Founded in 2011, 13D Management, LLC (“13D”), is a New York-based boutique asset management firm focused on shareholder activism. Since 2006, Founder and Portfolio Manager, Ken Squire has been a thought leader in shareholder activism and corporate governance, operating the premier research service, 13D Monitor, on these topics for the institutional community. 13D’s investment team has over 40 years of combined experience analyzing the catalysts associated with activist campaigns. Through his research service, Ken provides research and analysis on activist campaigns to many of the top institutional investors and corporate governance stakeholders in the United States. Ken publishes the Activist Spotlight column on CNBC.com and has been hosting the Active-Passive Investor Summit in NYC annually since 2010 to discuss topics in corporate governance and ESG. Ken is also the creator of the AESG investment category, an active, pragmatic investment style focused on improving ESG practices and culture of portfolio companies.