Changing World of Boards, ESG and Shareholder Dynamics

In our second episode of Evercore Edge – a special double-feature of our new thought leadership podcast – Bill Anderson interviews BlackRock’s Michelle Edkins, Teneo’s Gaby Sulzberger, Wachtell Lipton’s Sabastian Niles and Evercore’s Zach Oleksiuk on how the landscape for U.S. public company boards has fundamentally changed, the trends that we expect to accelerate with new universal proxy card rules and how companies should prepare for what comes next.

Guests:

• Michelle Edkins – a Managing Director at BlackRock, responsible for institutional relations, policy on stewardship issues, and communications related to BlackRock’s investment stewardship perspectives and activities;
• Gaby Sulzberger – Chair of Teneo’s Global ESG Advisory practice and a seasoned financial executive who’s served on the Boards of many blue chip companies including Whole Foods, MasterCard, Eli Lilly, Warby Parker and others;
• Sabastian Niles – a Partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz specializing in shareholder and stakeholder activism, proxy fights, ESG and M&A; and
• Zach Oleksiuk – a Managing Director in Evercore’s Strategic Shareholder Advisory practice specializing in shareholder engagement, corporate governance, ESG and IR

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