About Us

In any significant corporate governance controversy, the de facto “deciders” are the largest institutional investors. This new balance of power sets the policy and research agenda. The Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance was launched in 2016 to address these issues, taking advantage of the concentration of finance, talent, and activity in New York and at New York University. Whatever the issue—activist shareholders, short-term versus long-term investment horizons, compensation, control contests, going private, spinoffs, etc.—the central questions should be “what do the big institutions think?” and “what should the big institutions think?” The Institute gathers the key individuals in academia, government, corporations, asset management, and private practice into conversation with the goal of providing the community with practical answers to address real-world issues. See Annual Report

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, October 8, 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Third Annual REITs Conference
Co-hosted with Fried Frank.
Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall
RSVP

Wednesday, October 9, 11:45 to 12:45 p.m.
Fireside Chat with SEC Chair Gary Gensler
Lipton Hall, D'Agostino Hall
RSVP

Tuesday, October 15, 5:00 to 7:00p.m.
Delaware Developments: New Market Practice Amendments
Lipton Hall, D'Agostino Hall
Invitation only dinner to follow.

Wednesday, October 23, 1:10 to 2:25 p.m.
Life in the Law- A Lunch Conversation with Marty Lipton for Students
Straus Faculty Club, D'Agostino Hall

Thursday, November 7, 12:05 to 1:05 p.m.
Deal Day: Aerojet Rocketdyne - A Conversation with CEO and President Eileen Drake
Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall

November 11-15
Jurist in Residence the Honorable Karen Valihura, Delaware Supreme Court

Tuesday November 12, 4:00 to 4:45 p.m.
Annual Meeting of the Board of Advisors
Snow Dining Room, Vanderbilt Hall

Tuesday, November 12, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Distinguished Jurist Lecture: "Plain Language in Delaware Corporate Law," Hon. Karen Valihura, Delaware Supreme Court
Lipton Hall, D'Agostino Hall
Reception and invitation only dinner to follow.

November 14 and 15
Corporate Governance Bootcamp
Co-hosted with the Council of Institutional Investors
Lipton Hall, D'Agostino Hall
Registration

Thursday, December 5, 9:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Fall Roundtable: Caremark/Marchand 
Lipton Hall, D'Agostino Hall
Invitation only

Event Spotlight

Richard Revesz Event Spotlight

In October 2023, the ICGF hosted Richard Revesz, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).

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Annual Reports

The ICGF compiles a yearly report of all of the events that have taken place at the center. 

ICGF 2023 Annual Report Cover

Annual Report 2023 (PDF: 2.5 MB)

2022 ICGF Annual Report

Annual Report 2022 (PDF: 3.7 MB)

2023 ICGF Annual Report

Annual Report 2021 (PDF: 2.5 MB)

2020 ICGF Annual Report

Annual Report 2020 (PDF: 3.3 MB)

2019 ICGF Annual Report

Annual Report 2019 (PDF: 5.8 MB)