DIRECTORMAP February 08 2010   home | director election results | analysis & research | mutual fund voting results about | contact   Jackie Cook. Founder, Fund Votes jcook@boardmap.com Founder of Fund Votes www.fundvotes.com Previous Research Positions: Founder, Fund Votes Senior Research Associate, The Corporate Library, Portland, Maine (2001 to 2007). Research Associate, Institutional Design, London, UK (Corporate governance) (2000 to 2001). Junior Research Fellow, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University, United Kingdom (1998 to 2000). Supervisor for data collection, Regional Health Management Information System (ReHMIS), Eastern Cape Team, SA (1994). Researcher, Institute for Peace and Human Rights in South Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa (1993 to 1994). Present Research Areas: Interlocking directorships analysis: research into patterns of networks amongst corporate elites, employing methodology and techniques of social network analysis to quantify patterns of relationships amongst corporations and directors with relevance to board independence and conflicts of interest. Corporate social responsibility and shareholder activism: research into corporate governance and CSR activists’ strategies and objectives. Mutual fund proxy voting analysis. Academic and Professional Presentations: J. Cook, A Review of International Regulatory Developments Affecting Corporate Governance Disclosures in the Wake of the Financial Crisis, paper presented for panel discussion entitled 'Corproate Governance Discloure' at Twenty-Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Investment & Enterprise Division, Enterprise Development Branch, Geneva (October 2009). J. Cook, Director Elections: Impact of regulatory changes and shareholder activism on the market for corporate leadership, paper presented at Workshop of the Chair in Business Law and International Trade, University of Montreal (21 September 2006). J. Cook, New Horizons in Technology, Panel discussion at the 2006 Western Regional Fall Conference of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Seattle, Washington, (16 September 2006). J. Cook, Sarbanes-Oxley, board Structure and the corporate board network, paper presented at the International Network of Social Network Analysis Annual Sunbelt Conference, Vancouver (30 April 2006). J. Cook, Shareholder Activism: Intersections Between Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, Roundtable discussion host at Corporate Networking Breakfast, Globe 2004 Conference, Vancouver (1 April 2004). J. Cook, S. Deakin and A. Hughes (Cambridge) Mutuality and Corporate Governance: The Evolution of UK Building Societies Following Deregulation paper presented at conference: Corporate Governance: Reassessing Ownership and Control, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (May, 2001) and [also to be presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Law and Economics Association, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto (28-29 September 2001). J. Cook and J. Bates, Comparative analysis of governance in large blue-chip and small high-tech companies in the UK: Interpreting the differences, paper presented at the Law and Economics Research Workshop (Governance and Regulation: Changes and Challenges), London (February 2001). J. Bates and J. Cook, Corporate Governance in Bulgaria, presentation to a meeting at the World Bank, Private Sector Development, Washington DC (May, 2000). J. Cook and L.C. Simbayi, Gender Stereotyping of occupations by SA high school students, paper presented at Psychological Association of South Africa (PSYSSA) Conference, Pietermaritzburg (April 1995). Academic and Industry Publications: Miller, A. and Cook, J. (2007), Stock exchange mergers leading to convergence in corporate governance practices, Executive, Magazine of the Egyptian Institute of Directors, Sept.-Dec., pp. 42-43 Miller, A. and Cook, J. (2004), Shareholder activism on environmental issues: a study of proposals at large US corporations (2000-2003), Natural Resources Forum, Vol 28(2), pp. 317-330 Monks, R.; Miller, A. and Cook, J. (2004), Shareholder activism on environmental issues: a study of proposals at large US corporations (2000-2003), Natural Resources Forum, Vol 28(2), pp. 317-330 J. Cook, S. Deakin, J. Mitchie and D. Nash (2003), Trust Rewards: Realising the Mutual Advantage. Mutuo, London. Cook, J; Deakin, S. and Hughes, A. (2002), Mutuality and Corporate Governance: The Evolution of UK Building Societies following Deregulation, Journal of Corporate Law Studies Vol. 2(1). Cook, J. (2000), Governance in the ‘New Economy’, International Corporate Governance, May, Issue 91, pp.14-15. Cook, J. & Simbayi, L.C. (1998), The effects of gender and sex role identity on occupational sex role stereotypes held by white South African high school pupils, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol.53 (2), pp.274-280. Hirst, M.; Cook, J. & Kahn, M. (1996), Shades, witches and somatisation in the Narratives of Illness and Distress among the Cape Nguni in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, Curare Journal for Ethnomedicine, Vol. 19 (2), pp. 255-82. Research Reports and Working Papers: Review of Regulatory Developments in the Wake of the Financial Crisis and Implications for Corporate Governance Disclosure. Report for Prepared for UNCTAD Secretariate: Trade and Development Board, Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, Geneva, Switzerland (October 2009). L. O'Neil, J. Cook (2009), Proxy Voting by Canadian Mutual Funds 2006-2008. Report for SHARE, Vancouver, Canada. R. Berridge, J. Cook (2009), Mutual Funds and Climate Change: Growing Support for Shareholder Resolutions. Report for CERES, Boston, MA. L. O'Neil, J. Cook (2008), Proxy Voting by Canadian Mutual Funds 2006-2007. Report for SHARE, Vancouver, Canada. B. Baue, J. Cook (2008), Mutual Funds and Climate Change: Opposition to Climate Change Resolutions Begins to Thaw. Report for CERES, Boston, MA. J. Cook (2007), Overview of Recent Developments in the Area of Corporate Governance Disclosure, Section of the 2007 Review Of The Implementation Status Of Corporate Governance Disclosures, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, Geneva, October 2007. J. Cook, B. Young (2007), Fund Voting in 2006: An Analysis of 29 Large Fund Families' Voting Records. Staff Report for The Corporate Library, Portland Maine. J. Cook (2006), Director Elections: Impact of Regulatory Changes and Shareholder Activism. Staff Report for The Corporate Library, Portland Maine. J. Cook, P. Hodgson, R. Marshall (2006), The Spread of Options Backdating: A closer look at the boards and directors involved. Staff Report for The Corporate Library, Portland Maine. J. Cook (2006), Overview of Recent Developments in the Area of Corporate Governance Disclosure, Section of the 2006 Review Of The Implementation Status Of Corporate Governance Disclosures, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, Geneva, October 2006. J. Cook (2006), Survey of US Corporate Board Structure and Board Network 2002-2005: Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002). Staff Report for The Corporate Library, Portland Maine. J. Cook (2006), Analysis of Fund Voting Results for 2004 and 2005: Focus on Shareholder-Sponsored Resolutions. Staff Report for The Corporate Library, Portland Maine. J. Cook (2003), Corporate and Director Interlocks in the USA: 2003. Staff Report for The Corporate Library, Portland, Maine. J. Cook, G. Stapledon and J. Bates (2001), Impact of Institutional Investors on Corporate Governance in East Asia, Institutional Design Ltd. (Report for the East Asia Analytical Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Commonwealth of Australia). J. Cook, G. Stapledon and J. Bates (2001), Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance in East Asian Corporations, Institutional Design Ltd. (Report for the East Asia Analytical Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Commonwealth of Australia.) J. Cook, S. Deakin and A. Hughes (2001), Mutuality And Corporate Governance: The Evolution Of UK Building Societies Following Deregulation. ESRC Centre for Business Research Working Paper Series, WP205. S. Deakin and J. Cook (2001), The Legal Form of Business Entities, ESRC Centre for Business Research (CBR), Cambridge University (Report for UK Department of Trade and Industry). J. Cook, S. Deakin and A. Hughes (2000), The Governance of Mutuality: Building Societies, Property Rights and Corporate Governance, ESRC Centre for Business Research (CBR), Cambridge University (Report for the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society and the Building Societies Association). J. Bates and J. Cook (2000), Corporate Governance Assessment for Bulgaria, Institutional Design Ltd. (Report for the World Bank Private Sector Development Group). J. Cook and S. Deakin (2000), Empirical Evidence on Corporate Control, ESRC Centre for Business Research (CBR), Cambridge University (Report for UK Department of Trade and Industry). J. Cook and S. Deakin (1999), Stakeholding: Theory and Evidence on Company and Economic Performance, (CBR), Cambridge University (UK Department of Trade and Industry). J. Cook (1999), Information and Communications Technology: The Internet and Company Law, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (UK Department of Trade and Industry). J. Cook (1999), High Level Accounting and Reporting Issues Relevant to Company Law, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (UK Department of Trade and Industry). S. Deakin and J. Cook (1999), Regulation and the Boundaries of the Law, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (UK Department of Trade and Industry). J. Cook (1999), Small Firms and Company Law, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (UK Department of Trade and Industry). J. Cook and M. Pollitt (1998), Corporate Strategy in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry: The Case of SmithKline Beecham, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (Case-Study). I. Jones, M. Pollitt and J. Cook (1998), Development of an Effective Corporate Compliance Programme: Case Study of SmithKline Beecham, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Cambridge University (Case-Study). Panel/Committee Membership: SHARE Model Proxy Voting Guidelines Advisory Committee. 2008. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) Expert Panel on International Corporate Governance Disclosure Guidelines. 2005. Degrees: BA (Hons), Economics and Management: Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom (Rhodes Scholarship). 1998. MA, Research Psychology: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. 1995. BA (Hons), Clinical Psychology: University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 1992.