Ken Banta, Founder and CEO of The Vanguard Network, has published a new Substack article titled “The Rise of the General Counsel Plus: Why tomorrow’s GC is more than a lawyer.” The piece draws on insights from the Vanguard Network’s 2025 Next Gen GC Program launch, hosted at Foley & Lardner in Washington, D.C..

Ken Banta, Founder and CEO of The Vanguard Network, has released a new Substack article titled “Why Relationships Beat Resumes in the Making of a Great Leader.” The piece draws on a recent Vanguard GC Masterclass featuring David Robinson, former EVP and General Counsel of The Hartford.

Ken Banta, Founder and CEO of The Vanguard Network, has published a new article on Substack titled “Why Compliance Doesn’t End with the Rulebook.” Drawing on candid discussions from a recent Vanguard Risk Management Exchange, the piece explores how compliance and risk oversight are becoming more complex, fragmented, and dynamic than ever before.

In his latest Substack feature, “High Performance Leadership in a Politicized M&A World,” Ken Banta, Founder and CEO of The Vanguard Network, examines how mergers and acquisitions have evolved far beyond financial metrics.