Public Forum: The Role of Investors in Public Corporations

The Role of Investors in Public Corporations

The second of three public forums, convened by The Conference Board Task Force on Corporate/Investor Engagement and led by the Advisory Board on Corporate/Investor Engagement, examined the role of investors in the public corporation.

Program Chair: Edward B. Rock, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School

The task force and advisory board would like to thank the following individuals for their contribution at this public forum.

• Glenn Booraem, Principal of the Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Michael Garland, Assistant Comptroller for Environmental, Social and Governance, New York City Office of the Comptroller
• Holly J. Gregory*, Partner, Sidley Austin, LLP
• The Honorable J. Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
• Martin Lipton, Founding Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Anne Sheehan, Director of Corporate Governance, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)
• Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Takeover Defense Practice, Credit Suisse Group

*Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP at time of participation

For additional information on the public forums and the work of the Task Force, please visit the Task Force webpage or contact the Task Force at task.force@tcb.org