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. Wed, 27 May 2026 15:57:01 +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 Companies Disclose Executive Pay Impacts of Trump Tariffs – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Companies Disclose Executive Pay Impacts of Trump Tariffs https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/27/companies-disclose-executive-pay-impacts-of-trump-tariffs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=companies-disclose-executive-pay-impacts-of-trump-tariffs https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/05/27/companies-disclose-executive-pay-impacts-of-trump-tariffs/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 11:33:27 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=181067?d=20260526170142EDT Posted by Joyce Chen, Equilar, Inc, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Editor's Note:

Joyce Chen is an Associate Editor at Equilar, Inc. This post is based on an Equilar memorandum by Ms. Chen and Andrew Gordon.

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in 2025 introduced a new layer of uncertainty for U.S. companies already navigating a fragile macroeconomic environment. The measures apply to imports from most global trading partners across a wide range of tariff rates, shifting constantly in response to negotiations, policy changes and foreign retaliation. During the 2026 proxy season, this uncertainty influenced how companies evaluated executive compensation programs, with many organizations addressing tariff-related impacts in their proxy statements, particularly when determining performance goals and pay outcomes.

This Equilar analysis examines U.S. public companies that disclosed tariff-related impacts during the 2026 proxy season.

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