Conference on Racial Equity in Corporate Governance: How Can We Increase Racial Diversity in the C-Suite and Boardroom?
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October 29, November 16, and January 14
Conference Kickoff: Remarks by Leo E. Strine, Jr.
Former Chief Justice, Delaware; Distinguished Fellow, Columbia and Penn Law Schools; Of Counsel, WLRK
In this first installment of our conference series, Professor Chris Brummer (Agnes N. Williams Professor and Faculty Director, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Center) will moderate a discussion on how to increase racial diversity in the C-suite and boardroom with panelists:
- Gilbert Casellas, Independent Director and Consultant
- Janet Foutty, Executive Chair of the Board, Deloitte US
- Paul Martin, Chief Diversity Officer, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Barry Lawson Williams, Retired Investment Consultant and Corporate Director
The panel will debunk excuses for insufficient diversity in these spaces and explore topics such as the economics of diversity and implications for fiduciary duties, generating a diverse pipeline of candidates, equity in promotion opportunities, and equity and inclusion in the boardroom experience.
We will conclude with a “deep-dive” session on statutory reform in the context of California’s newly enacted statute requiring public companies to include directors from underrepresented communities. Professor Eric Talley (Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law and Co-Director, Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Columbia Law School) will moderate a conversation between Professor Joseph Grundfest (William A. Franke Professor of Law and Business, Stanford Law School and Senior Faculty, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University) and Professor Aaron Dhir (Florence Rogatz Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School and Associate Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School).
Over a series of three panel discussions, we will be joined by business leaders and top legal thinkers to explore how to increase racial diversity in the C-suite and boardroom, how corporate leaders can promote a more inclusive workforce and racial equity, and what (if anything) a rebalanced system of corporate governance can do to promote racial equity.
Co-Sponsored by:
Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Columbia Law School; Institute for Law & Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Stanford Center for Racial Justice, Stanford Law School