Media
Kirk Hanson has been widely quoted in hundreds of global media over the past 50 years. He is available for consultation on breaking stories or on perspective pieces with reporters and other media. CONTACT KIRK: ✉ hanson@lanarkpress.com
Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right Interview
Commonwealth Club, June 1, 2021
Kirk interviews Anne Nelson, author of Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right.
LIARS, DECEPTION AND FREE SPEECH
Commonwealth Club, March 30, 2021
Kirk interviews Cass Sustein, Harvard Law Professor, on his new book on how to control falsehoods and fake news on the internet. Presented by the Commonwealth Club of California.
Institute of Business Ethics Webinar
Institute of Business Ethics, January 13, 2021
In this webinar, Kirk O. Hanson was drawing on his latest book: “Rotten: Why Corporate Misconduct Continues and What to Do about It” co-authored with Marc Epstein. Kirk was joined on the webinar by IBE board member Loree Gourley, UK Regulatory and Public Policy Director at EY.
Getting Serious About Corporate Misconduct
The Corporate Board - January & February 2021
“It is critical that board members ensure that corporate leaders implement corporate systems, incentives, governance, and management controls to improve corporate conduct. The red flag warnings should be top of mind as they oversee the appropriate governance mechanisms to reduce corporate exposure to corporate misconduct and violations.”
America’s biggest companies are flourishing during the pandemic and putting thousands of people out of work
Washington Post, December 17, 2020
“Kirk Hanson . . . says it’s incumbent upon the United States’ top corporations to help pull the country through the worst recession in decades, particularly given the outsized profits they’re enjoying.”
Reducing Corporate Misconduct
Strategic Finance, December 1, 2020
“For decades, CEOs have made clear statements about the importance of acting more ethically and responsibly. There have been extensive changes in government regulations. Corporations have invested in mandatory corporate ethics training programs and hired chief ethics officers.”
Reimagining the ‘Next Normal’ in Philippine business
BusinessWorld, November 30, 2020
“Professor Kirk Hanson, senior fellow of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and former executive director of the Center, presented his analysis of why corporate misconduct tends to continue and what needs to be done about it.”
Corporate Mismanagement: Bad Apples, Barrels, and Orchards
What Does It Profit? Podcast, November 17, 2020
“In their book, Rotten: Why Corporate Misconduct Continues and What to Do about It, [Kirk O. Hanson and Marc J. Epstein] tell the tales that end up inspiring corporate scandal documentaries on Netflix. But what they do that the documentaries don't is give a prescription for how to clean it all up.”
L.A. Rep. Karen Bass surged up Biden’s VP list. Is she ready for the national stage?
Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2020
“It’s not a good idea to receive substantial income from organizations that are supported by contributions from your campaign fund. It creates an appearance of a conflict of interest, that you have converted campaign funds into personal income.”
DEMOCRACY IN TURBULENT TIMES
Commonwealth Club, July 22, 2019
Kirk interviews commentator David Gergen on threats to democracy. Presented by the Commonwealth Club of California two years ago; predicts the struggles of the last four months.