Patrick McGurn provides special counsel to RiskMetrics Group’s ISS Governance Services unit. Considered by industry constituents to be one of the leading experts on corporate governance issues, he is active on the nationwide speaking circuit and plays an integral role in policy development.

Prior to joining RiskMetrics Group, McGurn was director of the Corporate Governance Service at the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC), a not-for-profit firm that provides governance research to investors. He also served as a private attorney, a congressional staff member and a department head at the Republican National Committee.

McGurn is frequently cited by business publications such as The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek. He has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, Bloomberg Radio and TV, BBC Radio, CBS Evening News, CNBC, CNN, Marketplace, NBC Nightly News, Nightly Business Report, National Public Radio, Tech TV and ABC's This Week.

McGurn is a graduate of Duke University and the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the bar in California, the District of Columbia, Maryland and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He serves on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors and was a member of the NACD's 2001 Blue Ribbon Commission on Board Evaluations.