John Burnett

John Burnett is the managing director and founder of 1 Empire Group, a consulting firm. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU.

May 29, 2024

Let's Not Sacrifice Innovation at the Altar of Shareholder Engagement

Following the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new  Universal Proxy Card (UPC) rule going into effect last September, there was a surge in proxy fights as...
Mar 29, 2024

Private Equity Firms That Wantonly Spent On Big Tech Are Paying the Price

In 2021 – despite the lingering economic turmoil caused partly by the COVID-19 pandemic – the tech industry seemingly could do no wrong.  The Nasdaq Composite had...