Past Events
September 17, 2025 — The Brandes Center at the University of California San Diego will host Lawrence Cunningham for a discussion about the intersection of value investing and corporate governance.
The Rady School of Management, in collaboration with the Brandes Center, is honored to welcome Lawrence A. Cunningham — renowned professor, author, and corporate governance expert — as the distinguished speaker for this year’s Stanley Foster Symposium.
As one of the world’s foremost authorities on Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Cunningham brings unparalleled insight into the business model, culture, and long-term value creation strategies that have shaped one of the most successful companies in American history.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from a scholar and practitioner who bridges theory and real-world governance, offering lessons on resilience, leadership, and sustainable value in today’s capital markets.
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 9:00am–10:30am
Location: Rady School of Management, Beyster Auditorium
Register here!
2025 Stanley Foster Symposium Website View Speakers
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September 16, 2025 — The Directors College of San Diego, in collaboration with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster,
will host a panel discussion on the relative appeal of generalists versus specialists on public company boards. Panelists will include Lawrence Cunningham.
Past Events
Director Cunningham has been invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Capital Markets Subcommittee on Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 AM in Washington, D.C.
The hearing, titled “Reassessing Sarbanes-Oxley: The Cost of Compliance in Today’s Capital Markets,” will consider whether aspects of the landmark legislation have outlived their value.
Mr. Cunningham, a recognized authority on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has authored influential articles on the statute and has worked closely with numerous companies on its implementation. This marks his third appearance before Congress, reflecting his continued leadership in corporate governance and regulatory reform.
Link to the Hearing
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September 25, 2025 — The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) hosted Professor Cunningham on a panel drawing on
his recent Congressional testimony about external audits of internal controls. Other panelists included Professors John Coates of Harvard and Abigail Allen of Brigham Young University, both of whom also testified with Cunningham in the Congressional hearing in Washington DC.
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2025 Policy History Conference
June 6, 2025 | Charlotte, North Carolina We are pleased to announce that Director Lawrence Cunningham’s paper, “Governance Gurus: The Weinbergs of Goldman Sachs,” has been accepted for presentation at the 2025 Policy History Conference. The paper will contribute to the Center’s upcoming book, Boardroom Legacy: The Weinbergs of Goldman Sachs and the Evolution of Corporate Governance. The Policy History Conference is an interdisciplinary forum hosted by the Institute for Political History, the Journal of Policy History, and the Arizona State University Center for American Institutions. This year’s conference will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Since 2002, the Policy History Conference has provided an interdisciplinary forum for presentations and roundtable discussions on policy history topics and recent policy history research. The conferences bring together academy scholars, independent scholars and graduate students to share their research. Many of the papers presented eventually appear in academic journals and other publications. A draft copy of the program will be available on this page after April 1.
Director Cunningham discussed the Weinberg Center’s book project, described below:
