Recently named chair of the advisory firm, Ursula Burns has experienced first hand what it is like to be targeted by an insurgent, first at Xerox and more recently at Exxon Mobil.

Personnel news from firms at the center of the deal economy in Europe.

Successful nonprofits need to be constantly looking for new funding opportunities. In recent years, venture philanthropy, a high engagement form of investing in nonprofits, has been on the rise.

Experts have rated venture philanthropy as the “fifth most promising trend” globally (45%). Venture philanthropy “ranks the highest in the United States (53%), where it comes in second.”

The co-founder of the Colombia-based oil and gas exploration company wants to see a strategic review and board shake-up emerge, or he may urge investors to vote against some directors.

The upstart activist investor says a strategic review including a possible sale of the business makes sense, while an analyst suggests a new potential contract could be a ‘game changer’ for the communications and satellite ground station company.

The business case for a diverse leadership team is clear. But a diversity strategy needs to encompass all aspects of an organization to lock in future success.

The Paul Singer-led fund argues that the utility suffers from a ‘conglomerate discount,’ but the company responds that ‘scale is needed’ to finance the company’s capital investment and growth opportunities.