Bruce H. Goldfarb is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Okapi Partners, the proxy solicitation and investor response firm he co- founded in 2008. Under his leadership, Okapi has grown into one of the most consistently top-ranked proxy solicitation firms in the country recognized numerous times as the No. 1 activist proxy solicitor by Bloomberg, Insightia, and Diligent. Bruce works hands-on with corporations, investment management companies, activist investors, private equity sponsors, and hedge funds on the full range of investor matters, including, contested director elections, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, investor engagement campaigns, and other high-stakes situations.

Before founding Okapi Partners, Bruce served as Senior Managing Director and General Counsel of Georgeson Inc. (now a subsidiary of Computershare), where he led the Global M&A Advisory Group. Prior to that, he was a Senior Vice President at Scudder, Stevens & Clark (now part of DWS Group), where he served in the Legal Department and chaired the firm's Proxy Review Committee, giving him a distinctive investor-side perspective that has informed Okapi's approach ever since. Earlier in his career, Bruce practiced corporate law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore for more than six years, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions, and international matters.

A recognized thought leader in shareholder activism and corporate governance, Bruce is a frequent speaker at high-profile industry forums including the 13D Monitor Active-Passive Investor Summit, the ICR Conference, the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, the Investment Company Institute, and other leading governance and M&A conferences. He has been featured on The Deal's podcast and in numerous publications covering proxy contests, activist investing, and the evolving role of retail shareholders. In addition, Bruce is a frequent guest sharing his expertise on investor response matters, with appearances on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and Yahoo! TV, in addition to quotes in major business publications and related media.

Bruce's civic and institutional commitments reflect his deep engagement with the legal, governance and art communities. He serves on the Board of Visitors of the Columbia University School of Law, the Advisory Board of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, and the Board of Advisors of the NYU Law School Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance. He previously served on the Council of Institutional Investors Market Advisory Council and the Advisory Board of the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance. He also serves as President and Trustee of the Signature Theatre Company, a New York City not-for-profit home for storytellers.

Bruce holds a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He earned a B.A. in the History of Art from the College of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a concurrent B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Finance from its Wharton School.