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During the recent Private Equity International conference in New York, two things became abundantly clear to those in attendance: Cyber security risks and exposures continue to evolve and new threats are emerging on an almost daily basis in 2019 and CFOs and COOs of private equity firms are growing more aware of not only the risks to their funds, but also their responsibility as stewards of the fund assets to protect those them from the ongoing and emerging threats.

Proxy advisory firms, such as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis among others, have been under the microscope for some time. Some believe they are critical to giving a voice to shareholders. Others think they have too much power without enough transparency.

Earlier in December, I hosted one of our first Executive Engagement events—focusing primarily on women CFOs of venture capital firms. I was beyond inspired to be surrounded by this powerhouse of ladies and couldn't have put together the event without help from Lisa Harris, the CFO of Venrock, who I am proud to also call my friend. For this month's Executive Engagement, I was lucky enough to be able to sit down with Lisa and learn more about her career, passion, and mission.