Yale Fetes 'Rising Stars' of Governance

The Millstein Center’s first list of rising stars recognizes corporate governance professionals under the age of 40 who, nominated by their peers and chosen by a committee, have made "their mark as outstanding analysts, experts, activists, and managers."

“This is the first year we are recognizing the next generation of corporate governance leaders,” said Ira M. Millstein, senior associate dean for corporate governance at the Yale School of Management and an architect of corporate governance recognized last fall by Directorship magazine in its Directorship 100, an inaugural list of the most influential players in corporate governance. “Every one of this year’s 56 recipients is a rising star in his or her own right. I’m honored to be able to recognize them in this way,” Millstein said.

The rising stars of corporate governance are:

• Sanaa Abouzaid, corporate governance officer, International Finance Corp.
• Tagbo Agbazue, project coordinator, African Institute of Corporate Citizenship
• Steve Alogna, senior manager, corporate governance services, Deloitte & Touche
• Annalisa Barrett, senior research associate, The Corporate Library
• Rachel Beck, business columnist, Associated Press
• Sagarika Chatterjee, senior analyst, F&C Investments (London)
• Warren Chen, managing director, M&A and quantitative analyst, Glass, Lewis & Co.
• Patrick Daniels, partner, Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins
• Andy Eggers, president, Proxy Democracy
• Maureen Errity, firm director, Center for Corporate Governance, Deloitte & Touche
• Todd Fernandez, senior research analyst, Glass, Lewis & Co.
• Jun Frank, senior research analyst (Asia), Glass, Lewis & Co. 
• Nichol Garzon-Mitchell, deputy general counsel, Glass, Lewis & Co.
• Rebecca Grapsas, associate, corporate department, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
• Dan Heitger, associate professor of accounting and co-director of the Center for Business Excellence, Miami University
• Alexandra Higgins, research associate, The Corporate Library
• Quinton Huckeby, analyst, Proxy Governance
• Catherine Jackson, manager, corporate governance and proxy voting, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
• Fianna Jesover, senior policy manager, corporate governance, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  
• Bess Joffe, associate director, corporate governance, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
  
• Jan-Friedrich Kallmorgen, director, Europaische Investorenshutzvereinigung
• John Keenan, senior analyst, pension and benefits policy, AFSCME
• Matt Kelly, editor-in-chief, Compliance Week
• Dan Konigsburg, director of corporate governance, Standard & Poor’s Equity Research
• Claudia Kruse, vice president European Environmental, Social and Governance Research, JPMorgan (London)
• Rakhi Kumar, corporate governance policy analyst, The Institute of International Finance
• Laura Lonsdale, ombudsman, Tyco International
• Allie Monaco, vice president of research, Proxy Governance
• Michael McCauley, senior corporate governance officer, Florida State Board of Administration
• Mary Jane McQuillen, director, socially aware investment, ClearBridge Advisors
• Jason Mefford, vice president, business process assurance, Ventura Foods
• Jeffrey B. Miller, chief compliance officer and counsel, Synthes
• Matt Orsagh, CFA, CIPM, senior policy analyst, CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity
• Rajesh Parthasarathy, president and CEO, MENTISoftware
• Dan Pedrotty, director of the office of investment, AFL-CIO
• Christian Plath, assistant vice president, corporate governance, Moody’s Investor Services
  
• Michael Pryce-Jones, senior analyst, Proxy Governance
• Naheeda Rashid, corporate governance and engagement, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
• Tracey Rembert, senior governance analyst, Service Employees International Union
• Joel Rogers, director of consulting services, RedHawk Communications
• Nicole Sandford, partner, board advisory services practice, Deloitte & Touche
• Hege Sjo, European Governance and Engagement, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
• Phillip Spathis, executive officer, governance and engagement, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors
• Alan Srulowitz, vice president, internal controls, CA, Inc.
• Tracy Stewart , corporate governance manager, Florida State Board of Administration
• Scott Stokes, deputy research director, GovernanceMetrics International
• Daniel Summerfield, co-head of responsibleinvestment, Universities Superannuation Scheme
• José Tabuena, vice president integrity and compliance/corporate secretary, MedicalEdge Healthcare Group
• Peter Taylor, head of corporate governance, Aberdeen Asset Management
• Meagan Thompson-Mann, president, MCTM Governance
• Carla Topino, senior research analyst (Europe), Glass, Lewis & Co.
• Dan Wadsworth, senior director of corporate client group, NASDAQ Board Tools
• Kerrie Waring, COO, International Corporate Governance Network
• Mark Watson, partner, Tapestry Networks
• Brittany Wedereit, vice president, proxy research, Glass, Lewis & Co.
• Clarence Yang, associate, Barclays Global Investors