BHJ Partners LLC Noted In SRI Research Survey For Its Expert Governance Bench & Strong Client Focus

PORTLAND, Maine - Sept. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- BHJ Partners LLC, the new global corporate governance and compensation research and advisory firm, has gained global recognition and its staff is cited as being among the top practitioners in their field.  The rankings were published last week in the Thomson Reuters Extel/ SRI-Connect.com  “2013 Independent Research in Responsible Investment Survey.”  In the report, Paul Hodgson is rated as one of the “Top 10 Best Individual Analysts for Corporate Governance Research” and commended in the area of SRI Research.  In the same report BHJ Partners LLC is identified as one of world's “Top 40 Best Independent Corporate Governance Research Firms”.

Paul Hodgson, Founding Partner of the firm said: “This is a real honour for our new firm and for me.  We knew we would bring a great deal of value to the market, as each of our founding members has over 20 years experience; however we were surprised at how quickly the key stakeholders in the market acknowledged the strength of our relatively new business.”

The IRRI survey was extensive having sought input from asset managers, sell-side research houses, independent SRI agencies and quoted companies involved in the SRI marketplace. The final survey received 668 votes from 142 different firms in 30 different countries.  For more information on the survey the full results can be found at www.sri-connect.com.

About BHJ Partners LLC:

BHJ Partners LLC was founded by corporate governance research veterans Drew Buckley, Paul Hodgson and John Jarrett in 2013 as a single-source corporate governance research services provider to the legal, investment and corporate markets.  The firm delivers tailored solutions in the form of expert advisory, custom research and third party service identification/evaluation.  Additional information can be found at www.bhjpartners.com