(0:00) Intro

(1:34) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel

(2:21) Start of interview 

(3:20) Marie's origin story

(5:19) Career Path in Law and Governance. Her time at HP and Agilent Technologies.

(7:50) Transition to eBay 

(9:57) Shareholder Activism and eBay's Story *CNBC clip with Ryan Cohen

(14:42) Governance Roles and Board Memberships

(16:50) Her teaching positions on the role of the General Counsel 

(18:57) Chair and Director Succession

(23:37) On separating Chair and CEO roles

(25:44) Governance in Private Companies

(30:40) The Impact of AI on Governance. She thinks of it in three buckets: 1) Customer/revenue opportunity; 2) from an enterprise wide standpoint; and 3) AI risks

(34:36) Questions board members should ask management regarding AI opportunities and challenges

(38:09) Energy Sector and AI *Marie serves on the board of Portland General Electric

(43:10) Geopolitical Challenges in Business *reference to Meta-Manus China breakup

(45:24) Building Trust in the Boardroom

(48:30) Books that have greatly influenced her life:

(50:32) Her mentors

(52:38) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by.

(54:00) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves.

(56:00) The living person she most admires: Lisa Su.

Marie Oh Huber has over 30 years of experience of strategic business, legal, regulatory and public policy experience in large global public technology companies, including eBay, Agilent Technologies, and HP. She currently serves on the board of Portland General Electric

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