HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC (HURN)
Sector: Industrials
2026 Annual Meeting Analysis
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC · Meeting: May 8, 2026
Directors FOR
8
Directors AGAINST
0
Say on Pay
FOR
Auditor
FOR
Director Elections
Election of Directors
Ms. Brown joined in 2022, well-qualified technology and healthcare executive, no overboarding concerns (two public boards), strong TSR record — HURN's 3-year return of 71.9% exceeds the peer group median by 98.5 percentage points, far above the 50-point threshold needed to trigger a concern.
Mr. Hussey joined the board in 2023 (within 24 months of the meeting), so the TSR trigger does not apply; he is the sitting CEO with deep operational expertise and no overboarding concerns.
Long-tenured director (since 2006) with extensive financial services and technology expertise; HURN's 3-year TSR of +71.9% beats the peer group median by 98.5 percentage points, well above the 50-point trigger threshold, so no TSR concern applies; no overboarding (one public board seat).
Director since March 2022 with strong financial and healthcare credentials; serves as audit committee chair with clear CPA and CFO background; HURN's peer-relative TSR performance is well within acceptable bounds.
Very long-tenured director (since 2004) with relevant finance and technology experience; serves on two other public company boards which is within the four-board limit; HURN's peer-outperformance of 98.5 percentage points over 3 years comfortably clears the TSR trigger threshold.
Employee director and founding member of Huron with deep institutional knowledge as former CEO; only serves on Huron's public board so no overboarding issue; HURN's strong TSR performance means no TSR trigger applies.
Non-executive chairman since January 2025, director since 2018, with extensive turnaround and executive leadership experience; only one public board seat; HURN's peer-outperformance is well above the trigger threshold.
Director since 2014 with strong legal and governance credentials as Stanford's General Counsel; serves on two public boards (Huron and Exponent) which is within the limit; HURN's strong TSR performance means no TSR concern applies.
All eight nominees receive a FOR vote. Huron's 3-year stock return of +71.9% outperforms its compensation peer group median by approximately 98.5 percentage points, far exceeding the 50-point threshold required to trigger a director accountability concern. No director is overboarded, all committees have appropriate independent membership and financial expertise, and attendance at board and committee meetings was 97% in 2025. The board discloses a skills matrix and has been actively refreshing with three new directors added since 2022.
Say on Pay
✓ FORCEO
C. Mark Hussey
Total Comp
$7,198,354
Prior Support
98%%
CEO total compensation of approximately $7.2 million is reasonable for a CEO of a $2.2 billion professional services company and does not appear to exceed benchmark thresholds based on sector and market cap. The pay structure is well-designed: approximately 86% of CEO target pay is performance-based or at-risk, with 70% of long-term equity delivered through performance stock awards tied to multi-year revenue and earnings-per-share targets, and the remaining 30% in time-vesting restricted stock. The prior-year shareholder vote showed 98% support, the company has a robust clawback policy covering both restatements and misconduct, and the 2023-2025 performance stock award cycle paid out at 180% of target reflecting genuine outperformance — all consistent with pay aligning with strong shareholder returns of 39% in 2025 and 72% over three years.
Auditor Ratification
✓ FORAuditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tenure
N/A
Audit Fees
$2,152,000
Non-Audit Fees
$393,000
PwC's non-audit fees (tax fees of $389,000 plus other fees of $4,000, totaling $393,000) represent approximately 18% of audit fees of $2,152,000, well below the 50% threshold that would raise independence concerns. PwC is a Big 4 firm appropriate for a $2.2 billion market-cap company. Auditor tenure is not disclosed in the filing, so the tenure trigger cannot be applied per policy — this is noted as a minor negative but does not change the vote. No material financial restatements are disclosed.
Overall Assessment
Huron's 2026 annual meeting ballot is straightforward, with all three standard proposals — director elections, executive compensation, and auditor ratification — warranting FOR votes under the applicable policy. The company has delivered strong stock performance (3-year return of +71.9%, significantly outperforming its peer group), a well-structured pay-for-performance compensation program with 98% prior-year shareholder support, and an auditor relationship where non-audit fees are a modest 18% of audit fees. No stockholder proposals were identified in the filing.
Compensation Peer Group
15 companies disclosed in 2026 proxy filing