In this episode of BDO in the Boardroom, we welcome Dr. Cynthia Clark—corporate governance expert, author, and professor—to explore the benefits to today’s directors in understanding various governance structures. Drawing from her extensive research and advisory work, Dr. Clark unpacks the value proposition of understanding governance structures, explaining how this knowledge empowers directors and executives to make more informed, strategic decisions that drive organizational performance; while further enhancing an individual’s board service and career growth offering practical advice for those seeking to expand their board portfolios or evaluate the governance culture of prospective organizations. Whether you're a seasoned director or preparing for your first board seat, this episode offers actionable insights to elevate your governance acumen and opportunities.

Join BDO’s Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and her guest board of director Samantha Kappagoda as she discusses the dynamics of technological innovation happening within organizations today and the risk aspects that board of directors may not be thinking about.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Ralph Ward, corporate governance expert, speaker, educators, publisher/editor of the Boardroom INSIDER, to discuss the why and how boards are taking on more “agency” today to drive corporate resilience.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Didier Lavion, BDO Principal within BDO’s Forensics practice, to discuss both the Board’s and a company’s obligation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). We further explore interpretations of the recent executive orders that put a pause on FCPA enforcement, and the ensuing memorandums issued by the AG’s office providing preliminary guidance to the DOJ’s stance on anti-corruption.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Kelly Slavitt, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Head of Corporate Development for Sikka, an AI driven software/SaaS healthcare technology startup to discuss how artificial intelligence can be intentionally utilized to operationalize, grow and scale in a young, yet high growth company.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she and her colleague Damon Pike, Principal & Technical Practice Leader in BDO’s National Tax Office for Customs & International Trade Services as they discuss what directors need to know about the dynamic tariff environment and current global trade wars and how best to mitigate risks to their companies.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Myrna Soto, Founder and CEO of Apogee Executive Advisors and public company director, to discuss what should be on the minds of today’s Nomination & Governance committee chairs and members amid a swirling sea of risk and opportunity facing companies.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she and her colleague Todd Simmens, National Managing Principal of Tax Risk Management and Tax Controversy and Procedure & Tax Policy and Legislation Technical Practice Leader, join to discuss post-U.S. election to discuss corporate tax considerations for board of directors.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Holly Carr, BDO Managing Director within BDO’s Forensics group, to discuss how the Board’s active oversight of investigations undertaken in response to allegations of misconduct is critical in the eyes of regulators and increasingly factoring into penalties and sanctions imposed on wrongdoers.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she and her colleague Todd Simmens, National Managing Principal of Tax Risk Management and Tax Controversy and Procedure & Tax Policy and Legislation Technical Practice Leader, as they discuss pre-election tax considerations for board of directors.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Emily Lucas of the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) to discuss how advancements in the implementation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in financial reporting are impacting oversight roles for the board and audit committee.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Patricia Gorham, Eversheds Sutherland’s Co-Lead of the US and Global Professional Liability Practice, and Holly Carr, BDO Forensics’ Managing Director, to discuss how the Audit Committee should handle allegations of fraud or illegal acts.

Join BDO’s Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she engages BDO USA CEO Wayne Berson in conversation about the drivers for transformational change for an audit firm to establish an employee stock option plan (“ESOP”) and what audit committees and those charged with governance may be most interested to understand.

Join BDO's Amy Rojik as she and Tom Bradbury, Founder/CEO of Broad-Gauge, discuss culture within organizations – specifically how it is measured and what the board’s role is around culture.

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and Dan Harris, who leads Sustainability and ESG Assurance at BDO USA, as they discuss what U.S.-based companies need to know about the State of California’s new SB 253 Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act and its new SB 261 Risk Reporting Rule. These laws apply to companies doing business in California, both private and public. Learn whether your organization is impacted, and what you can do to prepare.

Join BDO’s Amy Rojik as she sits down with colleague Kirstie Tiernan to discuss the potential benefits and challenges with respect to AI’s impact on businesses and what directors should be considering in their oversight role.

Join BDO’s Amy Rojik as she sits down with BDO colleagues Tara Pendleton and Bilal Shah to discuss how technology enablement can magnify a positive impact on audit quality execution.

Join BDO’s Center for Corporate Governance leader Amy Rojik as she sits down with BDO Digital colleague and Practice Leader – Data & AI Rich Lamorena to discuss benefits, challenges and best practices with respect to the use of data analytics in business and the boardroom.

Join BDO’s Amy Rojik as she sits down with Sean Ahmadinejad of BDO Digital to discuss what they are seeing by way of opportunities, challenges and types of automation being utilized by companies today, together with the board’s oversight role in this area. This is one of several podcasts in a series exploring the application of emerging technology and analytical techniques impacting directors.

Join BDO Center for Corporate Governance’s Amy Rojik as she sits down with her colleague National Partner – Audit Data Analytics & Emerging Methods Brian Miller to discuss the potential benefits and challenges with respect to AI’s impact on the evaluation of audit risk.