Governance

The CFA Institute Annual Meeting of Members will be held virtually on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 8:00 am. Regular Members are encouraged to participate via livestream. Please see the Notice of Annual Meeting of Members provided in the FY2026 Proxy Statement.

Eligible members can vote using the secure link sent beginning 20 April to their email address on record or by entering the election validation number included in the email and their CFA Institute ID (available in their profile) on the voting site.

Agenda for the Annual Meeting of Members:

The agenda is as follows:

1. Call to Order and Opening Remarks
2. Introduction of the Board of Governors
3. Report of the Chair
4. Report of the Interim President and CEO
5. Report of the CFO
6. Election of Governors 
7. Ratification of the External Auditor 
8. Other Business
9. Adjournment
10. Questions and Comments from Members

How to join the meeting:

Please use the following link to join the livesteam: https://cfainstitute-org.zoom.us/j/95200746676.

If you want to ask a question during the livestream, use the Q&A function at any time during the meeting. Please include your full name and CFA Institute ID number. If you do not know your ID number, please provide your email address that is on record with the organization.

Rules of Procedure:

In order to allow participation by as many regular members as possible, in a fair and orderly manner, the following rules will govern this meeting:

1. The meeting will be conducted as per the formal agenda set forth above.
2. Only Regular Members of record as of the close of business on 9 April 2026 or their duly authorized proxies are eligible to vote on, comment, ask questions or otherwise address the meeting.  

3. Submitting questions and comments during the meeting. Eligible Regular Members may submit questions and comments on specific agenda items at the time such matters are addressed per the agenda. Comments and questions not related to a specific agenda item are to be reserved for the period provided on the agenda for questions and comments from members. 

   Please submit questions and comments during the meeting through the webcast Q&A function. Include your full name and CFA Institute ID number when providing a question or comment. If you do not know your CFA Institute ID number, please provide your email address that is on record with the organization.

   The Chair may choose to group similar questions to allow for covering as many issues as possible in the allotted time.

4. Live voting during the meeting. Eligible Regular Members who did not cast their ballot by proxy or want to change their vote may do so by submitting a meeting ballot, you will need your CFA Institute ID number and Election Validation number provided by the election tabulator (Election Services Corporation).

   Need your CFA Institute ID number? If you cannot remember your CFA Institute ID number, please contact CFA Institute Customer Service for assistance by email at [email protected] or call +1 (800) 247-8132 (US Toll-Free) /+1 (434) 951-5499.

   Need your Election Validation number? If you cannot remember your Election Validation Number, please request your Election Validation number to have it sent to the e-mail address you have on file with CFA Institute or call +1 (866) 720-4357 (US Toll-Free) / +1 (516) 688-7013. Please have your CFA Institute ID number available.

   All meeting ballots must be submitted between 7:30 am and no later than 9:30 am US Eastern Daylight Time on 17 June 2026.

5. Following governance practice and fair notice to all members, no other proposals or amendments to current proposals shall be considered during the meeting.
6. The Chair reserves the right to rule on the relevancy, redundancy and/or propriety of any matters or statements from the attendees. Any such rulings by the Chair will be final.
7. The Chair shall govern the meeting in a manner that is consistent with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of CFA Institute.