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Women Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Donna AndersonIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, we talk with Donna Anderson, who is the global head of Corporate Governance at T. Rowe Price and a luminary in the corporate governance field. She has spent nearly two decades leading T. Rowe's proxy voting and engagement efforts and incorporating governance considerations into the firm's investment research process. Prior to joining T. Rowe, she was Director of Equity Research for Invesco Funds in Houston. Donna has held leadership roles in numerous industry organizations in the investment, finance, and corporate governance field through the years.For more corporate governance podcasts...
2025-06-0233 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Eun Ah ChoiIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, we talk with Eun Ah Choi. Eun Ah serves as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Regulatory Operations at Nasdaq. She manages the U.S. and European Listing Qualifications and Trading Surveillance teams, where she supports the goals of facilitating capital formation, maintaining fair and orderly markets, and protecting investors. Among other responsibilities, she manages multi-disciplinary teams responsible for assessing the qualification of listed companies and their continued compliance with Nasdaq’s listing standards. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Eun Ah advised business leaders and boards in her roles as in-house cou...
2025-05-0821 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Sharon BingerIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, we talk with Sharon Binger. Sharon is Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, and Head of Litigation at Silver Lake, which is a global PE firm focused on the tech industry, as well as a member of the Noom Board of Directors. Prior to joining Silver Lake in 2017, Sharon served in the SEC's Enforcement Division. Her roles included Assistant Director of Enforcement in the SEC's New York Office and Regional Director of the SEC's Philadelphia Office, where she administered the Commission's enforcement and regulatory programs for the Mid-Atlantic region. Sharon began her career...
2025-04-1016 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Niamh CorbettIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, we talk with Niamh Corbett. Niamh joined Board Intelligence, a company whose mission is to supercharge boards with the science of board effectiveness, in 2016 to co-lead the consulting team, and since then, has held numerous commercial roles across the business, including building the Financial Services Practice (where she is now Global FS Lead) and launching the US business (as Head of Americas). Niamh began her career in investment banking, spending several years at Morgan Stanley advising FTSE Boards and management teams on their UK capital market interactions. Niamh speaks and writes regularly...
2025-03-0619 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Lucy FatoIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, we talk with Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the New York City-based real estate and entertainment firm Seaport Entertainment Group, which is a recent spinoff from Howard Hughes Holdings and now listed on the NYSE. Seaport’s business ventures include mixed-use development at New York City’s South Street Seaport and the Las Vegas Aviators baseball team. Before joining Seaport Entertainment in May 2024, Lucy served as Vice Chair of AIG from October 2023 through March 2024. Previously, beginning in 2017, she served as AIG’s General Counsel and Global Head o...
2025-02-1044 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Karla MundenIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, we talk with Karla Munden, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive with Lincoln Financial Group, where she’s been for nearly 15 years. Across her career, Karla has demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement and enhanced efficacy based on the latest innovation, technology, and partnerships forged with audit teams, executive stakeholders, and the Board of Directors. Karla also serves as an independent director of American Express National Bank and is part of the ownership group for the Caroline Cobras, a football team that is members of the National Arena League. Fo...
2025-01-0227 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Lily Yan HughesIn this episode of Women Governance Trailblazers, We talk with Lily Yan Hughes, Chair of DirectWomen, which is an organization dedicated to increasing the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards, and she has served on the board of that organization since 2021. Lily is currently Assistant Dean at Syracuse University College of Law. Lily is also a leader with NAPABA, a national organization with over 80,000 members representing the interests of Asian Pacific American lawyers, judges, law students, and law professors. She Chairs the Best Under 40 Award Selection Committee and also Chairs the NAPABA In-House Counsel Summit with programming for t...
2024-12-0223 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Karen Boykin-TownsIn this episode, we talk with Karen Boykin-Towns, the Vice Chair of the NAACP’s National Board of Directors. She now serves as Founder and President/CEO of Encore Strategies LLC, a boutique consultancy focusing on integrating business and public affairs initiatives. A distinguished strategist, global business, and civic leader, Boykin-Towns previously contributed her expertise across government, the nonprofit sector, and Pfizer, a Fortune 50 global biopharmaceutical company, while also championing civil rights and social justice issues. At Pfizer, Ms. Boykin-Towns served as the first Chief Diversity Officer in 2008 and concluded her time there as Vice President of Corporate Affairs fo...
2024-09-3020 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Susanna MorganIn this episode, we talk with Susanna Morgan, a board member at a public company, Payoneer, a private company, Mixpanel (backed by Andreesen Horowitz) and a founding member of Guilds by FirstMark, a private community for C-Level executives at leading venture-backed companies from around the world, about her journey and insights.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/
2024-05-1023 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Cassidy DonohueIn 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_governance_podcasts/
2024-04-1217 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Maryrose SylvesterIn 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 focused on industrial automation. She shares some valuable lessons and provides advice for women/aspiring women in the boardroom, including tips for effective communication...
2024-03-2221 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Allison Herren LeeIn 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, Inc., in addition to being a member of Persefoni’s Sustainability Advisory Board. For more corporate governance podcasts, check out...
2024-02-2017 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Allison O'NeilIn 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 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2024-01-3011 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Abby AdlermanIn 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 Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2023-12-1415 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Cigdem OktemIn 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 Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2023-10-1021 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Anat Alon-BeckIn 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 includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2023-09-0622 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Amy SimmermanCorporate 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 (which includes Women Governance Trailblazers (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2023-08-0317 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Dawn BeltHear 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 (listed as Women Governance Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2023-07-0519 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Maria DoughtyHear 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/
2023-06-0622 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Kelly MalafisHear 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_governance_podcasts/
2023-05-1117 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Christina BresaniLearn 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/
2023-04-1822 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Betsy AtkinsLearn 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 Gurus)) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2023-03-1520 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Kris VeacoHear 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/
2023-02-2230 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Laura ZizzoHear 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/
2023-01-0418 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Sara JensenHear 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/
2022-11-0214 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Rachel Kahn-TrosterHear Rachel Kahn-Troster's journey to her current role as Executive Vice President at the Interfaith Center on Corporate ResponsibilityFor 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/
2022-08-1517 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Sarah ForttHear 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/
2022-03-2921 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Laura WanlessHear Laura Wanlass' journey as Head of Global Corporate Governance & ESG Advisory Consulting at AonFor 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/
2022-02-1120 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Alicia SyrettHear 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) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/
2022-01-0324 minWomen Governance TrailblazersWomen Governance Trailblazers - Beverly BehanHear 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/
2021-12-0237 min