Keith Gottfried is the President and CEO of Gottfried Shareholder Advisory LLC, a strategic advisory firm that advises public companies on shareholder activism preparedness and defense. Previously, Keith led the shareholder activism defense practice at a global AmLaw 100 law firm.Keith is a very experienced, battle-tested, and results-oriented shareholder activism advisor. Keith brings to clients a highly strategic, results-oriented, and hands-on approach guided by his extreme familiarity with the activist investor playbook.Over the past 30 years, Keith has advised numerous public companies, in connection with high-profile shareholder activism campaigns brought by some of the most well-known activist investors, including Carl Icahn, Elliott Management, Land & Buildings Investment Management, Legion Partners, Mario Gabelli / GAMCO, Saba Capital, Starboard Value / Ramius Capital, and ValueAct.Keith brings to clients broad industry experience having defended against activism campaigns in the apparel, automobile parts, banking, biotechnology, casual dining, closed-end mutual funds, consumer products, defense, energy, financial services, healthcare, information technology, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, medical equipment, motion picture, natural resources, pharmaceuticals, REITS, retail, semiconductor, shipping, software, telecommunications, and waste management industries.Because activism campaigns often resemble political campaigns, Keith also brings to clients the political insight he gained as a US Senate–confirmed high-level White House subcabinet appointee in the administration of President George W. Bush.In both 2018 and 2019, Keith was named by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) to its list of Directorship 100 honorees, which recognizes the most influential people in the boardroom community, including directors, corporate governance experts, regulators, and advisors.Keith frequently publishes and presents, and is often quoted by the national business media, on shareholder activism matters. Keith has also been a frequent contributor of shareholder activism thought leadership to the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, the leading online resource for discourse on corporate governance, on topics relating to shareholder activism.Posts and articles are not advice. Likes and shares not endorsements. Any material provided is for informational purposes only and is not intended, and does not purport, to offer any professional or other advice.