Overview
The Free Float Analytics Rankings tool provides quantitative assessments of corporate board directors and senior executives across publicly listed companies. Its primary purpose is to measure influence, effectiveness, and governance-related performance using proprietary analytics. Finance professionals may find it relevant for governance analysis, proxy voting preparation, and stewardship-related decision-making.
Organisation behind the tool
The tool is developed and maintained by Free Float Analytics, a private analytics firm specialising in corporate governance, board dynamics, and leadership assessment. The organisation focuses on applying data science and social science methodologies to governance-related questions relevant to capital markets.
What the tool does
- Ranks board directors and senior executives of publicly traded companies.
- Applies proprietary metrics to assess influence, leadership impact, and governance effectiveness.
- Enables users to compare individuals across companies, sectors, and markets.
- Provides structured outputs that can support governance analysis and stewardship review.
- Focuses on people-level governance data rather than company financial performance.
Target audience
The primary audience includes institutional investors, asset managers, and proxy advisers.
Other relevant users include governance professionals, stewardship teams, researchers, and corporate advisors with an interest in board effectiveness and leadership structures.
Relevance to finance professionals
Risk assessment
Supports identification of governance-related risks linked to board concentration, influence, or leadership structures.
ESG analysis
Provides governance-focused indicators relevant to the “G” pillar of ESG assessments, including board composition and leadership dynamics.
Investment context
Assists in stewardship, engagement, and proxy voting decisions by offering comparative insights on directors and executives.
Long-term considerations
Helps assess governance quality as a factor influencing long-term company performance and accountability.
The tool does not provide investment recommendations and is intended as an analytical input within broader financial and ESG evaluation processes.
