In this 25-minute episode of the Women Governance Trailblazers podcast, Courtney Kamlet and I spoke with Cindie Jamison – who serves as Board Chair of Darden Restaurants, as well as a director and Audit Committee Chair at ODP Corp. and IFF Inc. She also recently published a memoir/career and life advice book that I very much enjoyed – “Shards in My Hair: Tales From Breaking the Glass Ceiling.” We discussed:

1. How to adapt to career-related setbacks and opportunities.

2. The biggest changes facing boards today – and how to stay nimble.

3. Evolution in activism approaches and director slates.

4. Potential impacts of the current deregulatory environment on boards and disclosure practices.

5. How to cultivate a productive boardroom culture and appropriate information flows.

6. Cindie’s advice for the next generation of women governance trailblazers.

To listen to any of our prior episodes of Women Governance Trailblazers, visit the podcast page on TheCorporateCounsel.net or use your favorite podcast app. I am SO grateful for all of the guests who have taken time to talk with us over the past 5+ years, and we’re looking forward to more great discussions in 2026! If there are governance trailblazers whose career paths and perspectives you’d like to hear more about, Courtney and I always appreciate recommendations! Drop me an email at liz@thecorporatecounsel.net.

Programming note: We’re starting our holiday blogging schedule tomorrow, which means that this blog will be sparse until early January. Happy holidays – and best wishes to all of our readers for the new year!

– Liz Dunshee