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Jan 13, 2026

Corporate Governance Awards 2025: On the red carpet with Gibson Dunn

Lori Zyskowski shares her thoughts on the biggest issues facing governance professionals in 2026

Governance Intelligence recently presented its 18th annual Corporate Governance Awards at a gala ceremony this past November in New York City. Live from the red carpet, we spoke with several esteemed guests from across the world of GRC, including Lori Zyskowski, partner at Gibson Dunn

Zyskowski reflects on the biggest opportunities and challenges of 2025, what she would be looking for if she were to be a judge for the awards and what's top of mind heading into 2026.

The awards celebrate outstanding achievements by the governance profession in areas such as hosting AGMs, compliance and ethics programs, ESG reporting, entity management, use of technology, proxy statements, investor engagement and corporate transactions.

Natalie Bannerman

Natalie is a former telecoms and infrastructure journalist, a role she held for nearly seven years. Before this, she worked in the B2C startup space, covering lifestyle, arts and culture reporting. As senior reporter for Governance Intelligence she...