Institute for Corporate Governance & Ethics

Good corporate governance informed by rigorous academic research

The mission of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Ethics is to harness the best academic research to aid scholars, policymakers, and business leaders in advancing good corporate governance and ethical business practices.

Fostering good corporate governance through meaningful collaboration

The ICGE’s vision is to be recognized as a world class research institute for corporate governance and ethics that has a positive impact on society.

To achieve this goal, the ICGE will foster rigorous interdisciplinary research, make it accessible to a broad constituency, and provide a forum for collaborative learning to help business function better.

The ICGE is:

• Interdisciplinary. We take a systems approach to corporate governance and ethics that is inherently multidisciplinary.
• Collaborative. We invite a broad array of top thinkers to advance our collective understanding of corporate governance and ethical business practices.  
• Research focused. Rigorous research is at the cornerstone of everything we do.
• Impact oriented. We aim to help academics, policymakers, business leaders, and students understand and operate companies better, for the betterment of all. 
• Golden ruled. We try always to govern ourselves as our research shows others should be governed.