Dr. Daniel Mcdermott

Biography

Daniel McDermott is a Lecturer at the Penn Carey Law School, specializing in strategic communications related to shareholder activism, corporate governance, ESG, and mergers and acquisitions. He joined ICR’s Special Situations Group in 2018, where he develops and executes communication strategies for clients involved in complex financial situations, including Chapter 11 bankruptcies and regulatory investigations. Prior to this role, McDermott was a consultant at Involved Consulting, a boutique advisory firm focused on shareholder activism, where he provided strategic advice to activist hedge funds and corporate issuers. He also served as a Senior Analyst at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the largest global proxy advisory firm, where he was responsible for evaluating shareholder proposals and rendering vote recommendations. McDermott holds a B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Johns Hopkins University, along with a Sustainable Accounting Standards Boards (SASB) Certification in Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting.

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