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Women Governance Trailblazers

44 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Listen to the journeys of women governance trailblazers- their passions, struggles and commitment to improving corporate governance. Hear what has surprised them over their career and various perspectives from different paths and industries. Hosted by Courtney Kamlet and Liz Dunshee.For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

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Women Governance Trailblazers - Cassidy Donohue

April 12, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

In this episode, we talk with Cassidy Donohue, a math and econ major who pivoted into governance and is now a Product Manager at Troop. Troop is blazing a trail with AI-enabled services for investors, including through proxy advice and engagement recommendations. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Maryrose Sylvester

March 22, 2024 13:00 - 21 minutes - 12.4 MB

In this episode, we talk with Maryrose Sylvester, who has significant experience as an executive and as an independent director and board committee member. Maryrose currently serves on the boards of Vontier, Flex, Waste Management, and Harley-Davidson. Among other roles, Maryrose spent more than 30 years at General Electric in various leadership positions, including as President and CEO of GE Current, President and CEO of GE Lighting, and President and CEO of GE Intelligent Platforms, which ...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Allison Herren Lee

February 20, 2024 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

In this episode, we talk with Allison Herren Lee's and hear her perspectives from her experience as a former Acting Chair and Commissioner at the Securities & Exchange Commissioner, and currently a Senior Research Fellow at NYU Law and Of Counsel to Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, where her focus includes ESG, Governance and audit, securities law and representing whistleblowers.  Allison is also a Director at the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts and a member of the Board at Persefoni AI,...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Allison O'Neil

January 30, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MB

In this episode, we talk with Allison O'Neil, Partner and Co-Chair of the White Collar and Internal Investigations Practice at Locke Lord, where she is also a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. We talk with Allison about how she helps companies and individuals navigate regulatory and internal investigations, litigation and enforcement matters, compliance issues, and crisis management situations.  For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporat...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Abby Adlerman

December 14, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 9.68 MB

In this episode, we talk with Abby Adlerman, CEO and founder of Boardspan, about what drove her to build an integrated platform designed to transform the way boards approach their governance responsibilities, strategies and execution as well as her role advising both public and private boards on a wide variety of corporate governance matters. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailbl...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Cigdem Oktem

October 10, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 11.2 MB

In this episode, we talk with Cigdem Oktem, leader of EY’s Center for Board Matters in the US Central Region about her role as advisor to both public and private boards on a wide variety of corporate governance matters as well as what she has found to be effective methods of knowledge sharing or influencing board behavior. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Wom...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Anat Alon-Beck

September 06, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

In this episode, we talk with Anat Alon-Beck, an Associate Professor of Law at the Case Western Reserve School of Law about corporate governance and responsible sustainable business models. Anat has published research on a variety of high-profile corporate governance and securities law issues and is also widely read through her Forbes column and other media commentary. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includ...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Amy Simmerman

August 03, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

Corporate governance insights from Amy Simmerman, a partner at Wilson Sonsini, leading their Delaware office and governance practice and also a member of the firm’s board of directors. We cover a broad spectrum of topics, including what boards can/should consider in the current environment and the need to keep abreast of Delaware law even if you are not incorporated in Delaware. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (wh...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Dawn Belt

July 05, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Hear insights from Dawn Belt, a partner in Fenwick’s corporate group and co-leader of the firm’s Startup & Venture Capital Practice Area. Dawn is a recognized leader in the areas of technology law, securities and corporate governance and frequently speaks on those topics as well as the importance of women taking more leadership positions at top technology companies.  For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Maria Doughty

June 06, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Hear insights from Maria Doughty who is President & CEO of The Women's Network, with a mission of empowering women, which is also a passion of Maria's. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Kelly Malafis

May 11, 2023 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

Hear insights from Kelly Malafis who is a founding partner at Compensation Advisory Partners focusing on compensation strategy development, evaluating the pay and performance relationship for senior executives and compensation program governance among other areas. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Christina Bresani

April 18, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Learn from Christina Bresani's journey as managing director and head of Corporate Advisory at William Blair, including her role as advisor to companies on governance and ESG matters and her involvement with William Blair's diversity efforts. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Betsy Atkins

March 15, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

Learn from Betsy Atkin's journey as a three-time CEO, serial entrepreneur, board member on 38 companies,  participant in 17 IPOs, frequent contributor on CNBC, Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance  in addition to being an author with her most recent book “Be Board Ready: The Secrets to Landing a Board Seat and Being a Great Director”. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Kris Veaco

February 22, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

Hear Kris Veaco's journey to founding Veaco Group, corporate governance advisory firm and we specialize in board evaluations and assessments of board and director effectiveness. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Laura Zizzo

January 04, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

Hear Laura Zizzo's journey that led her to co-found Manifest Climate, the leading global Climate Risk Planning solution designed to support organizations with climate-related insights, analytics and recommendations. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Sara Jensen

November 02, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MB

Hear Sara Jensen's journey to her current role as Assistant Corporate Secretary for Co-Op Solutions. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Rachel Kahn-Troster

August 15, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Hear Rachel Kahn-Troster's journey to her current role as Executive Vice President at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Sarah Fortt

March 29, 2022 13:00 - 21 minutes - 10.3 MB

Hear Sarah Fortt's journey as Co-Chair of Latham & Watkin's Environmental, Social and Governance Practice. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Laura Wanless

February 11, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Hear Laura Wanlass' journey as Head of Global Corporate Governance & ESG Advisory Consulting at Aon For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Alicia Syrett

January 03, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Hear Alicia Syrett's journey to founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments, serving as a public company director, being a recurring panelist on CNBC and MSNBC and founder of Madam Chair, providing a collaboration opportunities for female chairs of publicly-traded companies. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - ...

Women Governance Trailblazers - Beverly Behan

December 02, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Hear Beverly Behan's journey to Founder of Board Advisor and author several governance books, including Becoming a Boardroom Star. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Patricia Lenkov

November 10, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB

Hear Patricia Lenkov's journey to Founder and President of Agility Executive Search, a New York based executive search firm and author of the newly released book, Time’s Up: Why Boards Need to Get Diverse Now. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Rhonda Brauer

October 18, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Hear Rhonda Brauer's journey to founding RLB Governance and being a trailblazer in ESG strategy. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Trailblazers - Ning Chiu

August 16, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 8.88 MB

Hear Ning Chiu's journey to becoming Partner at Davis Polk and being a trailblazer in the remote workforce. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Marian Macindoe

July 01, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Hear Marian Macindoe's journey to becoming Head of ESG Strategy & Engagement at Uber Technologies. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Ginny Fogg

June 01, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.19 MB

Listen to Ginny Fogg's journey as the recently retired General Counsel of Norfolk Southern. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Michelle Leder

May 03, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB

Listen to Michelle Leder's  journey to founding footnoted*, a financial news site vital to investors and hedge funds, which reports on details from companies’ SEC filings.  For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Karen Francis

April 02, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

Listen to Karen Francis's journey to becoming a Senior Advisor, TPG Capital and Vontier Corporation Board Chair, including her leadership learnings along the way and the intentionality with which she invests time networking. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Jackie Cook

March 01, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Listen to Jackie Cook's journey as she graduated from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, built a database to analyze investor voting data, which was later sold to Morningstar, and is currently serving as the Director of Sustainable Stewardship Research at Morningstar. Hear how her experience has shaped her perspective and passion for governance, ESG and connecting via conversations. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which...

Women Governance Gurus - Lily Brown

February 03, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Learn about the journey  Lily Brown has taken from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to being a partner at WilmerHale. Hear how her experience has shaped her perspective and passion for governance and mentoring. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Kristina Fink

December 21, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Learn about the journey  Kristina Fink has taken from Bear Stearns prior to the crash to becoming Vice President, Group Counsel, Deputy Corporate Secretary at  American Express. Hear how her experience has shaped her perspective and passion for governance and collaboration. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Women Governance Gurus - Tanuja Dehne

November 12, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB

Learn about the journey Tanuja Dehne has taken from securities attorney/corporate secretary to becoming President & CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and a public company board member. Hear how her experience from her cross-discipline roles to the C-suite and board room have shaped her perspective and passion for cultivating talent and sustainability.

Women Governance Gurus - Darla Stuckey

August 12, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Hear the journey Darla Stuckey has taken to become the President and CEO of the Society for Corporate Governance, a non-profit organization that provides corporate secretaries, general counsels and business executives with the knowledge, skills and tools to promote effective governance for the benefit of boards, management and shareholders.

Women Governance Gurus - Jurgita Ashley

July 22, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Hear the journey Jurgita Ashley, co-chair of Thompson Hine's Public Companies group, has taken representing public companies in SEC compliance, Board and governance matters and working on small-cap shareholder activist campaigns.

Women Governance Gurus - Susan Permut

June 18, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

Hear how Susan Permut career journey from serving as EMC Corporation’s Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary for 23 years to provide experiential corporate governance courses as an adjunct professor at the Boston University School of Law and is the founder and principal consultant at Royce Road Advisors LLC.

Women Governance Gurus - Courtney Kamlet

May 26, 2020 13:00 - 11 minutes - 7.88 MB

Listen to the interviewer become the interviewee - part II. Hear why Courtney Kamlet, VP, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Vontier Corporation, started this podcast with Liz Dunshee. Learn about Courtney's career path from the Securities and Exchange Commission to law firms and her experiences as in-house counsel for public companies of all sizes.

Women Governance Gurus - Liz Dunshee

March 06, 2020 12:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Listen to the interviewer become the interviewee. Hear why Liz Dunshee, Managing Editor of TheCorporateCounsel.net, started this podcast with Courtney Kamlet and Liz's career path from firm life to becoming the editor of the corporate attorney's go to site for resources and questions.

Women Governance Gurus - Alane Barnes

January 23, 2020 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB

Hear Alane Barnes describe her journey to becoming SVP and Chief Legal Officer at BioCryst Pharmaceuticals and how she not only developed her skills but has built the legal department of a publicly-traded company while fostering the company's culture.

Women Governance Gurus - Dannette Smith

December 23, 2019 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.55 MB

Hear Dannette Smith describe her journey to becoming Secretary to the Board and Senior Deputy General Counsel at UnitedHealth Group, her tips for career success, and her strong belief in mentoring and networking to make connections.

Women Governance Gurus - Lisa Beth Lentini Walker

October 24, 2019 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MB

Hear about Lisa Beth Lentini Walker's journey from the SEC to being in-house counsel and now founding her own consulting company - Lumen Worldwide Endeavors. Her positive attitude and willingness to address problem-tunities fuels her innovative spirit.

Women Governance Gurus - Stacey Geer

September 16, 2019 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Hear how Stacey Geer went from a teenage fudge entrepreneur with a goal of being a corporate attorney to building the governance function at Primerica when it split from Citigroup into a separate public company several years ago and is also part of an elite group of certified corporate governance professionals.

Women Governance Gurus - Kellie Huennekens

August 12, 2019 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Learn about Kellie's experiences as a governance specialist and how she is helping to innovate by accelerating the understanding of corporate governance and sustainable business practices through data, technology and insights at Nasdaq's newly launch Center for Corporate Governance.

Women Governance Gurus - Anne Chapman

July 12, 2019 02:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MB

Hear Anne Chapman’s intentional governance journey from the institutional side to advising clients, what has helped her and her advice.

Hope Mehlman on Her Governance Story

June 17, 2019 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB