Dottie Schindlinger is Executive Director of Diligent Institute, the global corporate governance research arm of Diligent - the largest SaaS software company in the Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) and ESG space. She co-authored the book, “Governance in the Digital Age: A Guide for the Modern Corporate Board Director,” co-hosts, “The Corporate Director Podcast,” and co-created the Diligent Climate Leadership Certification program. Dottie was a founding team member of the tech start-up BoardEffect, acquired by Diligent in 2016. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar Corporate Governance Forum.