Thought Leadership

Marsha is a published commentator and podcaster and also serves as speaker, panelist, and presenter.

Publications

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Name the Strategy Before Naming the CEO in Voices of Experience: CEO Succession Planning, February 18, 2026
Private Company Director/Directors & Boards newsletter

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Supreme Court hands corporate America a rare opportunity, Feb. 24, 2026 
OMFIF

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Crisis management in cherry blossom season: What the Takaichi-Trump summit reveals about a world under pressure, March 18, 2026, with co-author Larry Greenwood 
OMFIF

Losing Faith in the Dollar? The Quiet Retreat of Foreign Investors, July 12, 2025
EconVue

Signaling Risk: US Dollar, Markets, Trump Tariffs – and Trust, July 3, 2025
EconVue


Wrestling over Tariffs Part 5, April 28, 2025
EconVue


The Trump Tariffs Part 4, April 1, 2025
EconVue


The Risk of Instability Part 3, Feb. 18, 2025
EconVue


Macro Risks to the Global Economy in 2025 Part 2, February 1, 2025
EconVue


Can Asia Trump-proof Its Economies and Global Trade?, February 2025
Annual BASC (Berkeley APEC Study Center) Newsletter


U.S. Transition Concerns, Part 1 of a series, January 2025
EconVue


Could India Benefit from the Trump Tariffs?, December 2024
EconVue


The Trump Trade, November, 2024
EconVue


India’s New Budget Targets Foreign Investment, August 2024
EconVue


Read the Signals: US/India ties face shadow post Modi-Putin, July 2024
EconVue


India’s Dynamic Growth Story, July 2024
EconVue


US Tariffs Strike at the Heart of Green Tech Competition with China, May 2024
EconVue


A Defining Moment in US-India Relations: Seasoned diplomats recall the intricacies behind the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, May 2024
EconVue


The Promise, Opportunity and Challenge of Green Hydrogen, June 2023
EconVue


How Hitachi, and Japan Inc. viewed the move toward more uniform global ESG standards in 2022, March 2023
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Norio Masuda


The Quest for Impact, March 2023
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Sarah Gelfand


What to expect as climate disclosure obligations and measurement rules in Europe and the U.S. work to become baseline standards, June 2022
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Janine Guillot


Andrew Karsh and Bay Bridge Ventures take on VC and sustainability, April 2022
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Andrew Karsh


Three dynamics to watch for in ’22 as sustainable standards unite, January 2022
EconVue


Sustainability disclosure marks progress at COP26, November 2021
Callaway Climate Insights


Tracking ESG risk with CalSTRs’ Anne Simpson, September 2021
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Anne Simpson

The green bonds of Europe, March 2021
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Rachel Kyte

Public investors look to COP26 for  climate progress, September 2021
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)

The green bonds of Europe, March 2021
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Martin Scheck

Allison Herren Lee, from Trump appointee to new face of regulatory ESG push in Washington, March 2021
Callaway Climate Insights

George Shultz, 100, gives ‘young’ Biden advice on climate change: carbon pricing, January 2021
Callaway Climate Insights


Why sustainable disclosure by companies is not the endgame, December 2020
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Jean Rogers: SASB founder

Physical, social and financial capital need to come together for the state to solve its climate issues, November 2020
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Betty Yee, California’s Chief Fiscal Officer

How the decarbonization of the world will be bigger than the digital transition, October 2020
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Patrick Flynn

Bidenomics versus Trumponomics, October 2020
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)


Trump the culture warrior divides not heals,  October 2020
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)

Balancing ESG and its effect on corporate shareholders’ dividends, September 2020
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Arthur Mitchell

Change in economic fortunes undercuts Trump’s strategy, July 2020
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)


Remarks from EconVue Sustainability Webinar, July 2020


The influential role of CalSTRS in the sustainability debate, July 2020
Callaway Climate Insights Sustainability Stars: Kirsty Jenkinson


Sustainable Investing After Covid-19, June 2020
Milken Online Institute Review


Moral Mentors: Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility in Era of Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter, June 2020
EconVue


Socially Responsible Investing Comes of Age, May 2020
Milken Online Institute Review


Covid-19 won’t derail sustainability momentum, April 2020
The Business Times Singapore


Covid 19 Won’t Derail Sustainability Momentum, March 2020
EconVue


A tarnished American corporate icon: What happened with Boeing’s Corporate Governance?, January 2020
EconVue


A perspective on corporate reforms and sustainability in Japan, January 2020
EconVue

Public Speaking

Opening remarks during the Annual Meeting of International Finance Forum, December 2022


Same Bed/Different Dreams: The China I Knew, November 2022
Senior Seminar, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies


Comment to International Finance Forum 20th anniversary meeting in Guangzhou, October 29, 2023
Publication by EconVue of remarks delivered remotely (subscription required)


Corporate Governance, Sustainability & Investment, May 2020
One on One with Dan Siciliano, Stanford Law


The Golden Globalist: The Raffles Conversation with Marsha Vande Berg, May 2020 
The Business Times Singapore

Podcasts

Karthik Muralidharan: Accelerating India’s Development: Why governance trumps growth, October 25, 2025
The Hale Report Ep. 74., Guest Host


Does the Indo-Pacific Really Exist?, April 2022
The Hale Report interviews


Current situation in the US, what it means for Asia and the World, March 2021
CUTS International ADDA (conversations) hosted by Amit Dasgupta


A conversation with Marsha Vande Berg on US elections, November 2020
KOPI Time podcast with Taimur Baig

Presentations

Vande Berg, Marsha. “Volatility: The New Normal & Implications for Directors.” Remarks. September 16, 2025. Harvard WomenExecs for Boards, Annual Conference, Half Moon Bay, CA.


Vande Berg, Marsha. “Geopolitical Risk & Corporate Strategies: Fiduciaries hardwiring risk management to corporate board & C-Suite best practices.” Remarks. July 22, 2025. How Women Lead/Corporate Directors. Slides on request.


Vande Berg, Marsha. “How Can the Market and Government Better Play Their Roles In Sustainable Development.” November 2023. Virtual remarks to the International Finance Forum, Guangzhou as member, IFF Academic Council.


Vande Berg, Marsha. “Sustainability and Private Markets: A Structured Approach to Value Creation.” Protiviti Inc. Global Business Consulting Insights. October 2023.

Vande Berg, Marsha. “The US-India Technology Corridor and India’s G20 Leadership.” Naren Gupta Legacy Series. The Asia Society Northern California. June 15, 2023.


MJ Global Insights. “Advancing the Conversation about Sustainability and the Quad Arrangement in Asia.” Email newsletter distribution.  April 2022.


MJ Global Insights. “U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sustainability Disclosure Mandate.” Email newsletter distribution. March 2022.

Panels

Vande Berg, Marsha. “Asia-Pacific Elections: What do political shifts in this key region mean for the global economy?” EconVue Panel Recap.  August 15, 2025.


Vande Berg, Marsha. “The American Dream in a World at Risk.” EconVue Panel, July 9, 2025.


Vande Berg, Marsha. “China & the US – The Next Chapter.” Remarks. April 29, 2025. Nixon Peabody LLP and the San Francisco Business Times. 


Vande Berg Marsha.  Bunzel C, Rothman A, Siciliano FD. “A Brave New World: Geopolitical Risks and Opportunities in an Increasingly Interconnected and Volatile Global Landscape: Critical considerations for board directors.” Silicon Valley Directors Exchange (SVDX), February 2025.


Vande Berg, Marsha. “The Indian Election” June 2024


Vande Berg, Marsha. “The US India Technology Corridor and India’s G20 Leadership.” Asia Society Northern California. June 2023.


Vande Berg, Marsha.  “Countdown to COP29.” Callaway Climate Insights. October 2021.


Vande Berg, Marsha.  “China SOEs and Corporate Governance.” Asia Society San Francisco. November 2018.