Early Stage Boards of Directors in Time of Pandemics, or, Why the Black Plague Still Matters

What are the special responsibilities and recommended best practices for Board of Directors of early stage privately funded companies, when confronting serious crises?

• What should Boards do differently in times of pandemic?

• What are the special risks to companies and Boards?

• How should they deal with the Red Zone? Zombie Investors?

• Inevitable conflicts of interest between the role of Director and Investor exacerbated by unprecedented severity of the current crisis?