Speaker Series
The Neel Corporate Governance Speaker Series was founded in 2003 with three speakers from regional law firms. Since then it has brought academics, politicians, regulators, industry executives, board members and other experts in corporate governance from around the country.
Principles of Corporate Governance
Corporate governance is the overarching set of policies, procedures and relationships that enable an organization to establish objectives, set ethical boundaries to the acceptable means with which those objectives will be met, monitor the achievement of objectives, reward successful achievements and discipline unsuccessful or inappropriate attempts to meet objectives, in order to keep the organization aligned with the needs and interests of its primary stakeholders.
Research
Through the perspectives of accounting, economics, finance and law, our research addresses timely topics in corporate governance, including the audit process, executive compensation, board structure and firm performance.
We conduct nationally recognized research on corporate governance.
Featured Experts

James Chyz
Associate Professor, Pugh Professor of Accounting, and John and Wanda Wisecarver Faculty Research Fellow

Scott Guernsey
Assistant Professor and Neel Corporate Governance Center Research Fellow

Justin Short
Assistant Professor

Tracie Woidtke
David E. Sharp/Home Federal Bank Professor in Banking & Finance, Charlie & Carolyn Newcomer Faculty Research Fellow, and Department Head
Want to Learn More?
If you’d like to learn more about the Neel Corporate Governance Center, please contact us.
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