Who really holds power inside today’s biggest companies?

In this episode of Boardroom Governance, UC Berkeley Law Professor Stavros Gadinis, author of Corporate Ordering, explains how corporate power is shifting as companies take on roles once associated with governments and regulators.

We discuss AI governance, board oversight, accountability and real-world examples from Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Uber, including what happens when formal governance structures collide with economic power.

Timestamps

00:00 Highlights
00:44 Introduction to Stavros Gadinis
04:06 Why Corporate Ordering?
07:41 How Corporations Become Rulemakers
14:14 The AI Governance Crisis
19:11 The OpenAI Board Fiasco
27:00 Meta’s Oversight Board
30:00 The 3-Step Framework for Corporate Governance
35:07 Governance vs. Compliance
41:37 Global AI Regulation
46:22 The Role of Legal Counsel
47:35 Rapid Fire Questions

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