Derek Kreifels is the CEO of Prospr Aligned, an investment services consulting company. Prospr’s mission is to help ensure U.S. institutional investor’s assets, and proxy votes are aligned with their values and economic interests. Those goals are accomplished by providing proxy consulting, proxy audits, and other opportunities to help clients take direct ownership of their assets.
Derek Kreifels is the co-founder, board member, and former Chief Executive Officer of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), a role he held for 12 years. SFOF is the only nonprofit in the U.S. that combines ground-breaking free-market research with a strong network of
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Jerry Bowyer is the Corporate Engagement and Proxy Voting Expert at Prospr Aligned, where he helps investors reclaim their influence by aligning corporate engagement and proxy voting with their values. With decades of experience in shareholder advocacy, governance consulting, and market research, Jerry has advised on over 2,000 annual meetings and nearly 20,000 proposals per year, ensuring investors’ voices are heard where it matters most.
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Ms. Morgan Axtell serves as an executive assistant to the CEO for Prospr Aligned. In 2023, she earned a BS in business administration and management, while studying at Western Governors University. She began her professional career as a high school business teacher and later completed a summer fellowship program at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) where she was a member of the annual audit project team, was project lead on the SFOF Public Fiduciary Network summer event in Dallas, TX, and helped coordinate two national meetings for state officials. She is also a graduate of the Heritage Foundation’s Phillip
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