0:00 -- Intro.
1:35 -- Start of interview.
2:05 -- Alan's "origin story".
2:43 -- On his background as a U.S. Air Force pilot.
4:42 -- On the evolution of his academic career, including at and Stanford GSB and U. of Colorado Boulder.
7:01 -- On his Professorship at Cambridge Judge Business School and his role as Co-Director of the Centre for Financial Reporting and Accountability.
9:16 -- About the Cambridge Disinformation Summit, on July 27-28, 2023. "I would characterize fraud and greenwashing as disinformation." The difference between disinformation and misinformation.
14:49-- His research on fraud is based mostly on public markets (because public market data is more available than private market data).
18:18 -- On ESG, anti-ESG and (the accounting and auditing of) greenwashing. On creation of the Cambridge Executive Master of Accounting to focus on some of these emerging matters.
24:36 -- Challenges of ESG Ratings. "Despite the fact that it is challenging to measure, I think it's still worth engaging in it."
30:24 -- On the SVB collapse, and its accounting/financial reporting issues.
37:03 -- On geopolitics, the "uncoupling"/"re-balancing" of US/EU and China and the broader geopolitical landscape. "This is the highest geopolitical risk environment that I've ever lived through."
39:00 -- On microtargeting, and research by his colleague David Stillwell, the director of the Cambridge Psychometrics Centre.
40:25 -- On the challenges with TikTok.
42:12 -- On the disinformation challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
44:35 -- On the SEC amendments to modernize Rule 10b5-1 insider trading plans and related disclosures.
47:58 -- Final take-aways for corporate directors: "You need to be paying attention to the information environment, more than just PR." "Your company is a both a political actor and a political target." "Having a Holistic Approach to Information is Critical."
50:03 -- The (recent) books that have greatly influenced his life:
- Power, by Jeffrey Pfeffer (2010)
- Corruptible, by Brian Klaas (2021)
- Foolproof, by Sander Van Der Linden (2023)
52:19 -- His mentors, and what he learned from them.
- Annette Beatty, Professor Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University.
- Joe Olenoski and Peggy Carnahan, (USAF retired)
- Greg Russo, USAF Captain during his pilot training.
54:00 -- Quotes he thinks of often or lives his life by: "The Absence of Negative is Positive."
54:50-- An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves: he has watched every single episode of The Bachelor and Survivor franchises (including Australian Survivor). "It's a huge social manipulation game."
56:12 -- The living person he most admires: "I sadly don't have an answer. I am waiting for some personality to start building community again."
Alan Jagolinzer is a Professor of Financial Accounting and the Co-Director of the Centre for Financial Accounting and Accountability at Cambridge's Judge Business School. His research interests include insider trading, financial reporting, corporate governance, and executive compensation and incentives.
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