Gabriel Hasson
Global Head of Governance and Shareholder Advisory, Managing Director
Gabriel Hasson is the Global Head of Governance & Shareholder Advisory at ICR, where he helps companies navigate the intersection of corporate governance, shareholder engagement, and capital markets strategy. He advises boards and executives on assessing, improving, and communicating governance practices tied to material governance, environmental, and social risks and opportunities. His team also supports and executes shareholder engagement, helping clients build investor trust and respond to activism, M&A, and other high-stakes situations.
Gabe has advised public companies and institutional investors on high-stakes shareholder matters including contested director elections, activism defense, executive compensation and equity plan scrutiny, board and leadership transitions, and proxy season preparation. His experience spans sectors such as healthcare, technology, energy, consumer goods, and financial services, with mandates covering Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and Canada and leading issuers across Latin America and other emerging markets, particularly around governance, environmental, and social risks tied to long-term value creation.
Prior to joining ICR, Gabe was an Investment Stewardship Director at BlackRock, overseeing a portfolio of over $400 billion across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Earlier, he was an M&A attorney advising global corporations on complex cross-border transactions and held senior roles at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Deloitte, where he counseled federal governments and Fortune 500 clients on shareholder engagement, corporate governance, sustainability, and stewardship priorities.
Gabe holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana, a certificate in U.S. Law from The George Washington Law School, a master’s in international public policy from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a certificate in corporate finance from Cornell University.
Gabe currently serves on the Public Policy Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) and is an advisory board member of BH Compliance.