
Governance & Shareholder Advisory
With decades of experience, we guide companies to strengthen governance, align with evolving investor priorities, and engage effectively with stakeholders and the market.
Our Approach
We bring real-world investor insight to steward companies ahead of evolving expectations, with execution-ready strategies for proxy season, activism defense, shareholder engagement, and material sustainability priorities.
Built on decades of experience in senior stewardship positions at some of the largest global asset managers, we’ve delivered successful strategies to dozens of private and public companies and private equity firms across every industry sector.

Governance Advisory & Disclosure Strategy
We align governance frameworks and disclosures with investor priorities, incorporating relevant sustainability risks and opportunities to improve transparency, reduce risk, and strengthen market confidence.
Shareholder Engagement & Institutional Outreach
We design off-season and proxy-season engagement programs that integrate governance and sustainability focus areas, reaching top-tier institutional investors and ensuring coordinated, trust-building communication in both routine and high-stakes situations, while equipping boards and C-suite executives with the insights and preparation needed for effective engagement.
Activism Defense & Proxy Advisory
We support clients in activist campaigns and proxy contests with investor mapping, voting analysis, and messaging to align active managers and index investors.
IPO & Corporate Transaction Advisory
We prepare sponsors and portfolio companies for IPOs and major corporate transactions by aligning governance practices with public market expectations.
Private Equity Sustainability Advisory
From diligence to exit, we identify and address material sustainability risks, prioritize actions, operationalize improvements, track KPIs, and deliver narratives that build market and LP confidence.
Sustainability Strategy & Advisory
We integrate material sustainability factors into business priorities and capital markets strategies through planning, benchmarking, and ratings analysis to overcome index inclusion barriers.
OUR TEAM
Meet the senior ICR practitioners delivering the most consequential solutions.
Our team of highly specialized advisors is fully focused on directly advising boards and management teams to proactively implement best-practice governance processes and structures.
News & Resources
The latest news and insights from the Governance and Shareholder Advisory team and our partners

California’s Climate Disclosure Amendments: Navigating California’s Updated Sustainability Reporting Laws
By ICR
ESG in an Anti-ESG Era: A Look at 2024
By ICR
ESG Spotlight: A Look at Amazon’s Latest Requirement on Climate Action in the Value Chain
By ICR
Highlights of the ICR ESG and Shareholder Activism Symposium
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