I’m attending today a symposium hosted by the above center at the University of Delaware, organized by the center’s head, Prof. Larry Cunningham. The title is: “Boardroom Legacy: Weinbergs of Goldman Sachs & The Evolution of Courtroom Governance”.

The impetus of the convocation is the 1948 Princeton senior paper of John Weinberg, that has never previously been published, which provided intellectual insights on corporate governance that played a key role beginning in the middle of the last century, and has continuing relevance today. After his Princeton days, he became the chairman of Goldman Sachs, and it is his name graces the corporate center where the symposium is being held.

The program and materials are available at this link. Highlights of the day featured panels and presentations that included insights on:

• The history of corporate governance
• Directing with AI: Corporate Governance, AI Governance, and the Board
• Board composition
• Reflections on Integrity, Diligence, and Profit in the Director’s Role
• Keynote speech by former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo Strine, Jr.