Board Perspectives

The global economy runs on energy, and when energy markets move, the effects ripple far beyond the pump or the power grid. In early February, the world was operating in a well‑supplied, relatively low‑cost energy environment, with abundant crude oil, strong liquefied natural gas flows into Europe and Asia, growing investment in renewables, renewed momentum around nuclear, and energy prices that su...

Do your business leaders talk about AI at every board meeting? Companies that see the highest level of ROI from AI do, but you might be surprised to learn only about a quarter of companies worldwide have AI on the agenda at every board meeting. This is one of key takeaways from the latest Global Board Governance Survey conducted by Protiviti and BoardProspects. In this installment of the Board Per...

In this installment of the Board Perspectives podcast, we are joined by Diane Gherson, former CHRO of IBM where she was responsible for redesigning all aspects of the firm’s people agenda and digitally transforming the HR function, incorporating AI across all offerings. She is a certified Executive Coach and board member at The Kraft Heinz Company, Centivo, TechWolf and the National Academy of Hum...

In this installment of the Board Perspectives podcast, we are joined by Dennis Chookaszian, an adjunct professor of strategic management at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business where he currently teaches a class on the Dawn of Artificial Intelligence. He is the former chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance Company. During his career, he has served as a director on more than 100 public a...

In our latest edition of Board Perspectives, our conversation focuses on psychology and its role as a potential driver for sustainability in organizations. Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason is joined by Dr. Elise Amel and Paige Powers. Dr. Amel earned a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Purdue University and is an award-winning professor of psychology at the Univers...

In this installment of the Board Perspectives podcast, we are joined by Jeff Newcom, Chief Operations Officer for Old National Bank, a regional bank with substantial assets, based in Chicago and Evansville, Indiana. Newcom is also a Board Member and Board Committee Chair-Human Resources for Chicago’s Community Investment Corporation, a nonprofit providing mortgage financing to buy and rehab apartm...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. This episode of Blind Spots in the Boardroom podcast host Frank Kurre and guest Mark Rogers discuss how directors can secure a second or third board seat. The con...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. This episode of Protiviti's  Blind Spots in the Boardroom podcast Protiviti Managing Director and host Constantine Boyadjiev welcomes Joel Wuesthoff, a Managing D...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this episode of the Blind Spots in the Boardroom podcast, Protiviti Managing Director and host Constantine Boyadjiev welcomes Rich Kessler, a Director in Proti...

In this installment of the Board Perspectives podcast, we are joined by Heidi Crebo-Rediker, a senior fellow at the Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Crebo-Rediker previously served as the State Department’s first Chief Economist and as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council. Here, she discusses risk, resilience, navigating the unknows and th...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this episode of Blind Spots in the Boardroom , host Frank Kurre and guest Mark Rogers discuss the strategic and often lengthy process of securing a board posit...

In our latest installment of Board Perspectives, we’re discussing the state of ESG around the world. Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason is joined by Rachel Lowe of Proskauer and Matt Toohey of Modern West Advisory. Matt, based in Canada, is the chief sustainability officer for Modern West Advisory. He has close to 20 years of experience supporting corporations with sustainability strat...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization’s strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this episode, host Frank Kurre speaks with digital asset and risk expert Ann Rodriguez for a timely conversation on the Environmental, Social, and Governance (...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this Episode, host Frank Kurre welcomes Ann Rodriguez, a seasoned executive who brings extensive leadership experience from Deutsche Bank, GE Capital, Wells Fa...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough.  In this episode, Protiviti Managing Director Frank Kurre is joined by Ann Rodriguez to explore the impact of digital assets on corporate governance and strategic...

Our topic in the latest episode of Board Perspectives is managing climate risk, featuring a discussion with Matthew Sekol, Kimberly Roscoe and Alyse Mauro Mason on the evolving landscape of climate risk and sustainability. These experts highlight the distinction between acute and chronic climate risks and their impact on businesses, and also emphasize the necessity for companies to adapt and plan...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough.    In this episode, Protiviti Managing Directors Constantine Boyadjiev and Todd Pleune delve into the various use cases of AI and its future possibilities. They d...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough.    In this episode, Qiaoni "Linda" Jing and Frank Kurre explore the complexities of being both a CEO and board member. Linda shares strategies for effective role...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough.    In this episode, Frank Kurre, Managing Director at Protiviti, and Lance Mangum, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation, explore the cr...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough.    This episode features a dialogue between Frank Kurre, Managing Director at Protiviti, and Lance Mangum, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx Cor...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this episode, Protiviti Managing Director, Frank Kurre and Lance Mangum, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation discuss blind spots re...

In this episode of Board Perspectives, our guest is Matthew Sekol, a sustainability global black belt on Microsoft's cross-industry team. Matthew leads Microsoft's Sustainability Partners to help companies understand their challenges through data. In 2024, Matthew released a book called  ESG Mindset , a guide for companies to think critically about ESG and take a holistic approach to the business....

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this episode, Protiviti Managing Director Frank Kurre and Lance Mangum, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation, discuss blind spots re...

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organization's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough. In this episode, Protiviti Managing Directors Frank Kurre and Chad Volkert discuss legal blind spots and how to proactively prepare for potential investigations a...

An increasingly important issue for board members to address today is sustainability – specifically, sustainable sourcing and operations. These challenges not only have global compliance implications, but also brand and reputation issues, which are especially important to the board. In this episode, we speak with Protiviti’s Radhi Subramanian and Debjani Mallick about strategic and sustainable sou...