How can you improve board collaboration?

James Lam (Independent Director & Risk Committee Chair, E*TRADE)


James Lam addresses the issue of improving peer interaction on corporate boards. He talks about his experience as an independent board member for E*TRADE which according to Lam, has been a positive experience, with board members coming from diverse backgrounds with the appropriate skills able to do the job effectively. He talks about the importance of trust and being able to share differences of opinions among board members.

James Lam

Independent Director & Risk Committee Chair, E*TRADE James Lam is a professional with extensive experience as Chief Risk Officer, management consultant, and private and public board member. Widely recognized as an early advocate of enterprise risk management, and noted as the first-ever “Chief Risk Officer”. James is also a frequent keynote speaker for board-level and executive-level conferences.

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James Lam

Independent Director & Risk Committee Chair, E*TRADE

James Lam is a professional with extensive experience as Chief Risk Officer, management consultant, and private and public board member. Widely recognized as an early advocate of enterprise risk management, and noted as the first-ever “Chief Risk Officer”. James is also a frequent keynote speaker for board-level and executive-level conferences.

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Vaishali Jain

Vaishali Jain

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Bloomberg TV Journalist

Vaishali has been working in the media industry & Journalism for more than 14 years. She had her own CEO talk show on Bloomberg TV India called Biz Lounge, a show that she anchored and produced. Biz Lounge explored the business aspects of each company, as well as the company's leadership, corporate culture, as well as each leader's personal side including how he/she spent their free time.

Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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