Two weeks ago, we highlighted individuals and organizations that have made important contributions to the field of corporate governance and shareholder advocacy. Today we post a continuation of that discussion.

Glyn Holton

Glyn Holton

Glyn Holton at Investor Suffrage Movement - Having limited contact with Glyn, we mainly admire his work from afar. His primary effort is fighting for shareholder rights through the newly created U.S. Proxy Exchange. He just scored a victory for the “little guy” when the Exchange was able to help convince Intel from staging an online-only annual meeting – something that is NOT conducive to shareholder advocacy. Glyn also created the Field Agent Program, which organizes volunteers to attend shareholder meetings on behalf of large and small shareholders to ensure their agenda is heard by the board.

Lisa Woll & Meg Voorhes

Lisa Woll & Meg Voorhes

Social Investment Forum – The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is a group that promotes the practice and growth of socially responsible investing (SRI) in the U.S. Forum members, including Moxy Vote, support SRI through investment management techniques, shareholder advocacy and community investing. Members are offered programs from SIF that help expand SRI and its impact. The Forum is led by Lisa Woll and Meg Voorhes. Their expertise and experience are helping push SIF to new heights. We encourage you to check out their website to help you on your journey to becoming a better stock owner.

Nell Minow

Nell Minow

Nell Minow at the Corporate Library – Not much more can be said that has not already been spoken or written about Nell. She is a already well-known as a true pioneer and a successful entrepreneur. She has battled poor corporate governance practices (e.g., bad directors, outsized compensation plans, and golden parachutes) for most of her career, and she has testified to Congress on such issues. Her celebrity is multi-faceted, as she also finds time to run a very well-known movie review site called MovieMom.

In the coming weeks, we will finish up this current round of “Pioneers” with two remaining individuals – Rich Ferlauto and Simon Billenness. Stay tuned!