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. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:34:39 +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 Remarks by Chair Atkins on Disclosure Reform and Shareholder Proposal Policy – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Remarks by Chair Atkins on Disclosure Reform and Shareholder Proposal Policy https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/07/10/remarks-by-chair-atkins-on-disclosure-reform-and-shareholder-proposal-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remarks-by-chair-atkins-on-disclosure-reform-and-shareholder-proposal-policy https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/07/10/remarks-by-chair-atkins-on-disclosure-reform-and-shareholder-proposal-policy/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:32:35 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=182490?d=20260709173535EDT Posted by Paul Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, July 10, 2026
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Paul S. Atkins is the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent remarks. The views expressed in the post are those of Chairman Atkins and do not necessarily reflect those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, Keir [Gumbs], for your warm introduction. I look forward to our conversation in just a few moments.

Before I offer a few reflections, I must note that the views I express here today are my own as Chairman and do not necessarily reflect those of the SEC as an institution or of my fellow Commissioners.

Of course, I should also like to thank the Society for Corporate Governance for the invitation to join you today. While it is always an honor to speak with the Society, this occasion is rendered especially significant for two reasons. First, as a graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, returning to Nashville always feels like a homecoming. But second—and more importantly—because we gather in the immediate wake of our nation’s 250th anniversary, it is a moment that lends particular weight to our discussion today.

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