David Kokell is the Head of U.S. Compensation Research at ISS. He is responsible for analyses and policy development for U.S. compensation matters, including say-on-pay, pay-for-performance, golden parachutes, equity plans, and compensation-related shareholder proposals.

Before joining ISS in 2012, David practiced law in the Manhattan offices of Shearman & Sterling LLP as a member of the Executive Compensation & Corporate Governance practice group.

David received his law degree from Hofstra Law School, where he was a member of the Hofstra Law Review, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from American University.