The Promises and Challenges of Decentralized Governance

Participants in the Promises and Challenges of Decentralized Governance conference are seen in the Annenberg Conference Room on November 6, 2025. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Stanford University President Jonathan Levin speaks in the Annenberg Conference Room on November 6, 2025. (Patrick Beaudouin)

(From left to right) Stanford University President Jonathan Levin, University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy Haefner, Hoover Institution Board of Overseers Chair Susan McCaw, and Hoover Institution Board of Overseers Vice-Chair Robert Grady are seen in the Annenberg Conference Room on November 6, 2025. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Hoover Senior Fellow and Stanford GSB Professor of Finance Amit Seru presents research on the ideological makeup of university boards. (Patrick Beaudouin)

Hoover Senior Fellow and Stanford GSB Professor of Political Economy Andrew B. Hall presents research on blockchain governance. (Patrick Beaudouin)

(From left to right) Hoover senior fellow participants in the Hoover Program on the Foundations of Economic Prosperity Ross Levine, Josiah Ober, Dan Kessler, Amit Seru, Paola Sapienza, Stephen Haber, and Andrew B. Hall are seen outside the Shultz Building on November 6, 2025. (Patrick Beaudouin)