Ben Joseloff: The Board's Guide to CFIUS and Evolving National Security Reviews
Description
(0:00 ) Intro
(1:43 ) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel
(2:29 ) Start of interview
(3:11 ) Ben's origin story
(9:39 ) His start at Cravath in 2010
(10:54 ) His time at the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House.
(15:04 ) About CFIUS. Reforms from FIRRMA (2018). Control transactions and minority investments in critical technologies, critical infrastructure, or sensitive personal data.
(24:45 ) Trends in transaction reviews. CFIUS Annual Report to Congress – CY 2023
(30:00 ) Presidential prohibitions under CFIUS.
(32:23 ) CFIUS and crypto.
(34:02 ) The TikTok case.
(36:14 ) Restrictions on outbound investments in China: AI, semiconductors, and quantum computing.
(42:13 ) De-risking vs de-coupling from China. Geopolitics and the boardroom.
(44:40 ) Industrial policies.
(47:21 ) Advice for corporate directors on national security matters.
(49:30 ) Books that have greatly influenced his life:
- Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1939)
- Elements of Style by Strunk and White (1918)
(51:46 ) His mentors.
(53:04 ) Quote that he thinks of often or lives his life by. The "Spirit of Liberty" Speech Judge Learned Hand (1944)
(54:34 ) An unusual habit or absurd thing that he loves.
(55:42 ) The person he most admires.
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