Board Governance

I was retained by a company in crisis; in short order the lead investor assumed the role of chairman and appointed a new board composed of many from his executive team at another enterprise,...

Transformation is never easy. As the term suggests, it requires dramatic upheaval, drastic change, and the road to the other side is paved with plenty of bumps. There likely will be unpleasant surprises, gaps...

The Energy industry is undergoing a "once-in-100-years" transformation. At the confluence between the fourth industrial revolution, climate change, and heightened stakeholder awareness, how we think about energy is at a crossroads. In the past...

Corporate boards may need to add more ethical considerations to their data governance policies. Recent public announcements regarding the promotion of false and misleading information by Twitter and Facebook demonstrate the type of policy...

Public controversy prior to Occidental Petroleum’s recent acquisition
 of Anadarko Petroleum epitomizes the pressure boards can face in supporting a CEO caught in the spotlight of scrutiny. The company’s planned $38 billion acquisition of...

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday over new rules the regulator issued earlier this year requiring more disclosure over how the firm and...