Derrick Queen is a managing director and head of RBC’s Activism Defense and Shareholder Advisory Practice. Previously, he held a similar role Rothschild & Co, advising corporations and their boards on complex activism, governance, and shareholder related issues.

Prior to Rothschild, Queen worked as a shareholder activist, most recently with Starboard Value, one of North America's largest and most aggressive activist hedge funds. For over 15 years, Queen has analyzed and vetted hundreds of activist ideas for several hedge funds. Due to his experience as both an activist investor and advisor, he is able to provide a unique understanding of the anatomy of an activist campaign and shareholder behavior.

Queen holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the advisory board of the Melanoma Research Alliance.