Laurie Yoler: Boards at the Edge of Innovation

About this episode

Laurie Yoler discusses various aspects of governance and innovation in the boardroom.

Laurie Yoler, venture capital investor at Playground Global, former board member at Tesla and Zoox, and a director or advisor on more than 25 boards across public companies, startups, and nonprofits, joins the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss company building, AI governance, private markets, cybersecurity, geopolitics, and courage in the boardroom. She currently serves on the boards of Church & Dwight and the NACD Northern California Chapter.

People in this episode

Host: Evan Epstein

Guest: Laurie Yoler

Topics covered

• company building
• AI governance
• private markets
• cybersecurity
• geopolitics
• courage in the boardroom

Keywords

• venture capital
• AI
• cybersecurity
• geopolitics
• board governance
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Playground Global, Tesla, Zoox, Church & Dwight, NACD Northern California Chapter

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