Proxy voting and governance research platform for institutional investors
Glass Lewis operates a governance intelligence platform covering 30,000+ shareholder meetings annually across ~100 markets. The tech stack is heavily Microsoft-dependent (SQL Server, Azure suite, Power BI, 365) with MongoDB and Python for data processing—a traditional enterprise architecture. Active projects span governance and climate research, compensation analysis, and internal platform modernization, while pain points cluster around system automation, disaster recovery, and cross-functional complexity, suggesting a business in the middle of operational scaling.
Glass Lewis provides proxy voting research, governance analysis, and ESG intelligence to institutional investors managing over $40 trillion in assets collectively. The core offering is Viewpoint, a platform for proxy voting management, policy implementation, recordkeeping, and reporting, paired with industry-leading Proxy Paper research covering executive pay, environmental, social, and governance issues weeks before voting deadlines. The company also operates a Report Feedback Statement product that allows public companies to respond directly to investor voters. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, Glass Lewis has grown to 501–1,000 employees with global teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Primary: Microsoft suite (SQL Server, Azure Synapse, Azure Cosmos DB, Power BI, 365), MySQL, MongoDB Atlas. Development: Python, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps. Infrastructure: Azure, ESXi, Hyper-V, Linux, Windows Server, Active Directory.
Governance and remuneration research, climate data collection and analysis, internal research platform enhancements, client-facing product delivery, compensation research, and operational system implementations across global teams.
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