Mayor Daniel Lurie, Clorox Chair & CEO Linda Rindle and Salesforce President & Chief Legal Officer Sabastian Niles to Speak at the Council of Institutional Investors’ Fall Conference, September 8-10, San Francisco

Washington, D.C., August 18, 2025 — Members of the media are invited to attend the fall conference of the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), September 8-9 in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. View the full conference agenda here. 
 
CII represents pension funds and other long-term institutional investors and is a leading voice for effective corporate governance, strong shareholder rights and sensible financial regulation. The more than 400 attendees will include investment and corporate governance professionals. Session topics will range from corporate responsibility in the AI era to the politicization of investment decisions. 
 
Most sessions on Monday, September 8, are open to the press. On Tuesday, September 9, several of the member-hosted meetings are off-the-record and closed to press. Members of the press should pay close attention to the agenda for that information. All sessions on Wednesday, September 10, are closed to the press.
 
Press must register in advance prior to September 4 to attend the in-person conference.
No onsite registration will be allowed. Please email events@cii.org to register.
 
Speakers at CII conference sessions on Monday, September 8
  • Lydia Beebe, Director and Corporate Governance Advisor, LIBB Advisors
  • Charles Elson, Founding Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
  • Ann Lipton, Professor and Laurence W. DeMuth Chair, University of Colorado Law School
  • Daniel Lurie, Mayor, City of San Francisco
  • Robert Madsen, Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School
  • Jeff Mahoney, General Counsel, Council of Institutional Investors
  • Robert McCormick, Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors
  • Linda Rendle, Chair & CEO, Clorox
  • John Skakun, Partner, Sidley Austin
Speakers at CII conference sessions on Tuesday, September 9
  • Glenn Davis, Deputy Director, Council of Institutional Investors
  • Nichol Garzon-Mitchell, Chief Legal Officer & SVP of Corporate Development, Glass Lewis
  • Matthew Jacobs, Former General Counsel, CalPERS
  • Lorraine Kelly, Global Head of Investment Stewardship, ISS STOXX
  • Aeisha Mastagni, Senior Portfolio Manager, California State Teachers’ Retirement System
  • Michael McCauley, Senior Officer, Investment Programs and Governance, State Board of Administration of Florida 
  • Zarina Nasib, Sustainable Index Product Manager, Bloomberg 
  • Chitra Nayak, Director, Infosys
  • Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce
  • Frank Partnoy, Adrian A. Kragen Professor of Law, U.C. Berkeley Law
  • Ellen Quigley, Principal Research Associate and Founder & Co-Director of Finance for Systemic Change, University of Cambridge
  • Andrew Roth, CEO & Executive Director, Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association
  • Konstantinos Sergakis, Chairperson, Best Practice Principles Oversight Committee
  • Anne Sheehan, Senior Advisor, PJT Partners
  • Rob Sloan, VP of Cybersecurity Advocacy, Zscaler
  • Jamie Smith, Director, EY Center for Board Matters 
  • Mariela Vargova, Senior Sustainable Investing Research Analyst & Engagement Lead, Invesco
  • Maggie Wilderotter, Director, Costco Wholesale, Sana Biotechnology, DocuSign
  • Sarah Wilson, Founder & CEO, Minerva Analytics
  • Allison Wyderka, Head of Product & Research, Egan-Jones Proxy Services
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For media inquiries, please contact CII staff at 202.822.0800.


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