
Boards Should Expect Shareholder Pressure As Risks Increase In 2026
With geopolitical unrest and market volatility rising in early 2026, boards should brace for more intense shareholder scrutiny—and potential challenges to board composition.

With geopolitical unrest and market volatility rising in early 2026, boards should brace for more intense shareholder scrutiny—and potential challenges to board composition.

Understanding and evaluating the role each corporate board member played in the growth or decline of the company is a major responsibility of the board.

Meta just paid $190 million to settle a privacy lawsuit—and it won’t be the last. With privacy laws multiplying across the globe and AI raising new risks, boards need to make three critical moves before 2026.

Research suggests proxy advisors’ influence on shareholder votes is far more limited than critics claim, raising questions about whether restrictive executive orders are the right policy response.

A small bank’s strategy offers a roadmap for companies looking to refresh their governance practices and rebuild shareholder trust before the new year.

If your current CEO sent a letter to your board with a proposal that would make them the highest paid CEO among your peers, then added, if you don’t go along with it, I’ll quit, what would you do?