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Research Analysts

With decades of accounting, legal and Wall Street experience, the Glass Lewis research team is uniquely qualified to help institutional participants in the capital markets.

Meet Some of Our Analysts
Robert McCormick, Esq., Chief Policy Officer
Warren Chen, Managing Director M&A and Quantitative Analysis
David Eaton, Vice President of Proxy Research
Mark Grothe, CPA, CFA, Research Analyst
Courteney Keatinge, Senior Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Analyst
Carla Topino, Dottoressa in Giurisprudenza, Associate Vice President, European and Emerging Markets Policy
    

 
Robert McCormick, Esq.
Chief Policy Officer

Prior to joining Glass Lewis, Bob McCormick was the Director of Investment Proxy Research at Fidelity Management & Research Co., which he joined in 1997. At Fidelity, he managed the proxy voting of more than 700 retail and mutual fund accounts, holding 4,000 domestic and international securities worth in excess of $1 trillion. Prior to joining Fidelity, McCormick was a staff attorney at Keenan, Powers & Andrews and Prudential Securities Incorporated, both in New York City. McCormick is an attorney who earned his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law after graduating with honors from Providence College. He serves on the International Corporate Governance Network’s Cross-Border Voting Practices and Securities Lending committees.


 
Warren Chen
Managing Director M&A and Quantitative Analysis

Prior to joining Glass Lewis, Warren Chen was an Associate Director at UBS' Technology Investment Banking practice, where he focused on the communications equipment industry and advised companies on various corporate finance issues. Before joining UBS, Chen was an associate in Arthur Andersen's Global Corporate Finance Group. Prior to his career in finance, Chen was a research engineer at Boeing's Commercial Aircraft Group. Chen is a graduate of MIT with BS and MS degrees in Aeronautical Engineering. Chen also earned an MBA from University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business.


 
David Eaton
Vice President of Proxy Research

As Vice President of Research, David Eaton manages Glass Lewis' research department. Mr. Eaton has held multiple positions at Glass Lewis, including U.S. research analyst and Director of Glass Lewis' Common Law research team (covering Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and South Africa). More recently, Mr. Eaton was AVP of Compensation and ESG Research, responsible for the company's compensation analysis globally, with oversight of the firm's say-on-pay policies. In this role, he also oversaw environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research and proposal analysis. Prior to joining Glass Lewis in 2004, Mr. Eaton worked as a research analyst for GovernanceMetrics International. In 2008, Mr. Eaton joined Mercer Consulting and managed their Global Executive Remuneration Research and Insights team for two years before returning to Glass Lewis in 2010. Mr. Eaton holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Haverford College and a master's degree in business administration (MBA) from the Yale University School of Management.


 
Mark Grothe, CPA
Research Analyst

Prior to joining Glass Lewis as a research analyst, Mark Grothe worked at Glass Lewis as a research-assistant intern while he completed his graduate program. He holds a master's degree in accounting, a master's degree in finance, and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Colorado at Denver. He is currently enrolled as a candidate in the Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst programs.


 
Courteney Keatinge
Senior Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Analyst

Prior to joining Glass Lewis, Ms. Keatinge worked on various issues of corporate governance and corporate social responsibility at the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) and the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERs). Ms. Keatinge has also acted in a variety of roles, including social media manager, scribe and author in the 2010 Yearbook, for the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). Ms. Keatinge holds a BSBA and an MBA with a concentration in Corporate Social Responsibility from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.


 
Carla Topino, Dottoressa in Giurisprudenza
Associate Vice President, European and Emerging Markets Policy

Prior to joining Glass Lewis, Carla Topino worked as in-house counsel in the legal and corporate affairs departments for Italian automotive company Graziano Trasmissioni S.P.A. and Italian fashion company GFT Turin. At these companies, Topino focused on a variety of corporate matters, including acquisitions and joint venture transactions; she also assisted with international contracts. Topino has a master's degree in corporate law from the SAA-Business School of Turin, Italy and a law degree from the University of Turin, where she graduated summa cum laude after completing her thesis on takeover bids. Topino's native language is Italian. She is also fluent in English and French.