
Aaron Boles
President of Kingsdale Advisors; corporate governance and shareholder advisory expert with 25+ years in capital markets and investor relations.
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Jun 30, 2026
Key trends from proxy season 2026
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Aaron BolesGUEST
But I have to say that there are going to be established players in the activism landscape that say, This is something resonant that we can use because it is in the interest of, frankly, of firms like mine and of proxy advisory firms like ISS and Glass-Lewis and of law firms and of activist funds themselves to find something that upends the status quo because we all understand that corporate governance can't be static.

Aaron BolesGUEST
and that companies do represent the forces of the economy, and the forces of the economy are driven by forces of politics and geopolitics.

Aaron BolesGUEST
And that's often because who's in charge in the country, and that's because who got voted in.

Aaron BolesGUEST
But not every movement is going to have a relevant entry point into corporate governance.
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Dan ByrneHOST
So for starters, could you just tell us how that would work in practice? What are asset managers or activists able to get from AI that they previously bought out or maybe they didn't get it at all?