Overview
Free Float Analytics is a US-based governance analytics company established in 2019 as part of Free Float, LLC. It was created to address gaps in how corporate governance, board effectiveness, and director influence are measured and understood. The organisation’s core philosophy centres on improving transparency and accountability in capital markets through data-driven analysis of governance structures and decision-making.
Mission and focus areas
Free Float Analytics focuses on analysing corporate boards, directors, and governance systems using quantitative and qualitative methods. Its work concentrates on board power, voting outcomes, director networks, and proxy decision-making. While not positioned as a sustainability organisation, its outputs support ESG integration and stewardship by providing governance intelligence relevant to long-term value creation, shareholder rights, and responsible investment practices. The organisation aligns most closely with the “G” pillar of ESG, contributing to sustainable finance through improved governance analysis.
Structure and governance
Free Float Analytics operates as a commercial entity under Free Float, LLC. It has a defined leadership structure with named founders and senior staff responsible for research, analytics, and content development. The organisation combines data science, governance expertise, and financial analysis, operating through a small, specialised team rather than a membership or representative model. Governance and decision-making are internally managed, consistent with a privately held research and analytics firm.
Programs and offerings
The organisation provides a proprietary analytics platform delivering metrics on board influence, director performance, and governance outcomes. Key offerings include governance datasets, analytical tools for proxy voting and stewardship, and published methodologies explaining how metrics are constructed. Free Float Analytics also produces independent research, commentary, and governance-focused media, including newsletters and podcasts. These outputs are designed to support investors, researchers, and governance professionals seeking detailed, comparable insights into corporate governance across listed companies.
In 1855, the limited liability company act divorced humans from capital markets by giving them virtually no liability for the company’s behavior.We aim to make markets and companies accountable by putting people back in them.
