On Board: The Modern Playbook for Corporate Governance

by Jonathan F Foster, Paul Bellantoni (Read by)

Overview

On Board: The Modern Playbook for Corporate Governance is the ultimate guide for corporate directors, executives, governance professionals, and students navigating today's fast-evolving business landscape. Written by a seasoned corporate director, investment banker, and expert witness in corporate litigation, this essential resource delivers a historical perspective, data-driven insights and stories from inside boardrooms on board leadership, fiduciary duties, CEO issues, regulatory compliance, and governance best practices.

This playbook addresses key corporate governance challenges, including CEO-board dynamics, executive oversight, and leadership effectiveness; mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings effectiveness; institutional investors' influence, proxy battles, and governance trends; the growing impact of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) initiatives; and crisis management, corporate risk mitigation, and regulatory adherence.

Featuring exclusive interviews with top executives, corporate attorneys, investment bankers, and industry leaders, this book provides real-world case studies, strategic frameworks, and actionable guidance to enhance board effectiveness, shareholder value, and corporate success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798228675605
Publisher:	Ascent Audio
Publication date:	09/16/2025
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Jonathan F. Foster is a leading expert in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and private equity investing. As the founder and managing director of Current Capital Partners LLC, he brings decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, private firms, and businesses undergoing restructurings. Previously a managing director at Lazard, Jon has served on over forty-five corporate boards, taking on key leadership roles such as chair, lead director, and committee member for audit, executive, and transaction oversight.

A highly sought-after corporate litigation expert witness, Jon has participated in over sixty legal cases, offering testimony on valuation, distressed companies, and governance issues. His insights have been featured in top financial publications, and he has been a guest lecturer at prestigious universities.

When he's not working with companies or speaking on corporate strategy, Jon enjoys life in New York City with his wife, their goldendoodle, and their two grown children.

Paul Bellantoni, a classically trained actor, is a former opera singer in the US and Europe. He voiced all the fight efforts for Wenwu in the Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and made his animated feature debut in the Annie Award-nominated Ruben Brandt, Collector. Thrilled to be narrating audiobooks, he excels in character voices, accents, and captivating passionate storytelling. He was the singing voice for the Cowardly Lion of Oz ornament from Hallmark, and is the voice for Uatu, The Watcher in the Marvel Super War videogame.

He has voiced lead characters in the English versions of several Netflix and Hulu series, and has appeared in many videogame franchises, including Dungeons & Dragons, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Black Desert, Genshin Impact, and Shenmue.

He sang lead roles in opera companies throughout the US and Europe for over a decade, appears on the cast recording of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" with Central City Opera, as well as a solo CD of arias "Heroes & Villains" with the Moravian Symphony. He made his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall as a winner of the Koussevitzky Prize.