The Corporate Director Podcast

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Aug 2026

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On The Corporate Director Podcast, we discuss the experiences and ideas behind what's working in corporate board governance in out digital-tech-fuled world. You'll hear interviews with corporate leaders who have compelling stories to share, governance researchers with new insights, and conversations with "governance geeks" who are passionate about finding the best ideas out there to help board directors do their work better. Episodes will feature topics such as: corporate governance, strategy, board culture, risk management, ESG, secure communication, digital transformation through boardroom technology, board meeting management, director recruiting and succession planning, board refreshment, boardroom meeting minutes and other good governance best practices.

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September 9, 202629 min

Governing AI transformation: Why workforce visibility matters

AI transformation is changing how organizations operate—but many companies are discovering that the greatest risks are not technological. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Aniel Mahabier, founder of INOP explains why AI implementation failures are often visibility failures: organizations may have extensive workforce data, but lack the insight needed to understand how automation is changing work, capabilities and execution risk.

August 26, 202636 min

Digital assets and board risk oversight

Digital assets are moving beyond niche cryptocurrency discussions and beginning to influence how companies manage payments, treasury operations, trading, investment decisions, and shareholder communications. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Susan Holliday, a global insurance expert and financial services board director, explains why boards should treat digital assets as an emerging strategic and risk topic—not simply as a question of whether to invest in Bitcoin.

August 12, 202630 min

The 2026 board agenda: A mid-year review

In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, KPMG Board Leadership Center co-leader John Rodi shares a midyear check-in on the issues dominating today’s board agenda. He explains how those priorities have evolved by midyear as macro, geopolitical and governance risks converge and become even more urgent in boardroom conversations.

July 29, 202641 min

The TRUST framework and guardrails for AI

In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Global Data Innovation founder and CEO Dominique Shelton Leipzig explains why boards are at an AI crossroads and how they can seize this moment to put guardrails in place before risks spiral. Drawing on 25 years in cyber, privacy and digital governance, she describes seeing the same patterns of confusion, over-delegation and under-governance emerging around AI that allowed cyber risk to balloon into a multi-trillion-dollar drag on the global economy.

July 15, 202639 min

Authentic leadership and curiosity in the modern boardroom

Director, author, and former C-suite executive Kathryn Henry joins this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast to explore what authentic, service-driven leadership looks like in today’s boardrooms. As a director on the board of Lululemon and author of the memoir A Dime to Say I Love You, Henry brings a deeply personal journey to her approach to governance, sharing how life-altering experiences reshaped the way they show up as a leader and director.

June 30, 202641 min

The World’s Most Ethical Boards: What top boards do differently

What really differentiates the world’s most ethical boards from the rest, and how does that translate into better performance and risk oversight? In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, ethics and compliance leaders Erica Salmon Byrne, Chief Strategy Officer at Ethisphere and Executive Chair of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, and Neta Meidav, Vice President of Business and Product Strategy for Ethics & Compliance at Diligent and founder of Vault Platform, unpack new joint research on the world’s most ethical boardrooms. Drawing on 20 years of Ethisphere data and Diligent’s unique window into board practices, they reveal the concrete mechanics behind ethical board governance.

June 17, 202631 min

Quantum computing and the board: Managing risk, migration and opportunity

Quantum computing is moving from theory to boardroom reality—and with it comes a new class of cyber risk and strategic opportunity. In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Diligent Institute’s Senior Research & Programs Manager, Kira Ciccarelli, speaks with Dr. Aaron Kemp, US Quantum Leader at KPMG, about what corporate directors really need to know now.

June 3, 202628 min

Board leadership through transformation

In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, Tracy Nolan shares practical lessons on how boards can lead more effectively through transformation, disruption, and growth. Drawing on experience as a Fortune 100 senior executive, growth strategist, and board director, she explains why boards should pay close attention not only to formal decisions, but also to the signals they send through the questions they ask, the priorities they elevate, and the issues they ignore.

May 20, 202645 min

Tech expertise in the boardroom: AI, risk and the “governance concert”

In this episode of the Corporate Director Podcast, board member and technologist Roosevelt Giles shares a practical roadmap for boards grappling with AI, cybersecurity, and the broader tech revolution reshaping corporate value. Giles explains why every CEO is now effectively a technology CEO—and why boards must rapidly catch up.

May 6, 202638 min

Risk, sustainability and the importance of real-time data

In this episode, we explore how the landscape of corporate risk management and sustainability is transforming boardroom dynamics, driven by global regulatory shifts, technological advancements, and stakeholder expectations. Our guest, Mike Wallace, sheds light on the strategic importance of real-time data, ESG disclosures, and integrating sustainability into core business processes.