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Intervention in the Boardroom. David Batchelder , Founder Relational Investors LLC First in the David Batchelder Lecture Series in Investor Activism. Corporate Governance Institute. Lori Verstegen Ryan Director. Corporate Governance Defined.
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Intervention in the Boardroom David Batchelder, Founder Relational Investors LLC First in the David Batchelder Lecture Series in Investor Activism
Corporate Governance Institute Lori Verstegen Ryan Director
Corporate Governance Defined • Roles, responsibilities, and balance of power among corporate directors, executives, and shareholders.
Corporate Governance Institute • The Corporate Governance Institute (CGI), founded in 1998, is an SDSU research and education center dedicated to the study and application of responsible corporate governance principles worldwide.
CGI History • Founded in 1998 as a joint venture of SDSU and the Corporate Directors Forum • Curriculum initiatives include • One of the first MBA Corporate Governance courses offered in the U.S. (1999) • Required EMBA course since Spring 2007 • Undergraduate course in “Business Ethics and Corporate Governance” • International network of corporate governance scholars
CGI Goals • Make high-level corporate governance speakers available to the San Diego public and students • Offer scholarships to graduate students writing theses on corporate governance topics • Offer competitive research grants and prizes • Continue support of international “Friends and Fellows” research network • Form influential new Advisory Board
Garry Ridge • President & CEO, WD-40 Company • Vice Chairman, San Diego Foundation • Previously Chairman of the Board of Corporate Directors Forum
Sarah Teslik • Sr. Vice President, Policy & Governance, Apache Corporation • Previously CEO of the CFP Board of Standards and was Executive Director of the Council for Institutional Investors 1988-2004
Dan Pittard • President and CEO of Rubio’s Inc. 2006-2010 • On boards of Oberto, Aditazz and PULS • Previously senior executive with Amoco, Gateway, and Pepsico, and a partner at McKinsey & Co.
Upcoming Events • David Batchelder Lecture Series in Investor Activism • June and January through 2016
David Batchelder • Founder and Principal of Relational Investors LLC • Has been Chairman of one board and Director on 10 others • Previously built Rela-tional Advisors LLC and was President & COO of Mesa Petroleum