Missouri State Auditor on Proxy Advisor Power: “The most powerful institutions you’ve never heard of.”

About this episode

Scott Fitzpatrick discusses the influence of proxy advisory firms and the implications for pension plans and shareholder engagement.

Jerry Bowyer talks with Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick about the hidden influence of proxy advisory firms like ISS and Glass Lewis. Fitzpatrick explains why most pension plans lacked proxy guidelines (and the results of not having them), and how the left uses boardrooms to advance agendas that fail at the ballot box. He shares progress made in pushing back against ESG and why the battle for shareholder engagement is far from over. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jerry Bowyer

Guest: Scott Fitzpatrick

Topics covered

• proxy advisory firms
• pension plans
• shareholder engagement
• ESG
• boardroom influence

Keywords

• proxy advisors
• pension guidelines
• boardroom agendas
• ESG pushback
• shareholder engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ISS, Glass Lewis, ESG

More episodes of Meeting of Minds Podcast

• The Heritage Foundation: Calling Out Amazon Over the SPLC · June 8, 2026 · 2 min
• Detransitioner Soren Aldaco at Amex: Take Transition Coverage Risk Seriously · June 3, 2026 · 4 min
• Inspire Investing: Docusign, Don't Sign off on Non-Fiduciary Executive Pay · June 3, 2026 · 3 min
• The Heritage Foundation: Drop Politicization at S&P Global · June 2, 2026 · 2 min
• David Bahnsen: Cummins, Power America - Not Activism · May 27, 2026 · 3 min
• Ridgeline’s Tom Carter: Blue State Corporate Exodus and Defeating Wokeness · May 26, 2026 · 26 min