ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services
Financial ServicesMaryland, United States1001-5000 Employees
ISS, or Institutional Shareholder Services, is a financial services firm that provides data, analytics, and insights to support long-term, sustainable growth for investors and companies. Its offerings span corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, market intelligence, fund services, and related events and editorial content for institutional investors and corporations globally. The company is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, and was founded in 1985, with a broad global footprint. ISS is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group and operates with an arm's-length structure designed to preserve the independence and integrity of its research. In 2025, the group expanded its sustainability-oriented tools with Real Asset Climate Solutions, a new set of offerings to help investors assess and mitigate climate-related impacts in portfolios. Its activities position it as a major provider of governance and responsible investment resources within the financial services sector.