David Chun (CEO, Equilar): The Boardroom Diversity Backlash—A Shifting Pendulum

(0:00) Intro

(1:38) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel

(2:25) Start of interview. *Reference to prior episode with Dave (E25 from Dec 2020)

(3:30) Equilar's current focus. New: Equilar Research Intelligence Copilot ERIC

(7:49) The current status of boardroom diversity. Latest (Q3 2024) Equilar Gender Diversity Index

(10:05) On boardroom refreshment

(11:25) On digital/technology/AI directors

(13:15) Executive (and Director) Compensation trends.

(17:36) On the current ESG/DEI backlash ("at the end of the day you have to do what's best for the business")

(20:13) On the boom and bust of SPACs ("incentives were misaligned")

(23:05) On the governance of private equity and VC backed companies. Reference to VCBA in SF 5/14 and NYC on 10/28

(28:15) AI's impact on governance and new corporate structures (PBCs) 

(32:36) On the growing influence—and disruption—of Silicon Valley in Washington, D.C. ("this feels like Uber")

(37:27) The evolving dynamics of California’s business landscape ("if it wasn't for the AI boom, I think we'd be in a pretty hurting spot")

(41:21) On the current backlash against Delaware and Elon Musk's pay package at Tesla  *Reference to Delaware's SB21

(44:43) Looking Forward: the importance of AI in the boardroom ("the genie is out of the bottle")

David Chun is the Founder & CEO of Equilar, a leading provider of executive intelligence solutions for board and executive recruitment, compensation, and governance strategies. 

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