Activist Firms
Research, Custom Data, and Communication Tools for Activist Firms
Access market-leading insights to execute your strategy and reach key decision-makers assessing contested situations

Shareholder activism is surging globally, adding complexity to investment workflows. Glass Lewis provides activist firms with in-depth analysis, vote recommendations, extensive data, and communications tools to identify risks and opportunities, engage stakeholders, execute campaigns, and reach key decision-makers at scale.
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Our Core Benefits
Present Your Case on Contested Situations
Frame your narrative and articulate your case to the world’s leading investors through our Proxy Talks and RFS services.
Engage with Key Stakeholders
Our Proxy Papers are published ~19 days before a meeting, and Special Situations Research ~12 days before, giving activist investors more time to engage stakeholders.
Identify Risks and Opportunities
Harness 20+ years of governance research and data to evaluate director qualifications, related-party transactions, and insider affiliations, which helps to uncover opportunities and mitigate risks.


Challenges to Improving Governance Standards: The Case of Novo Mercado and Issuers in Brazil
This article covers how Brazil's B3 stock exchange attempted to update Novo Mercado governance rules and why proposed reformers were rejected by listed companies.


Challenges to Improving Governance Standards: The Case of Novo Mercado and Issuers in Brazil
This article covers how Brazil's B3 stock exchange attempted to update Novo Mercado governance rules and why proposed reformers were rejected by listed companies.


A Personal Commitment to Change Proxy Voting Practices
This article summarizes a Letter to the Editor authored by Bob Mann, CEO of Glass Lewis and printed in the Wall Street Journal, November 26, 202.


A Personal Commitment to Change Proxy Voting Practices
This article summarizes a Letter to the Editor authored by Bob Mann, CEO of Glass Lewis and printed in the Wall Street Journal, November 26, 202.


Stewardship in Action: Engagement Snapshots on Environmental Transparency and Employee Safety
This article covers brief, on-the-ground snapshots of how Glass Lewis’ Stewardship team engages publicly-listed companies in dialogue on environmental transparency and and employee safety.


Stewardship in Action: Engagement Snapshots on Environmental Transparency and Employee Safety
This article covers brief, on-the-ground snapshots of how Glass Lewis’ Stewardship team engages publicly-listed companies in dialogue on environmental transparency and and employee safety.


Infographic | Visualizing US Board of Directors Elections in 2025: Statistics on Shareholder Support and Failed Elections
This infographic explores trends in board of director elections in the U.S. for the 2025 proxy season.


Infographic | Visualizing US Board of Directors Elections in 2025: Statistics on Shareholder Support and Failed Elections
This infographic explores trends in board of director elections in the U.S. for the 2025 proxy season.