Gary Retelny

Gary Retelny serves as president and CEO of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the largest proxy advisory and corporate governance services firm globally. ISS provides voting recommendations and governance analytics to institutional investors managing trillions in assets. The firm's recommendations on executive compensation say-on-pay votes, board independence, and corporate restructurings carry significant weight in determining outcomes at shareholder meetings. ISS has been subject to ongoing regulatory and academic debate about the appropriate scope of its influence on corporate decision-making. Under Retelny's leadership, ISS has expanded its data and analytics offerings beyond proxy advisory into corporate governance data products, sustainability ratings, and governance research services that are sold to corporations seeking to understand how institutional investors will evaluate their governance practices.