About Us

Angela Flaemrich

LEAD Analyst, Financials & Real Estate RESEARCH

Angela is the industry lead for the financials sector, providing expertise on banks and diversified financial companies. She assesses companies in terms of sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors, contributes to research reports (including thematic reports), and is active in connecting with both industry and clients. She supports Advisory Services in helping clients integrate ESG considerations into the execution of their investment strategies. She also manages and mentors a team of researchers.

Angela has over seven years of work experience in capital markets as an equity research analyst specializing in several sectors, including oil and gas, mining, renewable energy, healthcare and industrial products. She has extensive experience with financial analysis and valuation, writing investment reports and providing investment recommendations to institutional and high net worth clients. She has a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Science degree in Science and Business from the University of Waterloo. Angela is fluent in English and Mandarin.

LOCATION

Toronto

Heather Lang

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE SOLUTIONS

Heather is heading up our Sustainable Finance Solutions business unit, focusing on green bonds and sustainable lending. She collaborates with leading global underwriters, lending institutions and issuers to allocate capital towards sustainability performance through innovative financing instruments.

Having worked at Sustainalytics since 2004, Heather has held director positions on the research, institutional relations and client advisory teams across multiple regions, based out of both Canada and the Netherlands. She represents Sustainalytics at conferences and speaks regularly on a variety of ESG and sustainable finance topics.

Prior to joining the company, Heather worked as a corporate social responsibility consultant and a human rights worker. She has an undergraduate degree from McGill University and a master’s degree from Carleton University.

LOCATION

Toronto

Amit de Leeuw

HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE & SECURITY

Amit oversees the company’s ICT infrastructure, coordinates related projects and provides training and support for Sustainalytics’ global offices and users. He leads a team of engineers in charge of the company’s network, telephony, hardware and back-end servers. In his role, he also acts as the Information Security Officer for Sustainalytics, in charge of policies, compliance and enforcement, communicating with clients and vendors on due-diligence processes.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, he worked as a data-center engineer and as team leader for a major internet service provider in Israel, his home country.

Amit has an academic background in information science, having obtained a degree from the Bar-Ilan University. He has several technical certifications concerning system administration, networking and network security.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Liliana Mihart

HEAD OF DATA DELIVERABLES

Liliana leads the data services team overseeing the provision of data deliverables to Sustainalytics’ clients. In her role, Liliana drives the team’s strategy and QA processes, performs change management, and coordinates deliverable on-boarding, advising stakeholders on their technical feasibility. As a leader of a high-impact team, Liliana cultivates a culture of excellence, mentoring and energizing the team to meet the highest quality standards.

Prior to this role, Liliana was in charge of data management, deliverable creation and quality assurance for Sustainalytics’ Global Compact Compliance Service. In addition, Liliana was responsible for the construction and maintenance of ESG and sustainability related indices.

Liliana holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Banking and a master’s degree in Financial Markets from the West University of Timisoara. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, she is also a Certified Microsoft Excel Expert and holds a training certificate from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).

LOCATION

Timisoara, Romania

Gary Hawton

SENIOR DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS (NORTH AMERICA)

As Senior Director, Institutional Relations, Gary drives business development for Sustainalytics in Canada. He brings more than 30 years of investment experience to the role, and over 15 years as a leader in the responsible investing field.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Gary was the founding CEO of Meritas Financial Group, where he was responsible for the launch, growth and development of the Meritas Mutual Funds, one of Canada’s leading socially responsible fund families. In 2010, Gary successfully led the firm to a merger with OceanRock Investments, where he remained as President until 2016. Throughout his career, Gary has advocated for investors, most notably during his tenure with Meritas, engaging with the top five Canadian banks for “say on pay” shareholder voting.

Gary was a board member of the Responsible Investment Association for 9 years and the board chair for 3 of those years. Among his other volunteer activities is his participation on the Investment Committees of the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and also of FaithLife Financial. In June 2012 Gary received the Canadian SRI distinguished service award, a lifetime achievement award given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the Canadian responsible investment industry through their leadership, commitment, initiative, innovation, collaboration and/or impact in advancing industry growth and recognition.

Gary received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and holds both the Canadian Investment Manager and Chartered Financial Analyst designations.

LOCATION

Toronto

Sonja Wallenborn

Manager, Industrials & Infrastructure RESEARCH

Sonja manages the team of analysts focusing on equities in the industrials, infrastructure, transportation and commercial services sectors. She assures the quality of the research products, and also engages with companies and clients on key ESG issues in the sectors she oversees.

Sonja has worked in several roles at Sustainalytics focusing on research, product innovation, and client servicing in the DACH region.

She holds a master’s degree in Business (cum laude) from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and a bachelor’s degree specialized in Finance (top 3%) from Maastricht University. Sonja is a Certified Expert in Microfinance (CEMF) and a working group member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Masato Takebayashi

aSSOCIATE dIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC RESEARCH

Masato analyzes and rates the ESG performance of Japanese companies, with a focus on those in the industrial and infrastructure sectors. He also supports Sustainalytics’ Green and Social Bond Advisory Services in helping clients integrate ESG considerations into the development of their bond framework.

As an ESG professional, Masato actively engages with Japanese companies and investors on sustainable business strategies, and regularly shares his knowledge on ESG topics at various conferences. Masato is especially interested in ESG materiality and corporate competitiveness, social impact assessment, and supply chain human rights due diligence.

Masato has been working in the ESG investment industry more than nine years, first as an analyst at the Japan Research Institute and MSCI, and then as a senior consultant at KPMG where he advised large Japanese corporations on CSR and sustainability management. During this time, he has traveled to several countries in Asia, including Vietnam, China, Philippines and India, to continue his research on ESG issues in developing and emerging markets. Masato holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan) and a master’s degree in International Child Health from University College London (UK). He is fluent in Japanese, English and Vietnamese.

LOCATION

Tokyo

Alberto Serna Martin

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH pRODUCTS

Alberto has over six years of experience researching and assessing the sustainability performance of energy companies. As the energy lead, Alberto participates in stakeholder consultations with oil and gas companies and regularly engages with major global oil and gas companies as part of the Sustainalytics research process. Alberto has travelled to Canada, Colombia and China for onsite field trips to gain first-hand knowledge of oil and gas operations and impact. Alberto is actively involved in communicating ESG issues in the oil and gas industry to major financial institutions and acts as a trusted advisor on unconventional extraction to many of Sustainalytics’ clients. In 2012, he authored Deeper and Colder: The Impacts and Risk of Deepwater and Arctic Hydrocarbon Development, the second report in a series on unconventional oil and gas development. More recently, Alberto co-developed Sustainalytics’ Stranded Carbon Assets Framework.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Alberto worked for the Dutch environmental and development non-governmental organization Both Ends. He completed a master’s in Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam (Cum laude) and a master’s degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid. Alberto is fluent in English, Spanish and Dutch.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Cecilia Cisana

DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS (NORDICS)

Cecilia manages and oversees client relations for the Nordics, leading the client servicing team in this region. In her role, Cecilia aims to ensure that Sustainalytics’ strategic focus, product offering and service levels adequately address clients’ needs and expectations.

Since joining Sustainalytics over six years ago, Cecilia has supported and advised various UK and Nordics based banks, investment managers and pension funds in their efforts to meaningfully apply ESG data in their investment processes.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Cecilia collaborated with the UN PRI on developing the member reporting framework. She has also worked with the Brazilian federal government on an international environmental education project and in operations at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank in New York. Cecilia studied Economics and International Affairs at the University of Colorado and also holds an MSc in Environmental Policy from the London School of Economics.

LOCATION

London

Andrea van Dijk

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS (EUROPE EX NORDICS)

Andrea manages and oversees client relations for European institutional investor clients. As Executive Director, Andrea leads the teams of client advisers servicing institutional investor clients across various European markets. As a member of Sustainalytics’ Product Steering committee, Andrea aims to ensure that Sustainalytics’ product development agenda, as well as its product and service standards adequately address the needs and expectations of Sustainalytics’ global client base.

For over eight years now Andrea has played a leadership role in Sustainalytics client relations team. Over the years she has supported and advised European investment managers, banks and pension funds in their efforts to meaningfully apply ESG data in their investment processes. Andrea has broad experience in project management, and acted as Project Manager for the 2014 Access to Medicine Index and project sponsor for the 2016 Access to Nutrition Index.

Andrea joined Sustainalytics in 2007, initially working as an Associate Analyst covering the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sectors. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Andrea conducted field research in Indonesia, Ghana and Bangladesh as a freelance consultant for several Dutch non-governmental organizations. She holds a master’s degree in International Development Studies from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Tytti Kaasinen

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

Tytti is responsible for the company’s thematic Stewardship and Risk Engagement, coordinating the identification and proactive engagement on material ESG issues affecting businesses. Within Sustainalytics’ Engagement Services, she also has particular topic expertise in water risks, children’s rights, and the food, retail and garment sectors.

Before joining Sustainalytics, Tytti was the Head of Stewardship and Risk Engagement and a Senior Engagement Manager at GES, having previously worked as a Responsible Investment Analyst at The Co-operative Asset Management in Manchester. In total, she has over 10 years’ experience in responsible investment and active ownership.

Tytti holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from Manchester Metropolitan University and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Manchester. She speaks Finnish, English and Swedish.

LOCATION

Stockholm

Matthew Barg

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH

Matthew leads a team of analysts conducting research on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies in the information technology, media and telecommunications services sectors. Since joining the firm in 2009, alongside his work publishing sector reports he has contributed to thematic research projects and reports related to the ESG risks facing companies and investors, including the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index and Regulating Conflict Minerals: Unpacking Section 1502 of Dodd-Frank.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Matthew managed projects to develop company GHG inventories and implement carbon footprint calculation and reduction initiatives. He has a master’s degree in Environmental Studies from York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies, where he concentrated on business and sustainability strategies. Matthew also holds a bachelor of science degree in Environmental Studies and Geography from the University of Winnipeg.

LOCATION

Toronto

Michelle McCulloch

DIRECTOR, SECTOR RESEARCH

As Director, Michelle manages a team of research analysts focused on analyzing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of companies in the financial and real estate sectors. Prior to this Michelle managed indicator research and oversaw the respective analyst team in Toronto. As part of her work, Michelle evaluated and reported on the key ESG indicators impacting companies within Sustainalytics’ research universe.

Before joining Sustainalytics, Michelle worked at TD Bank as senior manager of TD Environment where she was responsible for environmental risk management. She managed the implementation of the bank’s environmental management system as well as external stakeholder relations and reporting pertaining to environmental management. Prior to this, Michelle was a director at Innovest, a sustainability research firm. Her principle focus was the engagement and development of global strategic partnerships and initiatives with large financial institutions, fund managers and specific niche players.

Michelle has worked in sustainability for more than 15 years and is an accredited Environmental Professional (EP). She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from York University as well as a certificate in water finance that she completed at the University of Toronto in 2012.

LOCATION

Toronto

Esther Hougee de Vet

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH PRODUCTS

Esther leads the Information Intelligence Team and oversees the activities of over 135 analysts. Her team is uses innovative technologies to update and improve our ESG and Corporate Governance ratings, sovereign bond research, news screening, controversial weapons and product involvement research, solutions research, ESG metrics, as well as bespoke research. Esther has worked in various roles at Sustainalytics, focusing on research, client servicing, product innovation, process and quality management.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Esther worked as a sustainability analyst for Triodos Bank, where she did research for the bank’s socially responsible investment funds, and, before that, she worked in the global environmental services department at PriceWaterhouseCooper.

Esther holds a bachelor’s degree in Rural Development Studies, a master’s degree in Environmental Economics from Wageningen University, and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Rachel Birenbaum

DIRECTOR, RESEARCH PRODUCTS

Rachel serves as the HR business partner to the Research Products team.

Rachel began her Sustainalytics career in 2007 as an analyst. Since then, she has spent nine years in strategic human resources management roles. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Rachel worked for four years as an educator and group facilitator in both academic and international development settings. She has worked in Canada, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Rachel earned her master’s degree in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto, Canada, where she specialized in Business and Sustainability, and Non-Profit Management and Leadership. She also has a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

LOCATION

Toronto

Teodora Blidaru

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Teodora Blidaru is the Product Manager for Sustainalytics’ Corporate Governance Research & Ratings. Before joining the Corporate Governance team, she worked as an analyst focused on ESG and country research.

Prior to Sustainalytics, she held various roles focused on public policy and within civil society organizations.

Teo holds an LLM (Master of Laws) degree in European and International Law from University van Amsterdam and is a certified project manager.

LOCATION

Bucharest

Doug Morrow

DIRECTOR, THEMATIC RESEARCH

Doug is a creative, MBA-educated, award-winning research director with 12 years of experience in the responsible investment industry. His work bridges investment strategy with ESG trends and factors.

Doug’s expertise covers ESG integration into fundamental, quantitative, passive and smart beta investment strategies, thematic investing opportunities, and portfolio ESG risk analysis. He has successfully led research projects looking at climate change-driven investment opportunities, ESG risk in default funds offered by defined contribution pension schemes, the financial materiality of ESG controversies, portfolio strategies for water scarcity and the predictive ability of ESG scores in assessing M&A transactions.

Doug holds an MBA and Master of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia.

LOCATION

Toronto

Irene Sosa

Director, Product Strategy and Development

Irene is responsible for product portfolio management and communication, executing product innovation projects and implementing the stage-gate process. She leads the implementation of strategic priorities for the Product Strategy and Development Team, providing capacity-building and operational support to Sustainalytics’ product managers.

Irene is the former global lead analyst for the materials industry. In 2011, she authored the chapter “Responsible Investment Case Studies” for the book Governance Ecosystems: CSR in the Latin American Mining Sector. She was also a co-instructor for the course CSR, Sustainability, and Mining at Ryerson University’s Chang School of Continuing Education. In 2012, Irene was ranked one of the top three Environmental and Social Analysts in the Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey.

Before joining Sustainalytics, Irene worked for the Canadian Environmental Law Association conducting research on impact and benefit agreements between First Nations and mining companies. Irene has a bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and a master’s degree in Environmental Studies from York University.

LOCATION

Toronto

Gary Hewitt, CFA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH OPERATIONS

Gary manages Sustainalytics’ research operations and quality teams, with responsibility for Sustainalytics’ research planning, operational processes, and research delivery.

Prior to taking on his operational role, Gary led Sustainalytics’ corporate governance research team from 2014, building the team and launching the Corporate Governance research offering in 2016. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Gary had nearly 15 years in investment and corporate governance research with expertise i executive compensation and corporate governance issues. He was managing director and head of research at GMI Ratings, a corporate governance research and ratings firm, and was Executive Director at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), where he led the development of quantitative models and research frameworks for evaluating executive compensation and corporate governance performance. Prior to ISS, Gary led a research team at investment and benefits consulting firm Watson Wyatt (now Willis Towers Watson).

Gary holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Kevin Ranney

DIRECTOR, PRODUCT STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT

Kevin has over 15 years’ experience in the fields of responsible investment and corporate sustainability and has worked with a wide variety of asset owners and investment managers, helping them to incorporate ESG considerations into their investment policies, strategies and processes. He is an expert in the development of metrics and methods to evaluate sustainability performance and has led numerous projects involving the development of customized frameworks and metrics to measure ESG-related risk and impact. He has also played a key role in the development of the firm’s suite of services to responsible investors, ranging from engagement strategy development to ESG screening to PRI advisory services.

In addition to his work at Sustainalytics, Kevin is a part-time faculty member in the department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, where he teaches in the area of business and human rights. He is a former director of the board of Canada’s Responsible Investment Association and of Oikocredit Canada, a microfinance organization, and he holds degrees from the University of Waterloo, the University of Toronto, and the University of Notre Dame.

LOCATION

Toronto

Rommel Rojas

HEAD OF UX

Rommel has over 15 years of experience in interaction design and web development. Since 2015, he leads the company’s User Experience team, where he is responsible for ensuring high impact design and consistency across products and features across the company. As the main UX ambassador, Rommel advocates for user-centered design within the organization, evangelizing good product design and innovative implementation while elevating the design discourse at large.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Rommel was the Technical Director at ESG Analytics where he managed a team of developers, planned and initiated UX research and visual design, and collaborated with the CEO in strategies to further business growth, including new product development and marketing.

Rommel holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from UniMAR in Venezuela, with a minor in process re-engineering and open-source software. He also holds a Scrum Master/Information Technology Project Management certification from Scrum Alliance. He is part of the Interaction Design Foundation community.

LOCATION

New York

Roxana Dobre

MANAGER, CONSUMER GOODS RESEARCH

Roxana leads a team of analysts conducting research on company’s management of ESG issues in the Consumer Goods sector.

Prior to assuming this role, Roxana conducted research for the retail and apparel sector and co-authored thematic reports on the retail, luxury apparel and consumer durables sectors, as well as thought leadership pieces.

Before joining Sustainalytics, Roxana worked as a Project Manager for the KfW Carbon Fund, focusing on developing carbon trading mechanisms for German companies in partnership with the European Investment Bank. Roxana has a master’s degree in International Economics and Economic Policy from the Goethe University in Frankfurt, were she focused on developed economics and energy efficiency strategies.

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Darragh Gallant

PRODUCT MANAGER, CLIENT SYSTEMS

Darragh is Executive Director of Information Communication Technology, where she is the product manager for client facing systems, including Sustainalytics’ flagship online research portal Global Access. Prior to this role, Darragh was responsible for managing operations in the US, and for directing business development, sales, marketing and client relations in North America.

Darragh brings extensive market experience to the role, built over 20 years of experience within the responsible investment industry in the U.S. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Darragh directed marketing and client relations for KLD Research & Analytics, a research firm specializing in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research, analysis and index solutions. Darragh has over seven years of experience as an ESG analyst at both research and investment management firms. Throughout her career, Darragh has been committed to the promotion of sustainable and responsible investment strategies, and previously served on the Board of Directors for US SIF (the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment) and the US SIF Foundation for six years, and served two years as co-chair of SIRAN, a working group of US SIF. In 2012, Darragh was named Best Salesperson for SRI / Corporate Governance research in the first-ever Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey 2012, conducted by Thomson Reuters Extel and SRI-Connect.

Darragh graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Economics and International Affairs.

LOCATION

Boston

Yumi Fujita

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Research Products

Since January 2017, Yumi has been building a new team of research analysts in Tokyo, focusing on Japanese equities. She assures the quality of the research products, and actively engages with clients and companies, supporting brand-building and business development activities in the Japanese market. She regularly presents at conferences and workshops on various ESG topics in Japan and in Southeast Asia. Previously, Yumi led the Industrials and Transportation sector research out of Sustainaltyics’ Singapore office, where she managed the team of analysts located across Asia and Europe.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Yumi worked for over six years in the financial services industry; she was part of Deloitte Singapore’s M&A Transaction Services team, and, was responsible for variety of roles from sales to operations at Citibank in Tokyo and Hong Kong. She has also conducted empirical research on the impact-investment fundraising market in Japan, working with one of the leading asset managers in the field.

Yumi has an MBA, with a focus on sustainability and impact investment, from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and International Politics from Hokkaido University in Japan.

LOCATION

Tokyo

Kirsten Boer

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS

Kirsten manages and oversees client relations in North America, leading the client servicing team in this region. In her role, Kirsten aims to ensure that Sustainalytics’ strategic focus, product offering and service levels adequately address clients’ needs and expectations.

Since joining the Advisory Services team over seven years ago, Kirsten has supported and advised asset managers and asset owners to meaningfully apply ESG data in their investment processes. Kirsten has also managed and executed projects to support investors in developing and implementing sustainable investment strategies and has supported the development of thematic content related to carbon risks and stranded carbon assets.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Kirsten worked for a certification standard in the voluntary carbon markets, where she oversaw the certification of greenhouse gas emission reduction projects and the commercialization of the resulting carbon credits.

LOCATION

Toronto

Iulian Ghinia

HEAD OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Iulian leads the software development and software architecture teams, supporting them in building robust, industry-leading software solutions. He is responsible for developing a strategy for the Software Development Department to meet the company’s goals and objectives and improve the quality of the service it delivers to internal and external stakeholders.

Since joining Sustainalytics, Iulian has focused on introducing and improving Agile methodologies in software development and managed the transition from a small to a medium size Software Development Department. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Iulian was a software developer and project manager at a software company specialized in business solutions.

Iulian holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Energetics and a Microsoft Certified Professional certification.

LOCATION

Timisoara, Romania

Dr Adriana Paula Popițiu

HEAD OF DATA MANAGEMENT

Adriana leads the data management team and is responsible for providing the Sustainalytics organization and its clients with high quality data, data analytics and data driven tools to support product development.

Prior to Sustainalytics, Adriana worked for 7.5 years as a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at West University of Timisoara. Within this role, she taught Applied Mathematics and Statistics to undergraduate students.

Adriana holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Master’s degrees in both Mathematics and Fiscal Administration.

LOCATION

Timisoara

Francesco Mazzeo

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS

Francesco oversees a team of client advisors focused on the French, Spanish, Belgian, Swiss and Italian markets supporting clients in the development of responsible investment strategies and the integration of ESG research in their decision making processes.

Francesco has ten years of international experience in the financial sector and sustainability analysis. Prior to joining Sustainalytics he worked in the risk department of Banque PSA Finance. He also spent time as a volunteer for The Natural Step, a sustainability oriented NGO.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Pisa and an international master’s degree in Corporate Responsibility from EOI Business School (Madrid).

LOCATION

Paris

Silvana van Schaik

Manager, Healthcare & Chemicals RESEARCH

Silvana manages a team of analysts conducting research on the ESG performance of companies in the pharmaceuticals, healthcare and chemicals sectors.

Prior to assuming this role, she was the lead analyst for the Insurance sector and conducted thematic research on ESG issues in the financial industry. In 2015, she authored Sector Report Insurance: Shedding Light on New Industry Challenges as part of Sustainalytics’ publications series. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Silvana completed internships in the fields of banking and insurance at Unicredit Tiriac Bank and ING Insurance Romania.

Silvana has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from the West University of Timisoara, with a specialization in Finance and Banking, as well as a master’s degree in Finance and Financial Strategies. She was first exposed to corporate social responsibility and ESG issues while taking courses in economics and finance at the University of Padova in Italy.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Georg Schürmann

SUSTAINALYTICS BOARD MEMBER

Georg Schürmann is Managing Director of Triodos Bank Germany, the German branch of Europe’s leading sustainable bank. He joined Triodos Bank in July 2009 to set up the German branch with his team. Mr. Schürmann has extensive experience and expertise in private banking and the investment fund market. Prior to joining Triodos Bank, Mr. Schürmann worked at Deutsche Bank, where during his 20 year tenure he held various senior management positions in the Private & Business Clients Division, including Managing Director, Member of the Board Private Banking Germany and Managing Director, responsible for the Region of Munich.

Mr. Schürmann is a member of the sustainability advisory board of Barmenia Insurance and member of the advisory board of Deutsche Umweltstiftung (German Environment Foundation). Mr. Schürmann holds a diploma in business administration from the University of Cologne. He is also an alumnus of Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation.

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Andrei Stoicescu

HEAD OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Andrei`s team is responsible for managing Sustainalytics’ internal productivity tools like CRM, NAV and SharePoint, developing or implementing applications that improve daily work and providing insights through reports.
Prior to joining the firm, Andrei was a team coordinator for one of world’s largest telecom companies. He also previously worked as an architect for various companies across Bucharest and as a freelance graphic designer. Apart from his Architecture studies, Andrei also holds a BA in Management.

LOCATION

Bucharest, Romania

Arik Brutian

HEAD OF DIGITAL INNOVATION

As the head of Digital Innovation Team, Arik is responsible for the development of Sustainalytics’ smart technologies – artificial intelligence, machine learning, information retrieval & extraction, and digital curation.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics Arik was head of public affairs and communications at Coca-Cola HBCA, a leading producer of non-alcoholic beverages in Armenia; he also was the change and communications manager of the SAP company-wide integration. There, he authored and implemented the company’s CSR Strategy and Action Plan, SAP Integration Change Management Plan. He also spent five years in international development, working in communications and public relations in the areas of sustainable water resources and anti-corruption. Arik has seven years of foreign policy analysis experience and taught communications and media analysis for 10 years.

Arik holds master’s degrees in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and in International Communication from Leeds University. He is a fluent speaker of Armenian and Russian.

LOCATION

Toronto

Martijn van Schaik

PRODUCT MANAGER, DATA SERVICES

Martijn is leading the development of Sustainalytics’ Data Services and manages the teams responsible for data management, analytics and deliverables.

Prior to this role, Martijn help to establish Sustainalytics’ Digital Innovation team and, before that, he managed a team of research analysts and gained expertise in the fields of client services and account management. He has extensive expertise in data governance, analysis and analytics and a special interest in the interaction between content and technology and the way this stimulates innovation.

Martijn graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam the Netherlands, with a master’s degree in Economics and Business and a specialization in Financial Economics.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Eimear Toomey

DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS (EUROPE)

Eimear oversees business development for Europe. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Eimear spent over a decade within the investment management industry as a portfolio manager and equity research analyst, working at Rothschild, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Fidelity International. One of Eimear’s key areas of specialism was in developing and running socially responsible and impact investment portfolios and she was also heavily involved in developing and driving CSR initiatives particularly at Rothschild. Eimear is also an On Purpose fellow, a unique leadership program designed to develop the next generation of socially and environmentally aware business leaders who will use the power of business and investment to drive positive change.

Eimear holds a Masters in International Business and Management from Manchester Business School, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law and German from University College Cork. She has also completed all three levels of the CFA® program and is fluent in English and German.

LOCATION

London

Vikram Puppala

DIRECTOR, CARBON SOLUTIONS, INDEXES, GREEN & SOCIAL BOND

Vikram Puppala manages the Carbon Solutions, Sustainability Bonds and Sustainability Indices offerings at Sustainalytics. As a product manager for Sustainalytics’ Carbon Solutions, Vikram is responsible for providing clients with a set of tools and analysis that will help them understand and manage their carbon-related risks. As the head of the Sustainability Bonds team, Vikram provides second party review and verification on green/sustainability/social bonds and helps issuers bring a credible and robust green bond to the market. Vikram also manages Sustainalytics’ Sustainability Indices offering, where he is responsible for the development and maintenance of ESG and sustainability related indices. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, he worked at De Lage Landen, Rabobank’s leasing division as a clean technology debt finance manager. He has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business with a specialization in Business and Sustainability and a graduate diploma in Business and Environment. He is also Project Management Professional certified and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida.

LOCATION

Toronto

Trisha Taneja

MANAGER, GREEN & SOCIAL BONDS

Trisha heads Sustainalytics’ Green & Social Bonds service in the Americas and Asia-Pacific. She advises issuers on meeting investor expectations to bring credible, robust and transparent bonds to market. She also works directly with large institutional investors to advise them on assessing ESG risks in fixed-income and real asset.

Prior to Sustainalytics, Trisha held product development and project management roles in the private and non-profit sectors, where she also gained experience managing cross-cultural teams.

She has a Master’s in International Finance from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and is an alumna of the University of British Columbia and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

LOCATION

Toronto

Remco Slim

MANAGER, PRODUCT STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT (GLOBAL COMPACT COMPLIANCE SERVICE, CONTROVERSY RESEARCH)

As a member of Sustainalytics Product Strategy and Development team, Remco manages several Sustainalytics research products, including Global Compact Compliance Service product, where he oversees the methodology and leads product enhancements. He also manages the Controversy Rating methodology and oversees the delivery of controversy-related products such as the Sustainalytics Alert Service. He also manages the Country Involvement and Human Rights Radar products. Remco is a member of the Events Oversight Committee, a body that reviews major Controversy Rating changes and Global Compact assessments.

Prior to assuming this role, Remco was part of the Green and Social Bonds team and supported clients with the integration of Sustainalytics’ products and analysis into their policies and investment processes, with a focus on the area of business and human rights.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Remco conducted a research study for Philips in Bangalore, India. He was also on a secondment as a Dutch representative of the Council of Europe and worked as a research assistant for a professor in Fundamental Rights. Remco has studied Economics & Business, as well as Law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Megan Wallingford

MANAGER, PRODUCT STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT

As a Product Manager, Megan is responsible for providing clients with the data, tools and analysis needed to fulfill impact and Sustainable Development Goals ambitions and mandates. Megan currently oversees two impact-focused products, including Sustainable Product Research and Sustainable Development Analytics.

In her previous roles at Sustainalytics she has supported various clients including companies, non-profits, and investors, on a range of projects related to sustainability benchmarking and best practice analysis, stakeholder engagement, materiality assessment, donor and partnership screenings, sustainability bond second party opinions and other custom project work and ESG research. She has also managed the KnowTheChain project, a largescale ranking project on modern slavery in supply chains.

Prior to joining the Sustainalytics’ team, Megan developed and launched the Canadian local network chapter for the UN Global Compact, and designed and managed the network’s inaugural program. She holds a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. In 2015, Megan was selected as one of Canada’s Top 30 under 30 Sustainability Leaders by Corporate Knights Magazine.

Megan currently serves as a Member of the Board for the Canadian Urban Institute, a non-profit applied research organization dedicated to achieving healthy urban development across Canada.

LOCATION

Toronto

Anne Schoemaker

MANAGER, PRODUCT STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT (PRODUCT INVOLVEMENT AND WEAPONS PRODUCTS)

Anne manages three of Sustainalytics’ compliance products: Controversial Weapons Radar, Arms Trade, and Product Involvement. As product manager she is responsible for product strategy and development and for providing clients with relevant, high quality, and comprehensive data and analysis.

Prior to Sustainalytics, Anne worked on the intersection of ESG and development finance for about eight years in the Dutch development bank FMO, as well as at other organizations. She started her career in ABN AMRO Asset Management, as an analyst and portfolio manager for three years.

Anne holds a master’s degree in Business Mathematics & Informatics from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Dayna Linley-Jones

DIRECTOR, SECTOR RESEARCH

As Sustainalytics’ global energy sector lead, Dayna is responsible for overseeing research, ensuring quality assurance and conducting best-of-sector analysis for energy companies. She has shared her knowledge and expertise in a number of reports and webinars focused on oil and gas development and its implications for investors. In 2012 and 2013, Dayna was named best Environmental and Social Analyst in the Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, she developed a combination of academic understanding and practical experience working within the agricultural, forestry, mining and oil industries. Her previous experience spans corporate policy writing, environmental auditing and hydrogeology-focused consulting.

Dayna holds a bachelor’s degree in Earth Surface Science from the University of Guelph and a master’s degree in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Western Ontario. She has conducted field work in Ontario, Alberta, Nunavut, the U.S. mid-west, St. Kitts and Nevis and Iceland.

LOCATION

Toronto

Dr Hendrik Garz

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ESG RATING PRODUCTS & THEMATIC RESEARCH

Hendrik is heading Sustainalytics’ global ESG Rating Products (ESG Risk Rating and Corporate Governance Rating) and Thematic Research. He also manages Sustainalytics’ Frankfurt office, which covers the company’s business activities in the DACH region.

Before joining Sustainalytics, Hendrik worked as a sell-side equity analyst/strategist at WestLB for more than 15 years. Hendrik is very active in the responsible investment community, serving as co-chair of the German association of investment professionals’ (DVFA) commission on responsible investing and is a member of the European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies’ commission on ESG.

Prior affiliations include serving on Project Delphi’s technical working group, the advisory committee for the STOXX ESG index family, the PRI working group on ESG integration, the Technical Review Committee of the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) and the Investor Testing Group of the IIRC. Finally, Hendrik was also involved in the development of the German Sustainability Code.

Hendrik holds a PhD in Finance and has co-authored a book on Portfolio Management. In the 2014 Extel/IRRI Survey, Hendrik was the runner up in the category “Best SRI Analyst.”

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Melissa Brown

SUSTAINALYTICS BOARD MEMBER

Melissa Brown is currently a partner at Daobridge Capital, a China-focused private equity advisory firm. A resident in Asia since 1988, she analyzed Asian investments for 15 years as a sell-side equity analyst and research director for Barclays Capital and JP Morgan. She has specialized in coverage of the power and clean tech sectors and was responsible for research on companies in South Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and India. She completed her sell-side career as a Managing Director at Citigroup. During her tenure as the Executive Director of ASrIA (2003-2008), she led a range of innovative ESG research initiatives focused on carbon disclosure and ESG analysis of Asian companies. As part of the IDFC Capital team, Ms. Brown invested in emerging market private equity funds and was a Director of Responsible Research Pte Ltd, an Asian ESG research provider. She is currently a government-appointed council member of the Hong Kong Institute of CPAs, a member of the Securities and Futures Commission Public Shareholders Group, and was a member of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Listing Committee (2006-2012). Ms. Brown holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BA in Economics from Williams College.

LOCATION

Singapore

Alan Broadbent

SUSTAINALYTICS BOARD MEMBER

Alan Broadbent is Chairman and Founder of Maytree, and Chairman and CEO of Avana Capital Corporation. He co-founded and chairs the Caledon Institute of Social Policy, Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement, and the Institute for Municipal Finance and Governance at the Munk Centre, University of Toronto. In addition, Alan is a Director of Sustainalytics Holdings B.V., Chair of the Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation, Senior Fellow and Chair of the Governing Board of Massey College, Member of the Governors’ Council of the Toronto Public Library Foundation, Board member at Jazz.FM, and Member of the Order of Canada and recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Alan is the author of Urban Nation: Why We Need to Give Power Back to the Cities to Make Canada Strong, You’re It (with Franca Gucciardi), and co-editor of Five Good Ideas: Practical Strategies for Non-Profit Success. Alan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Ryerson University in 2009, and from Queen’s University in 2015

LOCATION

Toronto

Simon MacMahon

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ESG RESEARCH

Simon MacMahon is head of ESG Research at Sustainalytics and is a member of the company’s executive team. He oversees all ESG and corporate governance research and the management of Sustainalytics’ ESG ratings products. Simon brings content knowledge, a deep understanding of research and data management processes, and extensive market experience to the role.

Simon joined Sustainalytics in 2008 and has held several leadership roles. Prior to leading research, he was the executive lead of Sustainalytics’ Advisory Services team. During his tenure he built Sustainalytics account management and advisory teams and was responsible for Sustainalytics’ clients globally.

He has a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, professional certification from the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and is a certified Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) trainer. He is a board member of the Responsible Investment Association.

LOCATION

Toronto

Nynke Doorenbos

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, HR & OPERATIONS

As Executive Vice President of the Human Resources and Operations team, Nynke drives and manages recruitment and hiring; training and development; HR policy and strategy innovation; and corporate culture. She also oversees global office operations across 13 countries and six time zones. Before joining Sustainalytics, Nynke worked as an HR management consultant and held various management roles in the field of training and education. Nynke managed the master’s programs at Nyenrode Business University in addition to general HR functions at Atos Origin and La Perla International Living.

Nynke holds a master’s degree in Law from the University of Utrecht and an MBA from Nyenrode Business University.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Marius Cimpoesu

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Marius leads the company’s ICT unit, bringing technology towards the core of our products. He is responsible for catalyzing and coordinating various teams, ensuring both the continuous operation of the company’s information technology assets and setting the strategic direction of their development.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Marius managed the international business unit of an IT consultancy and software development firm, specialized in eGoverment solutions. Marius brings more than 15 years of expertise in software development, program- and project management, and organizational IT management.

Marius holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Politehnica University of Bucharest, with a minor in artificial intelligence and machine learning. He also holds an executive MBA from Tiffin University, Ohio, U.S.

LOCATION

Bucharest

Jeremy Hammond

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Jeremy Hammond joined Sustainalytics in March 2007 and has held various operating and financial roles within the company. He is presently Sustainalytics’ CFO with responsibility for its global finance function, including financial planning and reporting, capital strategies, risk assessment and review, budget management and other activities. He is a member of Sustainalytics’ executive team and is actively involved in strategic planning, board reporting and participation, and investor communications in collaboration with Sustainalytics’ CEO and President.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Jeremy operated an independent management consulting practice that developed, quantified and implemented in-depth business models and financial strategies for investor groups involved in a variety of mid-sized business ventures.

Jeremy is a former member of the board of directors of GreenSaver, a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental home energy efficiency. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA). He has lived in Canada, Bermuda and the United States.

LOCATION

Toronto

Hans-Ulrich Beck

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT

Hans-Ulrich has over 15 years of experience in the field of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research. He joined one of the founding organisations of Sustainalytics in 2001, first as an analyst and then as a senior analyst. He assumed the role of Global Director, Research Products in 2009 and managed a team of close to 100 analysts until mid-2016. Since August 2016, Hans-Ulrich is responsible for product strategy and product development. During his tenure, Hans-Ulrich has played a key role in the development of the firm’s global ESG research platform as well as most of Sustainalytics’ current product line.

His current responsibilities include overseeing Sustainalytics’ product innovation and development, as well as selected strategic internal and client projects. Hans-Ulrich has extensive market experience and an in-depth knowledge of research and data management processes.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Hans-Ulrich worked for four years at the United Nations in the field of chemicals and waste management and one year at the European Commission. Hans-Ulrich studied Economics at Saarland University (Germany) and also holds a master’s degree in Environmental and Resource Economics from University College London.

LOCATION

Brussels

Diederik Timmer

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

As Executive Vice President at Sustainalytics, Diederik Timmer is part of Sustainalytics’ Executive Team, managing the firm’s commercial activities and strategies. Diederik leads the Client Relations team at Sustainalytics, whose members support hundreds of the world’s leading pension funds and investment managers with the development and implementation of ESG investment strategies. He has also played a critical role in forging Sustainalytics’ strategic partnerships with Morningstar, Glass Lewis, FTSE Russell, Yahoo! and the UN Global Compact. Over the past decade, Diederik has been instrumental in helping to build Sustainalytics into the largest independent provider of ESG data, research and engagement services for the investment community. Diederik currently serves as the Vice Chair of US SIF and Chair of the US SIF Foundation. US SIF is the leading voice for advancing sustainable, responsible and impact investment in the US. Diederik is a member of the organization’s Executive Committee and (co-)Chair of the Strategic Outreach Committee.

LOCATION

New York

Cheryl Gustitus

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING

Cheryl leads Sustainalytics’ global marketing and communications in addition to working to identify, develop and execute strategic business initiatives worldwide. Cheryl has spent more than a decade of her career in the field of corporate governance and has deep experience in working with institutional investors worldwide.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Cheryl was chief marketing officer at GMI Ratings. Cheryl also led the launch of several new ESG and accounting products and worked to raise the firm’s profile through valuable and timely thought leadership work. Prior to that, Cheryl spent more than ten years leading global marketing and communications at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a former division of MSCI/RiskMetrics Group. During her tenure, Cheryl played an executive role in the acquisitions and integration of Innovest and KLD. In addition to her experience in the governance and ESG space, Cheryl’s familiarity with the institutional investor community comes from 12 years in the mutual fund industry as a marketing executive for T. Rowe Price and Calvert Group Investments.

LOCATION

Washington D.C.

Bob Mann

PRESIDENT

Bob joined Sustainalytics in 2007. In his present role he is responsible for managing the company’s executive team and working with the CEO to set the company’s strategic priorities. Prior to this role, he was the Director of Indices and oversaw the company’s flagship product, the Jantzi Social Index. He also helped to establish the company’s Sustainability Services team, which has grown to become one of the firm’s leading business lines.

Alongside his work at Sustainalytics, Bob sits on the board for Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR). He has worked with the organization for many years, helping corporate leaders improve their understanding of how corporate social responsibility performance is measured by ranking and rating organizations. Bob speaks regularly on the topics of responsible investing and ESG rating and analysis. He also sits on the advisory committee for York University’s Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business and the board of directors for the Sustainability Network.

Bob completed a Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics at York University. In addition, he has an MBA specializing in sustainability and finance, from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

LOCATION

Toronto

Michael Jantzi

CEO

Michael Jantzi is the CEO of Sustainalytics. He was the founder of Jantzi Research and has been active in the responsible investment field since 1990. Michael is a thought leader on sustainability investment and corporate social responsibility issues and regularly appears in the global media. He is the co-author of The 50 Best Ethical Stocks for Canadians: High Value Investing, published by MacMillan Canada.

Over the years Michael and his team have been recognized for their research excellence and for being champions of sustainable and responsible investment globally. In 2006, Jantzi Research won the Capital Markets Award for Sustainable Investment & Banking, awarded by the GLOBE Foundation and The Globe and Mail as part of the prestigious GLOBE Awards for Environmental Excellence program. In June 2010 Michael was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Social Investment Organization (now the Responsible Investment Association) in recognition of his contributions to the Canadian sustainable and responsible investment market thorough leadership, initiative, collaboration and innovation. He was named one of Canada’s Clean50 in 2012. Sustainalytics was also internationally recognized in 2012, 2013 and 2014 as the best independent responsible investment research firm in the Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) survey conducted by Extel and SRI-CONNECT.

Michael is a director of the Tides Canada Foundation. He’s on the Advisory Council of Ivy Business School’s Institute for Long-Term Prosperity through Business. Michael holds degrees from Western University and Dalhousie University.

LOCATION

Toronto

Claudia Volk

DIRECTOR, ESG RATING PRODUCTS

Claudia is primarily responsible for the ESG Ratings product, heading the ESG Ratings team and serving as the product development lead and deputy product manager for the ESG Risk Ratings. This includes the implementation and continued enhancement of the new framework that she has been co-developing since her transition to the Thematic Research & ESG Ratings team in 2015. She is furthermore responsible for the documentation and ongoing communication with key stakeholders. Currently, a key focus area is on further enhancing the ESG ratings product and, in particular, the underlying exposure framework.

Before her transition to the ESG Ratings team, Claudia managed the Financials Research team that was comprised of up to 10 analysts worldwide. Leveraging her extensive experience in ESG Research and Financial Services, she was closely involved in improving Sustainalytics’ research products, contributing to the production of thematic research pieces and supporting client services and management. Finally, she oversees some of the local management and administration of the Frankfurt office.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Claudia worked for 15 years in the equity research department of WestLB, 12 years of that as equity strategist / financial analyst. Since 2002, she has been focusing on responsible investment and co-developed WestLB’s ESG product.

Claudia has an advanced degree in Economical Mathematics from the University of Bayreuth (Germany), has completed the EFFAS program, and holds the Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA) designation.

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Michael Musuraca

Sustainalytics Board Member

Mike Musuraca is managing director of Blue Wolf Capital Management, Blue Wolf Capital Fund II, L.P. and Blue Wolf Capital Fund III, L.P., private equity funds, which specialize in control investments in middle-market companies in which managing relationships with government or labor, or resolving financial or operational distress, are critical to building value. Prior to joining Blue Wolf, Mr. Musuraca was an assistant director in the Department of Research and Negotiations, District Council 37 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which is the largest public-sector union in New York City, and served as designated trustee to the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS) and the Cultural Institutions Retirement System (CIRS). Mike Musuraca also served as a board member of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and is currently serving on the board of Verite.

LOCATION

New York

Steven Smit

SUSTAINALYTICS BOARD MEMBER

Steven Smit is Head of Sustainability at Morningstar and CEO of Morningstar Benelux. He started his career as an investment analyst at Robeco and M&A consultant at Deloitte Corporate Finance.

In 2000 he founded Morningstar Benelux and from 2006 also led Morningstar France for three years. Steven sits on the advisory board of VBDO (Dutch SIF). In 2010 he established the Masarang International Foundation that engages in reforestation and biodiversity preservation in Indonesia.

Steven holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics from the University of Amsterdam and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Shila Wattamwar

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLIENT SERVICES (INDEXES & PARTNERSHIPS)

Shila Wattamwar oversees Sustainalytics’ Client Relations in the United States. She is a trusted and experienced advisor that works closely with Sustainalytics’ platinum-level US and global clients to help them integrate ESG and corporate governance research and data into their investment processes. Shila is the primary relationship manager for Morningstar, supporting them on integrating Sustainalytics’ data into their various research platforms. She also plays an instrumental role in the enhancement and development of Sustainalytics’ strategic relationships with our passive investment clients as well as Factset and Bloomberg.

Outside of her work at Sustainalytics, Shila is part of the Agenda Committee for the SRI Conference. She helps shape the content for the SRI annual conference which attracts investors, corporates and policy-makers from across the US. Shila has over 10 years of experience in business development within the index industry. Prior to joining Sustainalytics she worked for FTSE Group as well as Russell Investments.

LOCATION

New York

Wilco van Heteren

DIRECTOR, SECTOR RESEARCH

Wilco leads the Enhanced Research team.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Wilco was an equity portfolio manager, quantitative researcher and senior engagement specialist at Robeco Group. He honed extensive expertise in responsible investment analysis, voting at shareholder meetings and conducting active dialogues with investee companies. He brings with him 18 years of experience with institutional clients, their affiliated networks (including the PRI), brokers, investment consultants and ESG research providers.

In previous years at Sustainalytics Wilco contributed to standardizing research processes, their planning and quality standards.

Wilco holds master’s degrees in Econometrics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Philosophy from Leiden University.

LOCATION

Amsterdam

Loic Dujardin

MANAGING DIRECTOR, JAPAN

Over the past six years, Loic has been working with asset managers and pension funds in Singapore and in Japan on the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions. He has also led Sustainalytics Asia Pacific research team and has contributed to the continued enhancement of Sustainalytics’ overall responsible investment research offerings.

As a former senior analyst at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and Amundi, Loïc has a deep understanding of the ESG issues most important to investors in the Asian region. He is also an expert on water-related risks having successfully engaged on the issue with companies in the mining, utilities and food sectors in China and India.

Loic represents Sustainalytics at conferences and speaks regularly on a variety of ESG and sustainable finance topics.

Loïc has a master’s degree in International Finance from Sorbonne University in France and a bachelor’s degree from Glasgow University, Scotland.

LOCATION

Tokyo

Catalina Secreteanu

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS (REGIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR, APAC & ASIA)

Catalina is part of Sustainalytics’ Client Relations team and, since relocating from London to Sydney in 2015, she has been working with investors in the Asia Pacific region to support the development and implementation of their responsible investment strategies.

Catalina has over seven years’ experience in sustainable and responsible investment and, in 2013 and 2014, she was voted best client relations/sales person for responsible investment in the Independent Research in Responsible Investment (IRRI) Survey. Before joining Sustainalytics, she was a Program Manager at the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), where she was responsible for UKSIF’s programs geared towards institutional investors, including a series of ESG events and various marketing activities.

Catalina has been an active member of several responsible investment steering committees including the Analyst Committee Group of UKSIF, the international working group of the US Responsible Investment Association, as well as the Australasian Responsible Investment Association engagement group. She was also a founding member of the “Next Generation” initiative, a peer support network for individuals working in responsible investment in the UK, as well as the founding group of the “Women in Sustainable Finance” network, based in Sydney.

Catalina has a master’s degree in Corporate Social Responsibility from Nottingham University Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Bucharest.

LOCATION

Sydney

Jim Hawrylak

DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS (JAPAN)

James oversees Sustainalytics’ business development and client relationships in the Asia-Pacific region. Ever passionate about Japanese and Chinese cultures and languages, James has resided in APAC for over 25 years, developing his career in general management and sales and marketing leadership roles in banking (DLJ, Mizuho) and governance (Glass Lewis and ISS).

James began studying Japanese and Mandarin at the University of Colorado, where he completed a bachelor’s degree. He has since completed an master’s degree in East Asian Languages at University of Hawaii, Middlebury College’s Advanced Japanese program, and an MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He regularly speaks at conferences, appears in the media, and teaches governance as an adjunct professor; is a General Securities Principal (US) and a Securities Registered Representative (Japan); and reads, writes, and speaks fluent business Japanese and conversational Mandarin.

LOCATION

Tokyo

Sarah Smith

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS (THE AMERICAS)

Since 2006, Sarah has worked in the area of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, first as an analyst working on customized client projects and deliverables, then moving into a client relations role. Managing the North American team, Sarah helps prospective clients identify their ESG research needs and find the responsible investment solution that suits them best. She communicates regularly with clients, providing education and support for all stakeholders, helping to identify new markets, and supporting their sales and marketing efforts through meetings and presentations. Sarah also speaks regularly on the topics of responsible investing and ESG investing at conferences.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics Sarah worked for an English as a second language teaching program in South Korea and studied gender equality and its relations to sustainable development in Mexico. Sarah has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Development from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario.

LOCATION

Boston

Azadeh Sabour

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & STRATEGY, CLIENT RELATIONS

Azadeh has worked at Sustainalytics for over eleven years, contributing in various roles. She currently leads planning and implementation of strategic priorities for, and heads operational oversight of, Sustainalytics’ global Client Relations team. The team comprises of client advisers and business development professionals who support diverse institutional and retail investors in developing and implementing responsible investment strategies, and in integrating Sustainalytics’ suite of research products and services into their investment processes.

In leading operations, Azadeh is responsible for ensuring that client advisors and sales owners are successful in building and managing strong client relationships. Operations include human capital management, training and communications, establishing effective structures and processes, cross-functional collaboration with other team leads throughout the firm, and monitoring and reporting of intelligence for business decision making. Azadeh also ensures that company-level strategic priorities are successfully implemented within the Client Relations team and across our global client portfolio.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Azadeh worked for six years in the Canadian retail apparel and consumer goods industries in design and product development, purchasing and production management. With this experience, she developed both academic and practical expertise in supply chain management.

Azadeh has a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and Business from Ryerson University (Toronto) and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where she majored in International Business and Management. In addition, she has a professional certification from the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and was a certified Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) trainer for two years.

LOCATION

Toronto

Ian Howard

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

Ian leads sales and product management for the sustainable finance solutions team, who provide solutions for issuers and debt-markets, such as Green Bonds and ESG Incentive Loans.

For the past decade Ian has held several sales and marketing leadership roles in global industrials, a few years at start-ups and several years managing his own business. Before these leadership roles, Ian was a project manager and programmer-analyst in the technology sector. He has largely focused on sustainable technologies and services, including at Schneider Electric where he led several global sales and marketing teams. Before Schneider, Ian led the solar solutions offered by Johnson Controls in Ontario and helped develop the programme for South Africa. This is Ian’s second time working with Sustainalytics, as he was involved in a few projects including building the TSX Cleantech index in 2009.

Before his International MBA from the Schulich School of Business (2008), Ian lived in Mali and Australia. Ian has extensive global work experience, including years of focus on Africa, Europe and Latin America. He also holds a Bachelor in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo (2002), where he was also a passionate student journalist. Ian is a veteran of the Royal Canadian Army, is fluent in French and speaks some Spanish.

LOCATION

Toronto

Nathalie Rasmussen

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

Nathalie heads Sustainalytics’ Global Standards Engagement, which focuses on dialogue with companies regarding breaches of international norms included in the UN Global Compact Principles, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights. Within Sustainalytics’ Stewardship and Risk Engagement, she also heads the Taxation engagement.

Before joining Sustainalytics, she was Head of Business Conduct Engagement at GES International and specialized in both corporate taxation, corruption and palm oil-related ESG issues. Prior to that, Nathalie was an SRI advisor at Nykredit, a Danish asset manager and before that, she worked in the Netherlands as a lawyer, specialized in immigration law. She has 10 years of experience in responsible investment and active ownership.

Nathalie holds a master’s degree in Law from the University of University of Amsterdam and also studied law at the University of Singapore and African studies at the University of Copenhagen. She speaks Dutch, Danish and English.

LOCATION

Copenhagen

Karin Malmberg

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS

Karin Malmberg heads Sustainalytics’ UK and Ireland Client Advisory. In her role, Karin supports and advises investment managers, banks and pension funds in their efforts to meaningfully apply ESG research and analysis in their investment processes.

Karin has over nine years’ experience in sustainable and responsible investment. Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Karin was a Manager with the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment where she led projects on impact investing, green bonds, sustainable property investing and ESG integration in listed equity. Karin has also authored several reports, including on the Sustainable Development Goals and Microfinance.

Karin is a member of UKSIF’s Analyst Committee and Co-Leader of the Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy (WISE) London Chapter.

Karin has a Masters in International Political Economy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Birmingham and an International Diploma from L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris.

LOCATION

London

Lucas Schoeppner

MANAGER, EXTRACTIVES & UTILITIES RESEARCH

As sector manager and lead analyst of Sustainalytics’ oil and gas research, Lucas Schoeppner is responsible for supervising company analysis across the energy value chain with a focus on pipeline operators, carbon risk, and community relations issues. He also oversees Sustainalytics’ controversy alerts service and carbon stranded assets product.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Lucas worked at National Public Radio and the sustainability advocacy group Ceres, where he coordinated investor initiatives on sustainability reporting and unconventional fossil fuels.

In 2013, he spent a year in Germany as one of five Americans selected for the Fulbright “U.S. Young Journalists” research grant, where he covered the debate around the legalization of fracking in Europe and the impacts of the Ukraine crisis on EU energy security. His research has appeared in publications such as The Christian Science Monitor and Corporate Knights.

Lucas holds a B.A. in Journalism from Northeastern University.

LOCATION

Boston

Sam Goodyear

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, INDUSTRIALS & INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH

Sam is an analyst on the Industrials and Infrastructure team, primarily covering the ESG performance of companies in the transportation and construction sectors. As well as conducting company and industry research, Sam has a focus on engaging with clients to provide insights on Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Rating.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Sam held a variety of roles including time spent as a derivatives trader, as a financial journalist, and as a question writer for a television quiz show. He read History at the University of Cambridge.

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Georgina Symons-Jones

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS

Georgina leads the business development team in London, covering the regions of UK & Ireland, South Africa and Middle East. In her role, Georgina works with Sustainalytics’ prospective clients to identify their ESG research needs and is focused on finding the responsible investment solution that suits them best. Since joining Sustainalytics almost three years ago, she has worked with a range of asset managers, pension funds, insurance houses and investment banks. Georgina often speaks on the topics of ESG and responsible investing at events.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Georgina worked as an equity trader in London and Asia and more recently in impact investing and micro-finance in Kenya. She has a BSc in Computing Science from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and holds a Diploma in Social Investment & Philanthropy from Cass Business School.

LOCATION

London

Marcel Leistenschneider

MANAGER, CLIENT RELATIONS

Marcel heads Sustainalytics’ Client Management Team in the DACH region, supporting institutional investor clients in the development and execution of their responsible investment and ESG integration strategies. Before coming to Sustainalytics Marcel was a senior associate at a U.S.-based venture capital fund, BR Venture Fund.

While completing his MBA in Sustainable Global Enterprises from Cornell University, Marcel worked on a project with Fidelity Investments in Boston, developing a workplace strategy for Fidelity’s North American employees in light of evolving workplace trends. He also completed a project with BASIX India designing a profitable investment fund that promotes livelihood through agriculture. Prior to this, he worked in the investment management and M&A banking industry for more than six years.

In addition to an MBA, Marcel holds and MSc in Finance and Banking from the University of Muenster, Germany. He is a Cornell University Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

LOCATION

Frankfurt

Charlotte Mansson

DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS

Charlotte has extensive client experience working with investment teams globally. She is Director of Client Relations, heading up the Nordics region. In her role she advises clients on the development and implementation of responsible investment policies, including ESG integration efforts across all asset classes, portfolio-screening criteria, development of engagement policies, leading client workshops and awareness raising sessions with investment teams, assessing and driving dialogue around external managers’ ESG performance, and developing communications to key stakeholder groups. Charlotte also participates in and contributes to clients’ executive committee meetings, presenting to Trustees and Boards, outlining clients’ exposure to key ESG issues and advising on strategy options to tackle material issues such as climate change. In addition, Charlotte often represents Sustainalytics at conferences and events and is a Board member of Dansif.

Charlotte has a masters’ degree in International Relations and Economics from Johns Hopkins University in Washington D.C.

LOCATION

Copenhagen

Paulina Segreto

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

Paulina is part of the Engagement Team. Her focus is on supporting the Engagement Director in implementing the overall engagement strategy, as well as quality assurance and across-product consistency.

Before joining Sustainalytics, Paulina was Head of Business Conduct Engagement and was responsible for coordinating the work of Engagement Managers, quality assurance, handling client questions and requests, project and product development work.

Paulina has a Master’s degree in International Relations, with specialisation in Eastern Studies from the University of Poznan. After her graduation she took part in social projects in Russia and Ukraine. She speaks Polish, English, Russian and Italian.

LOCATION

Remote

Hanna Roberts

DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT SERVICES

Hanna leads the Engagement Services department, which offers clients active ownership and engagement solutions. She is responsible of leading the team of engagement managers and developing the engagement overlay of Sustainalytics’ ESG research products – with a focus on norms-based engagement, material ESG risks and SDG themes.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Hanna was the CEO for GES International, which she joined in 2008 as an Engagement Manager and subsequently as Engagement Director. She has also worked at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University.

Hanna holds a Master of Science in Biology as well as Environmental Management and Policy from Lund University. Hanna has extensive experience from Amnesty International – serving as chairperson of both the Swedish chapter and Amnesty International Worldwide.

LOCATION

Stockholm

Josiane Fanguinoveny

DIRECTOR, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SERVICES

Josiane leads the Corporate Governance Engagement department.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics, Josiane was the Engagement Director at GES International, which she joined in 2014. Josiane also spent eight years at Governance for Owners (GO), where she provided governance analysis to the GO European Focus Fund and led engagements on behalf of asset managers and pension funds. Other experience include a role of Associate Director at Hermes, corporate governance work for Friends Ivory & Sime, now BMO, as well as a number of legal, investor relations and project management related roles in Paris, at Elf, the oil company, and others.

Josiane holds a Master’s degree in Economics as well as a Master’s degree in Law, both from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris. Josiane speaks French, English, German and Serbo-Croat.

LOCATION

London

Moin Syed

SENIOR ASSOCIATE, tECHNOLOGY, mEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

As a member of Sustainalytics’ global analyst team, Moin is responsible for rating the ESG performance of companies in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector. A key part of his research involves helping clients identify how ESG factors can materially impact a company’s enterprise value. In this role, he has also contributed to thought leadership and thematic research reports focused on topics such as data privacy, cybersecurity, antitrust and the Internet of Things (IoT). His work and commentary have been featured in the Financial Times and MarketWatch.

Moin holds a bachelor’s degree from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania (USA) and a Master’s of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Development from the University of Calgary. He is a SASB FSA Credential Holder.

LOCATION

Toronto

Martin Pitura

DIRECTOR, CLIENT RELATIONS

Martin Pitura leads the Sustainalytics Client Service team, a dedicated new unit created to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Sustainalytics’ client support.

Prior to joining Sustainalytics Martin has been the Chief Financial Officer of GES International and the Managing Director of GES Poland and GES Denmark. Previously, Martin was a project manager at Humanix Funds.

Martin has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the International Business School in Jönköping. Martin speaks Polish, Swedish, English and German.

LOCATION

Zielona Góra, Poland

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