Damian Lewis Plays Bobby Axelrod in Showtime’s Billions By Dan McDermott In the 1987 film “Wall Street”, Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko gave the famous “Greed is Good” speech during a hostile takeover of his target, Teldar Paper. This scene...

Bob Marese, Managing Director, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. While it may appear hedge funds aren’t focused on ESG issues, their underlying investors such as university endowments often are and will want ESG to be part of the investment decision process. That’s...

Harry Cendrowski, Founding Member and Managing Director of Cendrowski Corporate Advisors Diversity should include not only people of different sexes and ethnic backgrounds, but also a broader mix of operating experience that can be valuable at the board level. That’s...

Report Includes 6 Interviews with 2019 Corporate Governance Forum Speakers Bob Marese, Managing Director, Mackenzie Partners Lyndon Park, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Governance Solutions, ICR Lawrence Elbaum, Partner and Co-Head of Activism Defense, Vinson & Elkins LLP Harry...

By Jonathan Drimmer, Paul Hastings, and Yousuf Aftab, Enodo Rights & Atelier Aftab Amidst a spirited debate around the duties of directors in relation to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, two recent decisions from Delaware courts provide clarifying contours. ...

U.S. Money Reserve CEO Angela Roberts By John Jannarone As CEO of U.S. Money Reserve, Angela Roberts believes she has a responsibility to positively influence the professional and personal lives of employees at every level, a lesson she learned many...

Harry Cendrowski, Founding Member and Managing Director of Cendrowski Corporate Advisors By John Jannarone WeWork’s private investors including Masayoshi Son’s Softbank Group Corp apparently gave the shared office space company a software valuation, a consequence of a frenzied investment environment...

By Nari Ansari, General Partner and Gal Peleg, Vice President at TCV Compliance seems to divide enterprises into three categories: Those that primarily publicize it as proof of “good governance,” those that actually push the boundaries far enough to bring...

Former Microsoft Corporation Executive Takes Lead in AI (photo: Kevin Ku) By Oliver Estreich The world is at the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, also referred to as Industry 4.0. Disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Internet...

85% of organizations are planning on board and CEO involvement in cybersecurity within the next year. Do you know the core governance practices to ensure your business is prepared? Discover seven critical factors that will guide board directors and executive...