News 2019 Corporate Governance Symposium Highlights

On March 20, 2019, the 2019 Corporate Governance Symposium took place which focused on "Governance Issues of Critical Importance to Boards and Investors in 2019."

John L. Weinberg Distinguished Speaker – Indra Nooyi, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo.

The John L. Weinberg Distinguished Speaker, Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO, PepsicCo., was interviewed by Charles Elson, Director of the Weinberg Center. For more information, view the video.

Special Speaker – Robert J. Jackson, Jr., Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The Symposium's Special Speaker, Robert J. Jackson, Jr., Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, was interviewed by Charles Elson, Director of the Weinberg Center. For more information, view the video.

Panel

A panel, featuring leading experts in corporate governance, focused on governance issues of critical importance to boards and investors in 2019.  For more information, view the video.

Luncheon Speaker - William D. Cohan, New York Times best-selling author, special correspondent at Vanity Fair, and a former senior Wall Street M&A investment banker at Lazard Frères & Co., Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase

The luncheon speaker was William D. Cohan, a New York Times best-selling author, special correspondent at Vanity Fair, and a former senior Wall Street M&A investment banker at Lazard Frères & Co., Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase   For more information, view the video.

Four academic papers were presented at the Symposium.  The John L. Weinberg Best Paper award was presented to Dan Taylor and Joseph Schroeder for their paper, "Audit Process, Private Information, and Insider Trading." Not present were co-authors Salman Arif and John Kepler.

Read more about the Symposium, including the participants, materials and the papers that were presented.