Lisa Edwards: President & COO of Diligent Corporation, a Leading GRC & ESG SaaS Provider

Welcome to the Boardroom Governance Podcast. I’m your host, Evan Epstein. In this episode, I talk with Lisa Edwards, the President and COO of Diligent Corporation, a company providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance and ESG with more than $500 million in revenue and a $7 billion company valuation. Lisa assumed the role in September 2020 and is responsible for commercial growth and performance, including global sales, marketing, customer success, and 24/7/365 worldwide support. Lisa previously served as a leading executive in tech companies such as Salesforce and Visa. She also currently serves on the board of Colgate-Palmolive. In this podcast, we talk about the current focus of Diligent Corporation, the evolving use of technology by boards, the rise of ESG, board diversity, dual-class share structures and private company governance. We also address what directors should be thinking about and monitoring in the current environment with a looming recession and other problems such as rising inflation, the politicization of corporations, and new geopolitical tensions. If you like this show, please consider subscribing, leaving a review or sharing this podcast on social media. You can find all the show notes on the website boardroom-governance.com and please feel free to subscribe to the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at evanepstein.substack.com