Shannon Nash: Boards, AI Agents, and Human Judgment

(0:00) About the Boardroom Governance Summit (Aug 26-27, 2026) 

(0:43) Intro

(2:08) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel.

(2:54) Start of interview. 

(3:56) Origin Story of Shannon Nash

(7:00) Her pivot from Law to Finance

(9:15) Her operating and finance career 

(12:55) Her experience in tech (subscription businesses) and current COO and CFO role at Vibrant Planet

(15:50) Her first board (UserTesting) and subsequent board career (Netscout, SoFi, Lazy Dog Restaurants, Silicon Valley Community Foundation) 

(22:04) Cybersecurity Meets AI

(28:47) Where are the Humans? The next wave in the agentic era

(31:44) Regulated Boards and Risk

(36:25) Private Board Experience (VC and PE). 

(41:13) About Alpha AI, focusing on AI Governance

(43:53) On her podcast No Boxes, Just Verses

(46:45) Her obsession with the Acquired podcast

(47:41) Her mentors

(49:40) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by.

(51:06) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. Beat Shazam show

(52:15) The living person she most admires.

Shannon Nash is a qualified financial expert, attorney, and CPA with over 30 years at the intersection of technology, finance, and governance. She serves as a board member in both public and private companies.

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