The 2025 Proxy Season: What Happened?

The NACD Philadelphia and NACD New England Chapters are co-leading a program on the upcoming proxy season. This program will cover the trends from the 2025 proxy season which are expected to be major issues in the upcoming proxy season (2026). Issues continue to expand - and rapidly change - along with both demands and risks for the Board and the Company.

The panel will focus on the key issues companies and boards will be facing in the upcoming proxy season. Critical areas include compensation, shareholder engagement, regulatory and disclosure requirements affecting board composition, candidate slates and performance compensation. The panel will provide an overall understanding of what has changed in the world of board directors over the past year that will directly influence the approach to the proxy season. In addition, the panel will discuss potential impacts of new regulations expected from the SEC. As institutional shareholders continue their efforts to influence and focus the boardroom on their priorities, they are further increasing their active engagement with both management and boards in various ways. What do Directors need to know ahead of the upcoming proxy season and for what pitfalls should they prepare?

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Lawyer, Public Policy Expert, Boston Business Leader

Gloria Cordes Larson

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Gloria Cordes Larson is a respected lawyer, public policy expert, Boston business leader, and former university president. Following her eleven-year tenure as President of Bentley University, Larson served as President in Residence at the Harvard Graduate School of Education…

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