Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

Evan Epstein

Booking Overview

An interview-led corporate governance show featuring accomplished board directors, executives, founders, investors, scholars, lawyers, and governance advisers in long-form discussions about board oversight, leadership, risk, succession, and emerging technology. Credible pitches include public-company directors, CEOs and CIOs, corporate governance scholars, senior lawyers, investors, and founders of governance or board-technology companies; booking difficulty is high because recent guests hold prominent leadership, board, academic, or executive positions.

Metrics

Episodes: 226

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

evan@boardroom-governance.com

evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com

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Host

Evan Epstein - Corporate governance commentator and host focused on the people, decisions, risks, and ideas shaping modern boardrooms.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior corporate governance practitioners and recognized subject-matter experts, including public- or private-company board directors, CEOs, CIOs, founders, investors, corporate lawyers, legal scholars, and leaders of board-technology or governance companies.

Required Achievements:

Serving on multiple public, private-equity, venture-backed, or nonprofit boards, Holding CEO, CIO, founder, or other senior executive leadership roles, Publishing influential legal or governance scholarship or books, Building companies or technology platforms used by corporate boards, Advising organizations on board oversight, succession, AI governance, risk, or regulation

Recent Guest Discussions

Stavros Gadinis - Corporate Ordering, Corporate Purpose, Board And Founder Power, AI Governance, Internal Accountability, Regulatory Frameworks, And The Role Of General Counsel.

Alla Whitston - AI And Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Technology Infrastructure, AI Regulation, Global Competition, Workforce Transformation, And Board Oversight Of AI Budgets.

Yvonne Wassenaar - Board Oversight Of AI Strategy, Cybersecurity, Data Governance, Technology Investment, AI Regulation, Workforce Changes, And Shutting Down Unsuccessful AI Projects.

Penny Herscher - CEO Succession Planning, Board And Committee Responsibilities, Internal Executive Development, Founder-led Companies, Private Equity, Shareholder Activism, And Leadership Requirements In Periods Of Rapid Change.

Karen Francis DeGolia - CEO Succession, Executive Talent Development, Board Responsibilities, Founder Control, Private Equity, Family-owned Companies, Venture-backed Companies, And Shareholder Activism.

Recent Topics

Business, Corporate Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Ceo Succession, Board Of Directors

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

Leading Boards Through Rapid Change | Sabastian Niles and Jackie Liu

October 01, 2026

(00:00) Introduction and about the inaugural Boardroom Governance Summit(1:59) Collaborative Board Leadership: strengthening collaboration among directors and with management (4:36) Moving Beyond Pattern Recognition: shrinking decision windows, comfort with ambiguity, and approaching disruption with a beginner’s mind.(7:52) Board Focus and the Governance Gap: why more information does not necessarily produce better decisions(11:30) Navigating AI Regulation: conflicting rules across juris...

Ryan Nowicki Stewart (CEO, Pennant AI): AI, Proxy Voting, and the Future of Governance

September 29, 2026

(0:00) Intro(1:28) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:12) Start of interview(3:25) Ryan Nowicki Stewart’s Origin Story(5:06) The origin of Pennant AI and Ryan’s goal of building a “world model for corporate governance”(5:21) Why institutional investors struggle to scale governance oversight across thousands of portfolio companies(7:48) How Proxy Voting Works: annual meetings, shareholder votes, engagement, and why governance decisions can have major financ...

Stavros Gadinis: Corporate Ordering | How Corporations Navigate Social Conflict

September 22, 2026

(0:00) Intro(1:23) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:07) Start of interview(2:58) Stavros Gadinis' Origin Story(4:27) The origin of his new book Corporate Ordering: How Corporations Navigate Social Conflict(5:30) Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: why the century-old debate over corporate purpose remains unresolved(7:37) Corporations as Rulemakers: how companies increasingly create rules that affect millions or even billions of people(11:07) Who Really Has De...

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evan@boardroom-governance.com

evan.epstein@pacificaglobal.com

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