
The Voice of Corporate Governance
CII’s podcast is one of many platforms CII offers members to access timely information and perspectives and to increase public attention to critical issues and developments in corporate governance and capital markets. The target audience for our podcast is CII Members, other institutional investors, public companies, securities lawyers, proxy advisory firms and other institutional investor service providers.The podcast is free to the public and available on all major podcast listening platforms, and is not sponsored or paid for by advertisements.
Latest episodes

Oct 4, 2023 • 26min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Sept. 5 - Oct. 3)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from September 5 to October 3, 2023.

Sep 27, 2023 • 16min
Old Institutions, New Report: Auditors’ Experiences Implementing Critical Audit Matter Reporting with Karla Zehms
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Karla M. Zehms, the Ernst and Young Professor at University of Wisconsin – Madison. Professor Zehms is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "Old Institutions, New Report: Auditors’ Experiences Implementing Critical Audit Matter Reporting."

Sep 7, 2023 • 21min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (Aug. 1 - Sept. 5)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from August 1 to September 5, 2023.

Aug 24, 2023 • 33min
Corporate Governance Welfarism with Ed Rock
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Edward B. Rock, The Martin Lipton Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance at the New York University School of Law. Professor Rock is a co-author of a recent paper, "Corporate Governance Welfarism."

Aug 3, 2023 • 40min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (June 28 - Aug. 1)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from June 28 to August 1, 2023.

Jul 27, 2023 • 23min
Chilling Climate Change Disclosure with J. Robert Brown Jr.
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews J. Robert Brown, Jr., the Lawrence W. Treece Professor of Corporate Governance at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Professor Brown is a co-author of a recent paper titled "Chilling Climate Change Disclosure: The Enabling Role of Corporate Counsel in Management Misstatements of ESG Matters."

Jul 5, 2023 • 21min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (May 30 - June 28)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from May 30 - June 28, 2023.

Jun 29, 2023 • 16min
Barbarians Inside the Gates: Raiders, Activists, and the Risk of Mistargeting with Zohar Goshen
In this episode, CII General Counsel interviews Zohar Goshen, the Jerome L. Greene Professor of Transactional Law at Columbia Law School. Professor Goshen is a co-author of a research paper titled "Barbarians Inside the Gates: Raiders, Activists, and the Risk of Mistargeting."

Jun 8, 2023 • 12min
Disappearing Audit Disclosure: Changes in the Reporting of Critical Audit Matters With Kate Suslava
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Kate Suslava of the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University. Professor Suslava is one of the co-authors of a recent research paper entitled "Disappearing Audit Disclosure: Changes in the Reporting of Critical Audit Matters." The paper is available upon request from the author at ks063@bucknell.edu.

Jun 1, 2023 • 26min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update (May 2-30)
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from May 2-30, 2023.