Boardroom Governance Podcast

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• CEO Succession: What Boards Need to Get Right | Karen Francis DeGolia & Penny Herscher

  Karen Francis DeGolia and Penny Herscher discuss how boards can approach CEO succession as an ongoing process, develop internal candidates, manage founder and activist dynamics, and rethink leadership needs in an era of AI and rapid change. Recorded at the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit in Healdsburg, California, on August 27, 2026.

  September 11, 2026 | 31:27

  
• Raffaela Rein: How AI Is Changing the Way Boards Work

  Raffaela Rein, CEO and founder of BoardLens, joins Evan to discuss how AI can help board members prepare better, ask sharper questions, and engage more deeply in strategy. They also explore AI risks, private-market governance, and how AI may change the way boards work.

  September 1, 2026 | 56:06 | E220

  
• Marc Huffman, CEO of OnBoard: AI Governance Inside the Board Portal

  Marc Huffman, CEO of OnBoard, joins the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss AI in the boardroom, director use of AI, and how AI may change the information gap between management and directors. This episode also marks the launch of the Boardroom Governance YouTube channel.

  August 25, 2026 | 52:33 | E219

  
• Shannon Nash: Boards, AI Agents, and Human Judgment

  Shannon Nash, COO and CFO of Vibrant Planet, Partner at Alpha, and board member at NetScout Systems, SoFi Bank, and Lazy Dog Restaurants, joins the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss boards, AI agents, human judgment, cybersecurity, regulated and private company boards, risk resilience, escalation, and how directors can ask better questions about AI governance.

  August 17, 2026 | 55:00 | E218

  
• Sandra Gobert: European Governance in a Changing World

  Sandra Gobert, Executive Director of GUBERNA, joins the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss European corporate governance, board education, family firms, control structures, relationship agreements, state ownership, stakeholder governance, board reviews, founder control, Europe’s competitiveness, and why board dynamics matter.

  August 3, 2026 | 1:00:26 | E217

  
• Karen Francis and Penny Herscher: The Chairs’ View of a Changing World

  Karen Francis and Penny Herscher return to the Boardroom Governance Podcast for a joint conversation on AI governance, the creation of The Chairs Circle as a peer forum for board and committee chairs, data center politics, CEO succession, founders versus boards, EVs, China’s rise, chips and geopolitics, and boards in a fractured world.

  July 20, 2026 | 58:31 | E216

  
• Mayree Clark and Linda Riefler: Leading-Edge Stewardship in the Boardroom

  Mayree Clark and Linda Riefler join the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss Leading-Edge Stewardship, board effectiveness, long-term value creation, crisis decision-making, CEO relationships, founder power, private equity boards, underperforming directors, cross-border governance, and what it takes to be a great steward in the boardroom.

  July 14, 2026 | 1:03:31 | E215

  
• AI in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know Now

  Marie Bafus and Wendy Grasso of Fenwick join the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss AI oversight, Caremark duties, mission-critical risk, board minutes, AI washing, disclosure, confidentiality, privilege, AI usage policies, and how boards can use AI responsibly.

  July 6, 2026 | 1:05:32 | E214

  
• Terry Johnson: Sports, Gaming, and Family Business Governance

  Terry Johnson, partner at WilmerHale and Co-Chair of the firm’s Sports & Gaming Practice, returns to discuss sports governance, gaming, family businesses, and family offices, including the sports investment boom, league ownership models, betting and integrity, women’s sports, and college sports revenue sharing.

  June 29, 2026 | 56:26 | E213