Welcome to ECGI Conversations, our new interview series hosted by ECGI Executive Fellow, Dr. Tom Gosling. ECGI Conversations is an informative and engaging platform to discover insights, ideas and perspectives based on the latest academic research. In this video of the series, Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Julian Franks, Professor of Finance at London Business School, ECGI Fellow and co-author of the paper “The Benefits of Access: Evidence from Private Meetings with Portfolio Firms. New interviews will be shared with ECGI subscribers twice monthly and all interviews will be featured on the ECGI website. The ECGI Conversation Series is part of the #ResponsibleCapitalism initiative. Know more here:ECGI #ResponsibleCapitalism initiative: https://ecgi.global/content/ecgi-resp...For more interviews in this series, visit this page - https://ecgi.global/content/conversation