or seeking best practices in board engagement and tech enablement, this episode delivers fresh insights from industry leaders and real survey data.Strengthening cyber oversight
In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast Catie Hall, Director at PwC’s Governance Insights Center, unpacks how boards can stay ahead in a fast-changing cyber landscape. She spotlights the need for …
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In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast Catie Hall, Director at PwC’s Governance Insights Center, unpacks how boards can stay ahead in a fast-changing cyber landscape. She spotlights the need for ongoing director education to tackle threats like AI and global instability, urges hands-on prep with tabletop exercises, and advocates building stronger board-CISO ties through frequent, candid conversations. Catie makes it clear: directors must engage across the organization and ask tough questions to drive real cyber resilience.
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