Podcast #58 | Lisa Edwards: President & COO of Diligent Corporation, a Leading GRC & ESG SaaS Provider

In episode #58 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Lisa Edwards, the President and COO of Diligent Corporation, a company providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance and ESG with more than $500 million in revenue and a $7 billion company valuation.

Lisa previously served as a leading executive in tech companies such as Salesforce and Visa. She also currently serves on the board of Colgate-Palmolive.

In this podcast, they talk about the current focus of Diligent Corporation, the evolving use of technology by boards, the rise of ESG, board diversity, dual-class share structures and private company governance. They also address what directors should be monitoring in the current environment with a looming recession and other problems such as rising inflation, the politicization of corporations, and new geopolitical tensions.

You can listen to the episode directly at https://boardroom-governance.com/episodes/lisa-edwards where you can find the show notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as in: Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon or Stitcher.

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