Episode One: What Public Agencies Miss in Superintendent Hiring
This episode analyzes the decision by Alberto Carvalho and the Los Angeles Unified School District to place its superintendent on paid leave following federal searches tied to a failed technology contract.
The investigation is the headline—but it is not the story. What matters is the sequence: how decisions were made, which relationships were in play, and what signals existed long before federal scrutiny entered the picture.
SilverTree Intelligence Group provides evidence-driven intelligence that helps leaders identify legal, financial, and reputational risk before critical decisions are made.
Episode Two: The Meta Trial — What Organizations Know vs. What They Say
In this episode, SilverTree Intelligence Group examines the Meta and social media addiction trial to address a crucial question for boards and executive leaders: what does an organization know internally—and how does that differ from what it communicates publicly? Drawing on internal documents, testimony, and investigative findings, this podcast uncovers the underlying facts of the case, including evidence of addictive design, safety system failures, and internal warnings that were ignored.
The episode highlights the core of SilverTree’s work: uncovering the internal realities that often lie beneath public narratives. By revealing what is known, but not always visible, SilverTree helps decision-makers understand where risks already exist and how gaps between internal knowledge and external messaging can lead to legal, reputational, and financial risks.
Episode Three: The Resume Lie That Toppled Yahoo
In this episode, SilverTree Intelligence Group examines the Meta and social media addiction trial to address a crucial question for boards and executive leaders: what does an organization know internally—and how does that differ from what it communicates publicly? Drawing on internal documents, testimony, and investigative findings, this podcast uncovers the underlying facts of the case, including evidence of addictive design, safety system failures, and internal warnings that were ignored.
The episode highlights the core of SilverTree’s work: uncovering the internal realities that often lie beneath public narratives. By revealing what is known, but not always visible, SilverTree helps decision-makers understand where risks already exist and how gaps between internal knowledge and external messaging can lead to legal, reputational, and financial risks.
Episode Four: Inside the Boston M&A Insider Trading Ring
Federal prosecutors and the SEC have unveiled what authorities describe as a decade-long insider trading network tied to confidential M&A information allegedly flowing through some of the nation’s most elite law firms.
In this episode, the SilverTree Intelligence Group podcast examines the mechanics of the alleged “hub-and-spoke” operation, including the use of burner phones, encrypted messaging apps, coded language, and cooperating witnesses — and why the case is sending shockwaves through the legal, financial, and corporate governance worlds.
Episode Five: Why CVS missed Aetna's hidden liabilities
In this episode, we examine the legal, regulatory, and reputational challenges that followed some of the largest transactions in the healthcare industry. From the Department of Justice's $117.7 million settlement with Aetna over allegations of Medicare Advantage coding practices to the antitrust conditions imposed on the $69 billion CVS Health–Aetna merger, we explore how regulators scrutinize deals long after they close.
We also discuss privacy-related litigation involving HIV medication records, allegations of broker kickback schemes, growing state oversight of pharmacy benefit managers, and the broader wave of accountability efforts that have reshaped the healthcare landscape in the wake of the opioid crisis.