The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Sat, 02 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Proxies in Uncharted Waters: 2026 U.S. Proxy Season Preview – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Proxies in Uncharted Waters: 2026 U.S. Proxy Season Preview https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/03/17/proxies-in-uncharted-waters-2026-u-s-proxy-season-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proxies-in-uncharted-waters-2026-u-s-proxy-season-preview https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/03/17/proxies-in-uncharted-waters-2026-u-s-proxy-season-preview/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:32:44 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=179587?d=20260316170005EDT Posted by Subodh Mishra, ISS STOXX, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Editor's Note:

Subodh Mishra is the Global Head of Communications at ISS STOXX. This post is based on an ISS-Corporate memorandum by Jun Frank, Head of Compensation & Governance Advisory, and Pinak Parikh, Compensation & Governance Advisor, at ISS-Corporate.

The corporate governance landscape is undergoing unprecedented changes. In the 2026 season, boards are heading into uncharted territory, with long-held governance norms upended, paradigm shifts challenging conventional wisdom, and changing investor priorities resulting in diverging definitions of “accepted best practice.” At the same time, AI is disrupting not only company operations but also the entire proxy ecosystem. Boards must face this brave new world without the guiding light of an established norm, and a lack of awareness of potential risks and varying investor expectations may lead to unexpected pushbacks from shareholders. This paper examines early trends emerging for the US proxy season.

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