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Across the Board

Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist, discusses the role of Boards of Directors in Governance, Risk Management, and Ethics. He speaks with industry leaders every week to bring you the most up-to-date news, thought leadership, and commentary that every Board of Directors and those who report to Boards can use going forward.

Episode 9

Across the Board-Episode 9

17.5 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode I visit with Stuart Levine. We focus on Board optimization and try to answer the question of why your Board is not optimized. We consider what is an optimized board and are you serving on one?  

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Episode 10

Across the Board-Episode 10

Oct 4, 2018

In this episode, I visit with Sheila Hooda on culture on a Board of Directors and how Board’s can drive culture throughout an organization.

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Episode 11

Across the Board-Episode 11

23.18 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode, Richard Lummis and I consider the recent revelations which came to light that during the tenure of the former Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Immelt, he had an empty plane fly behind his jet on corporate trips. There were several points a Board of Directors can learn from these revela...

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Episode 13

Across the Board-Episode 12

21.28 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode I discuss a Board of Director’s obligations for a compliance program and how a Board might prudently discharge that obligation.

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Episode 13

Across the Board-Episode 13

17.98 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode I visit again with Rakhi Kumar, the Managing Director, Head of ESG and Asset Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors. We discuss the firm’s role in advocating for greater Board of Director Diversity. With a campaign which began with the ‘Fearless Girl” statue in Wall Street...

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Episode 15

Across the Board-Episode 15

11.67 min Oct 4, 2018

One of the ongoing questions from members of Board of Directors is how to resolve the tension between oversight and managing. I recently had the opportunity to visit with Joe Howell, the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Workiva, Inc. on this subject. Howell had a short response which I thought was ...

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Episode 14

Acorss the Board-Episode 14

19.44 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode, I visit with Joel Solomon on his new book “The Clean Money Revolution”.

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Episode 16

Across the Board-Episode 16

22.64 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode I consider the role of the Board of Directors in having a Compliance Committee and having a compliance expert on the Board itself. This lack of a key resource to the Board is something which has now drawn the attention of regulators and prosecutors. 

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Episode 17

Across the Board-Episode 17

27.4 min Oct 4, 2018

Managing Director of Strategy at LRN. We discuss how leading with principles has become even more important after the current wave of corporate scandals all in the context of Board of Directors accountability.

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Episode 18

Across the Board-Episode 18

25.77 min Oct 4, 2018

In this episode of Across the Board, I visit with Preston Pugh and AIysha Hussain from the firm of Miller & Chevalier on their recent paper entitled, “A More Effective Way For Corporate Boards To Respond In A #MeToo World” which they authored with Ian Herbert. In this paper they suggest ways...

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