Matteo Tonello is managing director of corporate leadership at The Conference Board. In his role, Tonello advises members of The Conference Board on issues of corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management. He regularly participates as a speaker and moderator in educational programs on governance best practices and conducts analyses and research in collaboration with leading corporations, institutional investors, and professional firms.
He is the author of several publications, including Corporate Governance Handbook: Legal Standards and Board Practices, The Directors' Compensation and Board Practices Report, The CEO Succession Report, The Corporate Contributions Report, The Institutional Investment Report: Trends in Asset Allocation and Portfolio Composition, Sustainability in the Boardroom, and the forthcoming Risk Oversight Handbook.
He has served as the co-chair of The Conference Board Expert Committee on Shareholder Activism and on the technical advisory board to The Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation. He is also a member of the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets. Prior to joining The Conference Board, he practiced corporate law at Davis Polk & Wardwell. Tonello is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Bologna.