Huron Consulting Group (HURN) Proxy filing summary

Executive summary

• Achieved 12% revenue growth in 2025, with record revenues before reimbursable expenses and a fifth consecutive year of growth; total shareholder return reached 39% in 2025 and 138% over three years.

• Strategic priorities include accelerated growth in healthcare and education, expansion in commercial industries, global digital capability, margin expansion, and disciplined capital allocation.

• Returned $288 million to shareholders from 2023–2025 via share repurchases and completed six strategic acquisitions in 2025.

• Human capital strategy emphasizes attracting, developing, and retaining top talent, with an employee engagement score of 83 in 2025.

Voting matters and shareholder proposals

• Shareholders will vote to elect eight director nominees, approve executive compensation (say-on-pay), ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for 2026, and address other business.

• Board recommends voting FOR all proposals.

• Only shareholders of record as of March 9, 2026, are eligible to vote at the May 8, 2026, virtual annual meeting.

Board of directors and corporate governance

• Board declassified in 2023; all directors now stand for annual election.

• Eight nominees, 75% independent, with 97% attendance at meetings in 2025.

• Board refreshment ongoing, with three new directors since 2022 and a focus on diversity, skills, and reducing average tenure.

• Board leadership structure separates CEO and non-executive chairman roles.

• Five standing committees: Audit, Compensation, Finance and Capital Allocation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Technology and Information Security.

• Director compensation includes cash and equity, with increased retainers and stock grants effective May 2025.