

The Voice of Corporate Governance
The Council of Institutional Investors
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.
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Jun 23, 2022 • 10min
The Financial Reporting Quality of Post-Merger SPAC Firms with Ryan Wilson
In this episode, CII Legal Intern Alvaro Reyes interviews Ryan Wilson, a Professor of Accounting at the University of Iowa. Professor Willson is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Not Ready for Primetime: Financial Reporting Quality After SPAC Mergers."

Jun 16, 2022 • 20min
It Pays for Companies to Leave Russia with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, the Founder & President of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute and the Senior Associate Dean of the Yale School of Management, and Steven Tian, Director of Research of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute. Sonnenfeld and Tian are co-authors of a recent paper entitled "It Pays For Companies To Leave Russia."

Jun 9, 2022 • 13min
Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable with Professor Daniel J. Taylor
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Daniel J. Taylor, the Arthur Anderson Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Taylor is the co-author of a recent research paper entitled "Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable."

Jun 2, 2022 • 22min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from April 29 to May 31.

May 18, 2022 • 14min
Meet the Chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants: Gabriela Figueiredo Dias
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney chats with Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, Chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, on what the Board does and why investors should care about its work.

May 12, 2022 • 14min
The SEC’s New Proposal on Climate Disclosure: Critiquing the Critics with Professor George S. Georgiev
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor George S. Georgiev of the Emory University School of Law. Professor Georgiev is the author of recent post to the Oxford Business Law Blog entitled “The SEC’s new Proposal on Climate Disclosure: Critiquing the Critics.”

May 3, 2022 • 23min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from April 1 to 29.

Apr 28, 2022 • 18min
The SEC’s Attempt to Write Generally Accepted Climate Principles with Shivaram Rajgopal
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Shivaram Rajgopal, the Kester and Brynes Professor at Columbia Business School. Professor Rajgopal is the author of a two-part article published in Forbes entitled "The SEC’s Attempt to Write Generally Accepted Climate Principles." Recently, Professor Rajgopal published a third article about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure proposal entitled "Why Do Critics Claim that the SEC Has Over-Reached with Climate Risk Disclosure?"

Apr 14, 2022 • 13min
Legal Guardrails for a Unicorn Crackdown with Alexander Platt
In this episode, CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney interviews Professor Alexander Platt of the University of Kansas School of Law. Professor Platt is the author of a new research paper entitled "Legal Guardrails for a Unicorn Crackdown."

Apr 7, 2022 • 30min
CII’s Monthly Governance and Capital Market Regulation Update
This episode has CII General Counsel Jeff Mahoney covering the top 10 important events affecting institutional investors from March 1 to April 1


