This document provides an overview of corporate governance - its origins, evolution, models and practice. It begins by defining corporate governance and discussing its historical development starting in the 17th century. It then describes the main internal and external corporate governance mechanisms. Internally, these include the board of directors, managerial incentives and anti-takeover measures. Externally, they comprise external auditing, major shareholders, and specialist shareholders. The document also examines corporate governance models and analyzes the Israeli practice and developments in this area.