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ValueEdge Advisors was created in 2014 to help institutional investors engage effectively as owners with their portfolio companies. In so doing, ValueEdge Advisors has developed expertise in a range of activities, such as:
- Assisting public pension funds in crafting ESG integration policies and practices;
- Convening constructive dialogue between institutional owners and corporations;
- Developing remedies to repair corporate governance of companies in the settlement of securities litigation;
- Identifying director candidates for institutions to nominate to improve board composition and performance;
- Using shareowner proposals and other tools to push productive engagement between institutions and company management;
- Leading conferences for institutional fiduciaries to keep abreast of emerging trends and cutting-edge developments in corporate governance; and
- Advocating for corporate governance best practices before senior U.S. and U.K. policymakers.
ValueEdge Advisors is led by Chair Nell Minow and President and CEO Richard A. Bennett. Our core team also includes Senior Research Associate Kimberly Gladman and Research Associate Abby Bennett. Our governance professionals have had leading roles in founding, owning, and successfully managing proxy advisory firms, activist investment funds, ESG research companies, and governance consultancies, as well as personal experience as directors and officers of public and private companies. ValueEdge Advisors also have extensive experience in politics and policymaking, including serving in senior elected and appointed positions in government.
We encourage you to follow us on Twitter @valueedgeadvsrs and to visit our blog at http://www.valueedgeadvisors.com, where we post frequently about unfolding events, news items, and emerging trends.
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world’s leading law firms representing investors in securities fraud and shareholder rights litigation. Our Firm ranked #1 on the most recent ISS Securities Class Action Services Top 50 Report, recovering more than $916 million for investors in 2025. This marks our fourth #1 ranking in the past five years. And in those five years alone, Robbins Geller recovered $8.4 billion for investors – $3.4 billion more than any other law firm. With 200 lawyers in 10 offices, Robbins Geller is one of the largest plaintiffs’ firms in the world, and the Firm’s attorneys have obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history, including the largest ever – $7.2 billion – in In re Enron Corp. Sec. Litig.
