Brian is a researcher in the Corporate Governance Research Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business and affiliated with the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. His work focuses primarily on a broad range of issues within corporate governance, including boards of directors, succession planning, compensation, risk, and shareholder activism. He has co-authored two books, Corporate Governance Matters and A Real Look at Real World Corporate Governance, in collaboration with Professor David F. Larcker. Previously, Brian has worked as a financial analyst in the Office of the CFO at Stanford University and as an investment associate at UBS Private Wealth Management in San Francisco. He received his MBA from Stanford GSB and his BA from Princeton University.