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Name
Hiro Mizuno
Job title
Special Envoy of U.N. Secretary-General
Country
Japan
Biography
Mr. Mizuno is a Japanese financial executive, serving as the Special Envoy of U.N. Secretary-
General on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments since January 2021.
He previously served as Executive Management Director and CIO of GPIF (Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan with AUM $1.5 trillion).
Prior to joining GPIF, Mr. Mizuno was a partner at Coller Capital, a London-based private equity firm (January 2003 - January 2015). He formerly worked for Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. In Japan, Silicon Valley and New York (April 1988 – January 2003).
Mr. Mizuno’s current commitments include:
- External Board Member, Tesla, Inc.
- Mission Committee Member, Danone S.A.
He also works in the following capacities to promote long term and ESG investment:
- Global Future Council member, World Economic Forum (WEF)
- Special Adviser, Milken Institute
- Future of Finance Advisory Council member, CFA Institute
- Leader, The B Team
- Advisory Board Member, Global Business Coalition for Education Advisory board
- Adviser, CiRA Foundation
His involvements with academic institutions include:
- Executive Fellow of Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- Executive in Residence and Global Leadership Council member of Said Business School, Oxford
- University
- Visiting Fellow of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
- Senior Fellow of Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- Guest professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine