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CO-SPONSORED EVENTS
STANFORD ROCK CENTER SERIES
Shareholder Activism: How It Began and How It's Reshaping Today's Investment Landscape
Please join us for an overview of shareholder activism in a three-part series, beginning with the history and an overview of the key players in the space, continuing with a behind-the-scenes look at non-contentious shareholder engagement and how it impacts companies and the market, and ending with an overview of proxy fights, PR wars and activist defense. Mason Morfit, a partner at ValueAct Capital and one of the most successful shareholder activists in the US, and Abe Friedman, former global head of corporate governance & responsible investment for BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, will share insights from their experience in the trenches engaging every day with management teams and boards on behalf of investors. In addition, they will offer insights on activism globally, how activism in the US is changing and what that means for corporate America in the next decade.
5:30-6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00-7:00 p.m. Session
MONDAY, APRIL 16: Activist Investing: Background, Impact and the Players
Stanford Law School, Room 190
MONDAY, APRIL 23: Non-contested Situations in Activism and Behind-the-scenes Influence
Stanford Graduate School of Business, N302
MONDAY, APRIL 30: Contested Situations: Proxy Fights, PR wars and Activist Defense
Stanford Law School, Room 190
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Skip Battle serves as chairman of Fair, Isaac and Company and director of LinkedIn, Sungevity and Workday. He was previously CEO and executive chairman of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Skip served in management roles at Arthur Andersen LLP and then Andersen Consulting LLP, becoming a member of the firm's executive committee. He is a senior fellow of the Aspen Institute as well as a long-time Institute moderator.
Katie Martin is a partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Palo Alto office, where she practices corporate and securities law. She has served as a member of the firm's board of directors and leader of the business law department and its policy committee. She is a director at Nuance Communications, Inc., The Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, WildAid and the WSGR Foundation.
Vince Vannelli
Jim Balassone, executive-in-residence, directs the business ethics programs of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University. Jim works with corporate boards, executive teams and nonprofit advisory boards on business ethics challenges, organizational obstacles to ethical behavior, and campaigns to improve ethical culture. His business career spans IBM, Hitachi Data Systems and several hi-tech start-ups.