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Pershing Square hedge fund investor Bill Ackman
PoliticsBillionaire investor Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president after Harvard’s Claudine Gay bows to pressure and steps down
By Christiaan HetznerJanuary 3, 2024
Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value
FinanceDump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value
By Ryan HoggDecember 18, 2023
Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz
LeadershipDisney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz
By Thomas Buckley and BloombergNovember 30, 2023
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RetailBed Bath & Beyond investor slams the board chair for allegedly accusing reality star colleague Marcus Lemonis of a ‘secret nefarious plot’ and refusing his help
By Paolo ConfinoNovember 21, 2023
CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 
LeadershipCEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 
By Lila MacLellanNovember 21, 2023
‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO
Commentary‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianNovember 7, 2023
Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
FinanceCarl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
By Devon Pendleton and BloombergAugust 4, 2023
Mid adult businesswoman looking at colleague during meeting in board room in office
NewslettersBoards have ‘a cultural distaste for confronting the CEO,’ says a Columbia Business School professor. Here’s why that’s a problem—and how they can get past it
By Lila MacLellanAugust 1, 2023
Illumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Carl Icahn
FinanceIllumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Carl Icahn
By Tiago Ramos Alfaro and BloombergJune 11, 2023
Carl Icahn bet on America to fail. Instead he lost $9 billion
FinanceCarl Icahn bet on America to fail. Instead he lost $9 billion
By Tristan BoveMay 19, 2023
Photo of Carl Icahn
FinanceAfter coming for Jack Dorsey and Adani, short-seller Hindenburg  goes after Carl Icahn and accuses him of a ‘Ponzi-like’ corporate setup
By Christiaan HetznerMay 2, 2023
The evolving role of the board of directors in a post-pandemic world
LeadershipThe evolving role of the board of directors in a post-pandemic world
By Chris MorrisApril 4, 2023
A picture of Isaac Perlmutter
LeadershipMonths after backing an activist campaign against Bob Iger’s Disney, Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter is out
By Prarthana PrakashMarch 29, 2023
Salesforce has disbanded the board’s mergers and acquisitions committee, an abrupt sign that Marc Benioff’s string of multibillion-dollar deals is finished
TechSalesforce has disbanded the board’s mergers and acquisitions committee, an abrupt sign that Marc Benioff’s string of multibillion-dollar deals is finished
By Kylie RobisonMarch 1, 2023
Activists should sail away from their doomed attack on Benioff’s Salesforce
CommentaryActivists should sail away from their doomed attack on Benioff’s Salesforce
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 1, 2023
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