Research Guides: Company Research: Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance & Key Executives

Consult these sources to learn names, positions, backgrounds, and interests of key people in the company.

MSCI ESG Ratings
Publishes Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings on companies worldwide; rates more than 6,400 companies on a "AAA" to "CCC" scale; provides ESG reports on individual companies and industries
Leadership Connect
Directory of public and private sector personnel contacts at U.S. government, business, professional, and nonprofit organizations.

Great American Business Leaders Of The 20th Century
A free database compiled by Harvard Business School's Leadership Initiative, review short biographies of American business leaders from the 20th century.

Business Source Ultimate
Contains journal, trade, and newspaper articles. Search for articles about an individual or check a company profile for key employee biographies.
ABI/INFORM Complete
Contains journal, trade, and newspaper articles.
Tip: Do a keyword search for an executive's name. For well-known executives, in the search box, enter executive's Last Name, First Name and change the drop-down box "Pearson - Per".
Gale Business Insights: Global
Contains company profiles and searches news articles and press releases.
Tip: Search for a company and open the report. On the left, select "People" to receive a list of articles and press releases.
Factiva
Contains newspaper articles and press releases. Search for executives' names to find articles that mention them.