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Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute’s 2nd Annual Mehrotra Summit: Corporate Governance, Nov 10, 2025

November 10, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Monday November 10, 2025

Boston University Questrom School of Business, 595 Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA

This year’s Mehrotra summit will focus on corporate governance. Throughout the morning, the seniors in our honors program will present their research and lead panel discussions with industry and academic experts in front of the freshmen in our SM131 introductory business course.

Over lunch, we will facilitate roundtable discussions between our honors students, external advisors, and Questrom faculty. Curt Nickisch, the host of our podcast series, Is Business Broken? will moderate a panel interview of invited guests following lunch.

 

More details (including registration links) available here

 

Mehrotra Summit on Corporate Governance

8:00 – 9:15 AM

 

 

 

 

9:25 – 10:40 AM

 

 

 

 

11:15 – 12:30 PM

 Presentations & Panel Discussions led by Questrom Honors Seniors

 

8-9:15 AM, Session 1: Boardroom Governance: Independence, Expertise, and Ownership Structures

1.  Does greater board independence improve the alignment between CEO compensation and firm performance? (Albuquerque team)
2.  How does the trade-off between director independence and expertise shape boards’ balance between monitoring and advising?  (Shapira team)
3.  Common Ownership and Innovation: How Investor Engagement Shapes Competition Among Rivals. (Leccese team)

 

9:25 – 10:40 AM, Session 2: Models of Governance Around the World: State, Shareholders, and Workers

1.  Public vs. Private Ownership in Green Innovation (Kulatilaka team)
2.  Shareholder, Stakeholder, or Family Control? Corporate Governance in the US, Sweden, and Korea. (Rindisbacher team)
3.  What are the implications of worker representation on corporate boards, and why have U.S. companies avoided this model compared to Germany? (Brochet team)

 

11:15 – 12:30 PM, Session 3: Corporate Purpose, Stakeholders, and Emerging Challenges

1.   How does ESG performance impact the firm’s market outcomes? (Sun team)
2.  How does the distribution of stakeholder power shape corporate purpose? (Ericson team)
3.
Who Should Govern AI? Regulation, Corporate Governance, and the Case of OpenAI. (Val Alstyne team)

Questrom 1st Floor Auditorium
12:45 – 2:30 PM Lunch with Honors Seniors, Panelists & Invited Guests (check-in and lunch begins at 12:45)
Live Recording of a Podcast Episode about Corporate Governance (starts 1 PM sharp!)
Round-table Discussions of the topic 2-2:30Podcast Panelists:

  • Ruth Aguilera – Northeastern Chair Professor
  • Kevin McGovern (NACD)
  • Roy Shapira (Visiting Professor Mehrotra)

WBUR City Space, 890 Commonwealth Ave
7 PM Student-led Movie Night, featuring The Social Network film with post-film discussion with Professor Van Alstyne

Questrom Auditorium

 

More details (including registration links) available here

Details

  • Date: November 10, 2025
  • Time:
    8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Venue

  • Boston University
  • Commonwealth Avenue
    Boston, MA     + Google Map