J.D., Yale Law School
Areas of Expertise:
Jonathon Zytnick is an Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown Law, where he writes and teaches about corporate governance, shareholder voting, and financial regulation. His research has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Corporate Governance Academic Forum’s Best Paper Award, Midwest Finance Associationโs Paul Van Arsdell Award in Corporate Finance, the John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Paper Award, the Northern Finance Associationโs Best Paper in Corporate Finance, and the American Law and Economics Review’s Best Paper Award. His work has appeared in theย Journal of Financial Economics, theย American Law and Economics Review, and theย New York Times. Before joining Georgetown, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at NYUโs Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance, Counsel to SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson, a corporate associate at Paul, Weiss, and a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He holds a JD from Yale Law School and a PhD in Economics from Columbia University.
Selected Contributions to Other Publications
"Does the end of โbenchmarkโ proxy policies actually change anything?" Financial Timesโ Alphaville, October 23, 2025, by Professor Jonathon Zytnick.
"The new proxy war," FT Alphaville, Aug. 6, 2025, an opinion piece by Associate Professor Jonathon Zytnick.
"A Proxy War in Texas," The New York Times, July 30, 2025, featuring Associate Professor Jonathon Zytnick.
"Imputing Proxy Advisor Recommendations," an opinion piece by Associate Professor Jonathon Zytnick, in The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, August 12, 2024.