As we look ahead to a new calendar year, the demands on board directors will continue to be high. In 2025, board directors will continue to be pulled into various directions shaped by evolving business environments, regulatory changes, and societal expectations. Join an upcoming SVDX webinar to review some prominent issues that are expected to be high on the agenda for the new year. Some possible topics include evolving regulations, technology transformation, geopolitical challenges, talent management, crisis resilience, and corporate responsibility. Our panel of experts will cover a variety of topics on what to anticipate in the world of corporate governance in the new year.
SPEAKERS
Jennifer Dulski
Jennifer Dulski has a wide range of executive experience including leadership roles at Facebook, Google, and Yahoo!, and founder, CEO, and president roles at early stage and scaling startups. She is currently CEO and founder of Rising Team, a company that provides tools, data, and community to turn managers into amazing coaches that build happier and more successful teams. She has deep board experience in public and private companies and nonprofit boards and currently serves on the boards of WW, formerly Weight Watchers (NASDAQ: WW), the Change.org Foundation, and Arctic Ice Project.
Ryan Hourihan
Ryan Hourihan is a managing director with Pearl Meyer. He has over ten years of experience advising boards and senior management on incentive compensation design, corporate governance, and performance measurement with the objective of supporting business strategy, value creation, and shareholder interests. Ryan is particularly experienced in compensation challenges unique to privately held firms seeking to compete with publicly traded firms. His clients have included Fortune 500 organizations, privately held companies, and pre-IPO ventures across an array of industries.
David F. Larcker
David F. Larcker is the James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also the director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business and senior faculty of the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. Larcker’s research focuses on executive compensation, corporate governance, and managerial accounting. His most recent book, written with Brian Tayan, was released in June 2023: The Art and Practice of Corporate Governance.
F. Daniel Siciliano, moderator
Dan Siciliano is a successful technology CEO-founder and entrepreneur, as well as Vice Chair of the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and a recognized expert in corporate strategy and governance, capital financial markets, executive compensation, and technological disruption (including fintech, AI and cybersecurity). He is currently Chairman of SVDX, board member of the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation, chair-elect of the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks, and a fellow at Stanford University.