In the Media
![]() The Infinity Pool of Executive Pay Article Link | The New York Times, April 6, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on executives’ use of company perks. |
![]() Mary Schapiro: the latest official through the regulatory revolving door Article Link | The Guardian (UK), April 2, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on the former chairman of the SEC's new job advising the industry she once regulated. |
![]() Incorporations rebound to pre-recession levels in Delaware Article Link | News Journal, April 1, 2013 James Butkiewicz, chair of economics, commented on the increasing number of companies incorporating in Delaware and what the trend means for the state's post-recession economy. NBC Philadelphia also ran the story. |
![]() Wells Fargo investment unit paid board member's son $1.4 million Article Link | Bloomberg, March 27, 2013 , March 27, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on the complexities of familial relationships within corporate leadership. |
![]() Hess says Singer's Elliott paying board to liquidate company Article Link | Bloomberg, March 26, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on a Hess shareholder's proposal to pay board members fees to liquidate the company. |
![]() Looming divorce could threaten oil baron's empire Article Link | Yahoo! News, March 21, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on the economic implications tied to the divorce of one of America's wealthiest businessmen. International Business Times (UK), Daily Mail (UK) and New York Post also ran the story. |
![]() Proxy sites dump one-click vote button on SEC concerns Article Link | Reuters, March 20, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on a SEC request asking shareholder voting websites to remove buttons that set all of the shareholder's initial votes to the recommendations issued by a company's board. |
![]() AstraZeneca downsizing could cost local economy $6 million Article Link | News Journal, March 19, 2013 Jim Butkiewicz, professor and chair of economics, discussed the economic impact of layoffs at one of Delaware's largest employers. |
![]() Starbucks shareholders to vote on political spending ban Article Link | Reuters, March 15, 2013 Charles Elson, director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, commented on a pending ban that would prohibit the company's political contributions. |
![]() Colorado beer distributors generate $987 million in economic impacts Article Link | Denver Post, March 13, 2013 Article details study conducted by Bill Latham and Ken Lewis, both of the Center for Applied Business and Economic Research. Their findings quantified the beer industry's economic impact on various states. |





