Podcast #123 | "The Biggest Governance Trend for 2024 is the Corporation as a Piñata."

In episode #123 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Joe Grundfest, the William A. Franke Professor of Law and Business Emeritus at Stanford Law School.

They review 2023 and talk about corporate governance trends for the coming year. Among other topics, they discuss: 1) The SVB and the banking crisis of 2023, 2) The current state and future of private markets and unicorns, 3) The growth of AI and the OpenAI boardroom crisis – including some geopolitical concerns, 4) The fate of Crypto and its regulation, and 5) The increasing politicization of ESG and DEI and how boards should address these concerns.

They also talk about: 1) Biggest winner and looser in business of 2023; 2) Biggest business surprise from last year; 3) Best and worst corporate governance trends last year; and 4) Biggest corporate governance trend to watch out for in 2024.

You can listen to the episode directly in the Boardroom Governance Podcast website (where you can find all the show notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as in: Apple, Spotify, Google and Amazon.

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