Charles W.
GarskeSenior Managing Director

Chuck Garske is a Senior Managing Director at Okapi Partners focusing on corporate governance matters and providing advice to companies involved in proxy solicitation campaigns.

Chuck brings 30 years experience in proxy solicitation and corporate governance related matters. He provides advice and insight to companies undergoing proxy solicitation campaigns related to mergers and acquisitions, contested director elections and corporate governance matters. Additionally, he provides information-agent services for debt transactions and tender offers.

During his extensive career as a proxy solicitor, Chuck has advised clients on contested election campaigns at Fortune 500 companies as well as high-profile activist investors.

Prior to joining Okapi Partners, Chuck was a senior executive at Georgeson Inc., now a unit of Computershare Inc. Chuck received his B.A. in Accounting from New Jersey City University.