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  "name": "Glass Lewis",
  "description": "Glass Lewis is a leading provider of independent global governance services and proxy research. The company provides institutional investors with research and voting recommendations on corporate governance, executive compensation, and environmental and social issues for thousands of shareholder meetings annually.",
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  "baiScore": 88,
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  "category": "Financial Services",
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      "slug": "equilar",
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      "name": "Institutional Shareholder Services Iss"
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      "slug": "default-management-alignment",
      "name": "Default Management Alignment"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T05:37:42.82+00:00",
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    "founded": "2003",
    "headquarters": "San Francisco, California, USA",
    "pricing_model": "Subscription-based for institutional research; Enterprise/Custom for platform licensing.",
    "core_products": "Proxy Paper research, Viewpoint voting platform, Governance Hub data tools, ESG Profile reports.",
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    "target_markets": "Institutional investors, mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, corporate issuers.",
    "employee_count": "Not publicly available",
    "funding_stage": "Not publicly available",
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      "Financial Data Terminals (Bloomberg/Refinitiv): Utilizing broad financial data terminals to gather basic governance data points without specific voting recommendations."
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