Jane Ambachtsheer is Chief Sustainability Officer at BNP Paribas Asset Management, where she guides sustainability strategy, stewardship, policy and corporate responsibility activities across the firm. With nearly three decades of experience at the intersection of sustainability and investment, she is focused on helping investors address the system-level challenges that shape long-term prosperity and value creation, including climate change, nature loss and inequality.

Jane has held teaching and research affiliations at universities in North America and Europe, holds an MSc in Social Science from the University of Amsterdam and a BA in Economics and English Literature from York University, and is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellowship. She has been named Investment Leader of the Year by Environmental Finance, and recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Social Investment Organisation for her contributions to sustainable capitalism. She is passionate about the role finance can play in creating a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.  

Jennifer Coulson has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years.   She began her career in the mutual fund business working for a national firm that specializes in responsible investing solutions. At BCI, she oversees a team of multidisciplinary professionals integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) across all asset classes; engaging with companies to manage ESG risk; developing public policy submissions on ESG matters of broad relevance to the investment industry; and overseeing the proxy voting program for Public Markets. Jennifer has an undergraduate degree in Environment & Resource Management from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University. She has attained the Institute of Corporate Directors designation (ICD.D) and is Chair of the Vancouver Island Chapter of ICD. She chairs the Investor Group of the 30% Club of Canada which promotes diversity across corporate Canada. Jennifer volunteers her time mentoring young professionals as part of the Investment Advisory Committee for the University of Victoria Student Investment Fund; is a member of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation Investment and Finance Committees; and a Director on the board of Science World.

Managing Director, Head of Global Multi-Asset and Derivatives, TD Asset Management Inc.

Michael is the Head of Global Multi-Asset and Derivatives at the firm and serves as a Portfolio Manager for all fund of fund solutions. He previously gained experience as a Portfolio Manager at an alternative asset management firm responsible for unconstrained fixed income mandates. Michael holds a B.Comm. from the University of British Columbia and an M.A. from Simon Fraser University. He is also a member of the TD Wealth Asset Allocation Committee.

Ajit has four decades of experience in the investment management and financial services industry. In 1990 Ajit had the vision to create Quantum Advisors as an  India-focused investment firm – before the July 1991 Big Bang Reforms propelled the Indian economy on a path to long-term economic growth and wealth creation.

Ajit has worked with leading US and UK investment management firms either as a key member of the executive management team or, through Quantum Advisors, as a joint venture partner. He has also served as a Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Hansberger Global Investors USA, and, on behalf of HGI, was the lead manager for the Vanguard International Value Fund from 1999 until 2004.

Ajit is a pioneer and flag-bearer of using governance factors as an inherent criteria for building long-term investment portfolios. Quantum Advisors introduced an Integrity Screen in 1996 to minimise the risk of investing in companies where the interests of the founders and the management team are not aligned with the interests of minority investors. 

In addition to his focus on managing the investment portfolio of well-respected global institutions, Ajit has spent much of his career trying to help individual investors make long term sensible investment decisions. He has authored hundreds of columns and articles on investing and had published a comic book on the benefits of investing in 1988.The popular stock market and wealth advisory portal Equitymaster.com (launched in April 1996) were part of the “original” Quantum. In 2006 Quantum Asset Management Company – a 100% subsidiary of Quantum Advisors – launched India’s first direct-to-investor family of products under the Quantum Mutual Funds banner.

Prior to founding the Investment Advisor in 1990,  he was the CEO of UTI Investment Advisory Services Limited, the Delaware-based investment advisor of The India Growth Fund, a closed-ended fund listed on the NYSE. Ajit was a “jobber” on the floor of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and was a Director of the Ashok Birla Group of companies, focusing on establishing new businesses through joint-ventures with multinational companies such as S. G. Warburg of UK, Yamaha Motor Company of Japan, and 3M of USA.

Ajit is also the founder of efforts to promote and enhance charity giving in India. HelpYourNGO has a financial database of over 650 Not-For-Profit organisations and helps NGOs improve their efficiency and efficacy. The National Streets for the Performing Arts (www.NSPA.in) started supporting busking in Mumbai in October 2012 with the simple but revolutionary idea of paying musicians a salary – with no box or hat for donations from the audience – and was a part of the metropolitan’s cultural scene until the onset of Covid.

Ajit earned his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983 after completing his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bombay University in 1981 and serves on the Board of Advisors of Kenan Flagler Business School and is part of the Global Leadership Council of UNC.

Caroline leads Railpen’s investment stewardship work globally across £35bn of assets under management.

She was previously in charge of the investment, stewardship and collective engagement programme at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). Prior to this, she was Head of Public Policy at the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and a Senior Policy Adviser at PIMFA (then APFA), having started her career in fixed income research.

She is Co-founder and Chair of the UK-focused Governance for Growth Investor Campaign (GGIC), the $4.5tn Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) and the $2.5tn Workforce Directors Coalition (WDC) and a fully accredited professional pension trustee at the Standard Life Master Trust – where she is also Chair of its Investment Committee. She has won various industry awards, including as “ESG Investment Woman of the Year” and “Investment Woman of the Year” and was picked as one of Financial News’ “Top 50 most influential in European Sustainable Finance” and “Top 25 Rising Stars of Asset Management in Europe”.

In her spare time, she is a Board Director of the Social Market Foundation (SMF), a cross-party think-tank, and also sits on the ICGN’s Global Policy Committee.

Michael Garland is Assistant Comptroller for Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in the Office of the New York City Comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management. In this role, he and his team are responsible for developing and implementing the corporate governance programs for the five New York City retirement systems, which have over $280 billion in assets under management, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their environmental, social and governance policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen shareholder rights.  He has spearheaded initiatives that have shaped market practices, including driving the widespread adoption of EEO-1 Report disclosures to improve corporate transparency on workforce demographics and advancing proxy access bylaws, enabling long-term shareholders to more easily nominate directors.

Mr. Garland currently serves on the Grant & Eisenhofer ESG Institute Oversight Board and represents the Comptroller on the board of Ceres, a nonprofit mobilizing investor and business leadership to address climate change and foster a sustainable economy. He has previously served as public fund co-chair of the Council of Institutional Investors’ board of directors and as a member of the SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group (IAG).

Before joining the Comptroller’s Office in 2010, Mr. Garland led corporate governance and sustainability initiatives for the AFL-CIO Office of Investment and the CtW Investment Group, which he co-founded within the Change to Win labor federation. Earlier in his career, he financed middle-market corporations at National Westminster Bank USA and provided financial consulting at Locker Associates.

Mr. Garland holds a Master’s in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a focus on labor and regional economic development, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics with distinction from the University of Virginia.

Snorre Gjerde is Policy Lead at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund. He engages with financial regulators, standard-setters and international organisations to foster well-functioning markets, robust corporate governance and sustainable business practices that support the fund’s long-term return. He represents NBIM in key international forums and working groups, and has authored several of the fund’s policy papers, including on shareholder proposals and corporate sustainability reporting. He also led the development of NBIM’s inaugural TNFD-aligned nature risk disclosures. Snorre’s background spans sell-side and buy-side equity research, risk management, and investment stewardship across London, Singapore and Oslo. He holds an MBA with Distinction from London Business School and a double Master’s degree in Financial Economics and International Management (CEMS) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Delaney Greig is Senior Director, Stewardship and Government Relations, at University Pension Plan. She leads a team that advances long-term pension returns by supporting enabling policy conditions and driving market action to address system-level challenges. In prior roles, Delaney worked across stewardship, ESG integration, and sustainable fund design at a Canadian asset manager, led the corporate engagement team at the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE), and contributed to intergovernmental and international relations at the Government of Canada. A lawyer by training, she has experience in environmental, human rights and Indigenous law and policy.

Delaney holds civil and common law degrees from McGill University, a master’s degree in political economy from the University of Toronto, and a bachelor’s degree in international development (economics) from the University of Guelph. She sits on several industry committees and nonprofit boards that promote well governed markets and sustainable long-term prosperity for all.

Steven Grey is the founder and managing principal of Grey Value Management, LLC, a privately-held investment entity that oversees the Grey Value Opportunity Fund, a global, concentrated, unlevered long/short fund launched in 2014.

Prior to starting the Fund, Steven served as the Chief Investment Officer of a private, family-controlled investment entity based in Alexandria, VA.  Before that he was Managing Director of Risk at Albright Capital Management (“ACM”), a firm he helped launch with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.  Prior to ACM, Steven co-managed an event-driven hedge fund based in New York.  

Steven graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business (MBA) in 1997, the Tulane University School of Law (JD) in 1995, and the University of Texas at Austin (BA – Honors) in 1990.   He studied law in both the US and Japan, and has testified as an expert witness in commercial securities litigation and at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in criminal securities proceedings.

He is a member of the Investor Advisory Group (IAG) of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which oversees the audits of US-listed public companies.  He is also on the board of Impax Environmental Markets, and leads its Audit Committee.

Victor Guo is Managing Director, Head of M&A and Activism, Corporate Governance & ESG (Canada). Prior to Sodali & Co’s acquisition of Gryphon Advisors, Victor was the President of Frontline Advisors Inc., the governance advisory arm of Gryphon. Victor is responsible for Canadian business where he leads a team of experienced governance professionals.

Victor has close to 20 years of capital market experience where he has established himself as an expert in corporate governance advisory work with an in depth focus on M&A, shareholder activism, compensation and ESG. Prior to Frontline, Victor was Executive Vice President, Governance Special Situations at Kingsdale Advisors where he was involved in more than 50 contested situations and devised sophisticated governance strategies for both corporate and activist clients. His select high-profile signature wins include FrontFour & Sandpiper in their action against Granite REIT and Crescent Point in their defense against Cation Capital. In addition to his sophisticated and profound expertise in M&A and activism, he regularly provides expert analysis and practical solutions to corporate clients on their corporate governance, compensation and ESG strategies.

Prior to Kingsdale, Victor was Head of M&A and Proxy Contest Research at Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.’s (“ISS”) Canada where he assembled and trained the M&A research team. He was also a vice president and core member of the ISS US Special Situations Research (“SSR”) team. At ISS, he covered and provided vote recommendations to institutional clients for over 80 North American proxy contests as well as more than 1000 M&A transactions. He also opined on a large number of high-profile Canadian contentious AGMs including say-on-pay votes during his tenure at ISS. In his early career, Victor conducted equity valuation and transfer pricing work at NERA Economic Consulting, a division of the Oliver Wyman Group. 

Victor holds an MBA in Finance and Blue Ocean Strategy from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Double Specialist in Commerce & Finance and Economics, Minor in Mathematics) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Victor is a CFA Charterholder and also holds the Certificate in ESG Investing credential from the CFA Institute.

Rachit Gupta (MBA) leads the Stewardship Intelligence business at Diligent Market Intelligence, where he is responsible for developing and commercialising scalable, AI-enabled data and intelligence solutions for governance, stewardship and shareholder decision-making.

His work sits at the intersection of data, product and commercial strategy, transforming complex datasets spanning corporate governance, executive compensation, proxy voting and shareholder activism into decision-grade intelligence used by asset managers, corporations and advisors globally.

Rachit’s role encompasses product strategy, go-to-market execution, client engagement and the development of scalable data infrastructure. He works closely with institutional investors, senior stakeholders, product and technology teams to ensure that data and technology integrate effectively into client workflows. A core focus of his role is translating differentiated data capabilities into new products, client adoption and commercial growth.

Previously, Rachit was ESG Stewardship Manager at Capital Group, where he helped lead the firm’s stewardship and engagement activities. He was responsible for Capital Group’s Proxy Voting Policy and served as a member of its Guidelines Committee.

Rachit has more than 18 years of experience across responsible investment, stewardship and corporate governance. Prior to Capital Group, he held roles at Aviva Investors and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), where he was Co-Head of the UK Research function. Earlier in his career, he also covered small- and mid-cap companies.

He has contributed to wider industry discussions on governance and stewardship and previously served as a member of the Financial Reporting Council’s Stakeholder Insight Group (SIG).

Rachit holds an MBA in Finance from ICFAI Business School, India, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology Engineering from GGSIP University, India. He is based in London.

Certifications

CFA UK Certificate in Climate and Investing

CFA Certificate in ESG Investing

Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential

Katarina Hammar, Head of Investment Stewardship at Nordea Asset Management, where she first joined in 2006. She is the Chair of the proxy voting committee and member of the Responsible Investment Committee. She also represent Nordea in 7 owner-led board nomination committees in Swedish listed companies such as Telia, Elekta, Fabege. 

She is actively participating in industry working groups and advisory councils furthering sustainable practices within corporate governance. She has also been on the board of SWESIF and Nordea Fund of Funds Sicav and an Investor Advisory group member of SASB.

She has over 25 years of experience in risk management, sustainable investing, leadership and engaging with board directors, regulators and investors. Katarina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Stockholm University and has completed the Certified Financial Analyst Program at Stockholm School of Economics as well as the Aligning Sustainability with Business Performance course at Harvard Business School. 

Carol Hansell is the Senior Partner of Hansell LLP, a member of the Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Group. Over her more than 30 years in practice, she has led major transactions for public and private corporations and governments. She now leads an independent firm dedicated to advising boards, management teams, institutional shareholders and regulators in connection with legal and governance challenges. She is regularly engaged in connection with special committee mandates, board investigations, governance design and reviews and shareholder engagement matters. Carol is also a principal with Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Inc., which, together with Hansell LLP, delivers integrated legal, governance, government relations and communications advice.

Carol has served on boards of organizations across a variety of sectors – public companies, Crown corporations, financial institutions, healthcare, not-for-profit and arts organizations. Carol has served on the boards of the Bank of Canada, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada, the American College of Governance Counsel Toronto East General Hospital and SickKids Foundation, among others. She serves as Chair of the Dean’s Global Advisory Council, Schulich School of Business and as Vice Chair of the Business at OECD (BIAC) Corporate Governance Committee.

Carol a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the American College of Governance Counsel. She is the recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award in Investor Relations (IR Magazine), the 2017 Hennick Medal for Career Achievement and the 2022 Award for Excellence in Investor Relations from the Canadian Investor Relations Institute.

Carol has been involved in governance education and thought leadership throughout her career. Most notably, Carol served as the only non-American Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section) and continues to serve as Special Canadian Advisor to the Corporate Laws Committee of the ABA. She is the past chair of the Business Law Advisory Council and its successor council, providing advice to the Ontario government on corporate and commercial law.

Carol is the author of a four volume loose-leaf service Directors and Officers in Canada: Law and Practice and the best-selling What Directors Need to Know: Corporate Governance and the recently released Corporate Governance for Directors. Carol speaks and teaches widely and has participated in the education of thousands of directors across Canada through the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program.

Jen Haskell is the Global A&A Regulatory and Quality Excellence Leader. In this capacity, working with Deloitte member firm quality and transformation leaders, she leads activities related to global standard-setting, including monitoring; audit and assurance methodologies and related guidance; and quality oversight of tools and technologies.

Prior to this role, Jen was the Chief Auditor of the US member firm of Deloitte and was a member of the leadership team in the US Professional Practice Network. Jen also previously served as the Deputy Managing Director of the Global Center of Excellence for Audit Quality. With over 30 years of experience at Deloitte, Jen has represented Deloitte as a member of the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee; the AICPA Auditing Standards Board; and has served as technical advisor at the International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board. She began her career in the audit practice of the Boston office.

Jen is a CPA licensed to practice in Connecticut and Massachusetts; is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and is an alumnus of College of the Holy Cross.

David Herbinet is Global Head of Audit & Assurance at Forvis Mazars Group and a member of its Group Executive Committee. A dual-qualified chartered accountant (UK and France), he has led audits of large, listed international clients across complex sectors. He is a vocal advocate for audit market reform, innovation, and non-financial assurance. He has acted as expert for various regulators and co-created the Centre for Audit Committee & Investor Dialogue. David chairs the Audit & Assurance Policy Group of Accountancy Europe. He began his career in France and has been based in London since 1996.

Michael is the Global Head of Stewardship within the Sustainability Centre. He is working within BNPP AM since 2008.

He is in charge of the elaboration and implementation of the stewardship policy, which includes voting and engagement. He also plays a critical role in the design, development and implementation of BNPP AM’s Global Sustainability Strategy and is a key driver for the firm’s ESG research and integration, as well as SRI analysis. He is also member of the Board of Governors of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).  

His wider industry activity includes being a Chair of the “Corporate Governance” committee at the French Association of Asset Managers (AFG) and Chair of the International Corporate Governance Committee at the Council of Institutional Investors (Cii).  He is also member of the “Oversight committee” of the Best Practice Principles (BPP) and member of the “Shareholder rights” committee and the “Global Network of Investor Associations ‘GNIA’ committee” at the ICGN.

He holds others membership such as the Responsible Investment committee « at the French Association of Asset Managers (AFG), and the “Grand prix jury of the general meetings” in France.

Michael previously worked as a jurist between 2006 and 2008 and was in charge of proxy voting for the Fonds de Reserve des Retraites (French back-up pension fund) in Paris.

He graduated from the University of Paris XI (France) and has a master degree of Corporate and business law (2008)

Andrew Howard is Global Head of Sustainable Investment at Schroders and a member of the firm’s Executive Leadership Group. He has been at Schroders since 2016 and is responsible for the firm’s sustainability strategy.  He oversees the firm’s sustainability strategy, thought leadership, sustainability integration and stewardship.

Andrew was an Equity Analyst at Didas Research from 2013 to 2016, an independent investment research firm he founded. He was an Equity Analyst at Goldman Sachs from 2007 to 2013, where he headed the GS SUSTAIN research team in London identifying long term investment opportunities across global industries.

He also previously worked at McKinsey & Co as a consultant and Deutsche Bank as Head of European Mining Research.

Andrew graduated with a BSc in Economics from London School of Economics and has an MBA in Business Administration and Management from INSEAD.

Christopher Jenkins is a Senior Proxy Voting and Stewardship Specialist at Sands Capital, where he focuses on corporate governance, proxy voting, and financially material ESG issues across the firm’s global investment strategies. He also helps advance the firm’s approach to emerging stewardship issues, including responsible AI and technology governance, and develops tools that integrate AI into stewardship research and workflows. Chris brings more than a decade of experience in proxy voting and corporate governance. Prior to his career in investment management, he served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2005 to 2010. He holds a B.S. in Finance and an MBA from George Mason University.

Partner and Chief Technology Officer, Audit and Assurance, KPMG in Canada
Global Audit Data Platform and Analytics Portfolio Leader

Kevin Kolliniatis is a Partner and Chief Technology Officer for KPMG in Canada’s Audit and Assurance practice and KPMG’s Global Audit Data Platform and Analytics Portfolio Leader. He is responsible for advancing the technology, data, analytics, and AI capabilities that support the continued transformation of audit delivery in Canada and across KPMG’s global network.

With more than 27 years of experience, Kevin brings together deep audit and assurance knowledge with extensive technology and transformation leadership. He has led multidisciplinary teams serving some of Canada’s most prominent organizations and has experience spanning external audit, assurance, internal controls, technology risk, compliance, and advisory services. He also previously served in KPMG’s Department of Professional Practice, where he focused on methodology matters related to technology.

Kevin’s current areas of focus include AI-enabled audit, enterprise data and analytics platforms, continuous auditing, responsible AI governance, and the design of modern, metadata-driven technology ecosystems. He works closely with business leaders, technologists, alliance partners, and regulators to translate emerging technologies into practical capabilities that enhance audit quality, strengthen insights, and improve the experience of audit professionals and clients.

Kevin has served clients across government and the public sector, financial services, education, not-for-profit organizations, international development, and private enterprise. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Areas of expertise

• Audit technology strategy and transformation
• Artificial intelligence and responsible AI governance
• Data platforms, analytics, and metadata strategy
• Continuous auditing and technology-enabled assurance
• Enterprise technology portfolio leadership
• Government and public sector
• Financial services, and
• Not-for-profit organizations

Dan Konigsburg has served as Global Head of Public Affairs at KPMG and Global Head of Corporate Governance and Public Policy at Deloitte.

His work leading policy and governance strategy at two of the Big Four professional services firms is built on nearly 30 years of experience guiding policy-makers, non-government organizations, investors, analysts, standard-setters, regulators, professional associations, think tanks, multi-laterals and the public at large on key policy and international governance questions across a range of issues. 

Dan served for over ten years as Chair of the OECD Business Advisory Committee on Corporate Governance in Paris, and served on the board of the US Council for International Business from 2015 to 2026. Recently, he completed a six-year term on the ICGN board, where he chaired the Governance Committee.

This summer, Dan redirected his time to private consultancy and the search for independent director roles, as well as to pursue his passions of promoting stronger audit committees, investor stewardship, boardroom diversity, and advocating for policy and regulation that raises the bar globally for boards.

Professor Lipton joined the Colorado Law faculty in 2025.  Prior to that, Lipton was the Michael M. Fleishman Professor in Business Law and Entrepreneurship at Tulane Law School.  

After graduating law school in 2000, Lipton clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter and 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edward Becker.  She then practiced in New York City for over 10 years, where she specialized in plaintiff-side securities and corporate litigation at the trial and appellate levels.  She also worked briefly for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As a scholar, Lipton explores corporate governance, the relationships between corporations and investors, and the role of corporations in society. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Corporation Law, the Fordham Law Review, and the Georgetown Law Journal, among other publications. Beginning with the Ninth Edition, she became one of the authors of the Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials casebook published by Aspen Publishers. She also blogs regularly for the Business Law Prof Blog.

Demetrios (Jim) Logothetis was appointed as Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2026 and sworn in on February 10, 2026. His current term expires on October 24, 2030.

Prior to his appointment as PCAOB Chairman, Chairman Logothetis served on the board of The Republic Bank of Chicago, where he chaired the audit committee, and on the advisory council of CrossCountry Consulting, a privately owned consultancy firm. In 2019, he retired from Ernst and Young after 40 years with the firm, during which time held leadership roles that included Vice-Chair of Global Accounts, Managing Partner of the Midwest U.S assurance and advisory practices, and Chairman of the German Business Center in the United States. He also served as Senior Advisor in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, where he led the Audit Coordination Committee for Ginnie Mae.

Chairman Logothetis holds an MBA degree in accounting, finance, and international business from The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a B.S. degree in accountancy from De Paul University.

Colin is the Managing Director and Head of Private Markets, providing strategic guidance and oversight to all real estate, mortgage, private debt and infrastructure investment management activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, product development and portfolio management. He was previously responsible for the Canadian and International Real Estate strategies, including fund design and structuring, as well as the implementation and oversight of acquired assets. Colin serves as Chair of the Private Markets Investment Committee. Colin holds a B.A. and a B.Comm., both with Distinction from Queen’s University, a MBA with Distinction from Harvard University and an ARCT with Honours from the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 2020, Colin was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40. He is the Chair of the Toronto Investment Board, and the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Colin is an Emeritus Trustee of Queen’s University.

Mr. Madon joined IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) in 2019, where he is Director – Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs.  He is responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities in addition to conducting research, policy development, and engagement with respect to a range of topics and stakeholders.  Mr. Madon’s areas of expertise include ESG / sustainability, sustainability assurance, corporate reporting, audit quality, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets. 

Most recently, he has focused on the development of a global system for reporting and assurance of sustainability/ESG information.  Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships and the adoption of IFRS Standards. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.

Bob Mann joined Glass Lewis as Chief Executive Officer in May 2024. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Morningstar Sustainalytics, the ESG business unit of investment research firm Morningstar, Inc.

As President of Sustainalytics, Bob played a pivotal role in driving the firm’s global expansion, overseeing a decades-long period of double-digit growth that culminated in its 2020 acquisition by Morningstar, Inc., a Chicago-based investment research and data company.

Bob brings a proven track record of operational excellence, accelerated growth, and product innovation. He possesses a keen understanding of the solutions needed to best serve asset managers, asset owners and corporate issuers in their investment and business decision-making.

Bob regularly speaks on topics such as investment risk, sustainable finance, smart technologies, ESG and climate matters, among other themes.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University. Additionally, he holds an MBA specializing in sustainability and finance from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Catherine McCall is CEO of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, a not-for-profit organization celebrating its 20^th anniversary in 2023, which represents Canada’s leading institutional investors. As CEO, Catherine is responsible, together with the Board of Directors, for setting the strategy of the organization, leading policy development, overseeing regulatory advocacy and participating in CCGG’s board engagement program. She is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee and a member of the International Corporate Governance Network’s Global Policy Committee. Catherine holds the ICD.D designation.

Representing the interests of institutional investors which collectively manage approximately $5.8 trillion of assets, the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance CCGG promotes good governance practices, including the governance of environmental and social matters, at Canadian public companies and assists institutional investors in meeting their stewardship responsibilities. CCGG also works to improve of the regulatory environment to best align the interests of boards and management with those of their shareholders, and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadian capital markets.

Mr. McCauley’s is responsible for active corporate governance strategies for the Florida Retirement System (FRS) as well as investment program management for the Florida PRIME™ local government investment pool (2a-7-like) and other non-pension investment mandates totaling over $34 billion. He manages global corporate engagement activities, equity proxy voting, investor initiatives and regulatory affairs. He is also a member of the SBA’s Senior Leaders Group and Investment Committee, which is responsible for investment and operational oversight across all SBA portfolios. He serves as Corporate Secretary for both the Florida Water Pollution Financing Corporation and the Inland Protection Financing Corporation. Prior to these duties, Mr. McCauley oversaw investment communications, managed the administration of the defined contribution component of the FRS, and was responsible for investment research across all asset classes within the Chief Investment Officer’s unit.

Ryan McManus is the founder of techtonic.io, where he works with boards, CEOs, and investors on strategy, investment and governance for the AI-powered economy.  He serves on the board of Nortech Systems, where he is the founding Chair of the Science & Technology Committee; and on the board of VHB.  Ryan is President of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) New York Chapter and serves on the advisory boards of Limbik AI and ArcticBlue AI. 

Ryan has worked directly with more than 15,000 senior executives and board directors across 80+ countries, advising organizations representing over $5 trillion in market capitalization including a number of the world’s leading AI companies. He is a widely published author on AI, digital transformation, and governance, with work appearing in Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and NACD Directorship. His Harvard Business Review article on digital transformation has been recognized as one of the top 10 HBR articles ever published on the subject.  Ryan is the founding Chair of the NACD’s National Technology & Governance Advisory Board. In 2023, he was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Corporate Directors in the United States by the NACD and selected as one of 24 commissioners for NACD’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Technology and Governance.  In 2026, Career Communications Group recognized Ryan with their AI Futurist award.

Chirag Mehta is currently Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Quantum Asset Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Advisors. He joined the Quantum group in 2006 and has over the two decades of experience specializing in equites, sustainability and alternative investment strategies.

He currently manages following funds:

• Quantum India ESG Equity Fund, a very first ever Indian ESG fund that was built on a proprietary ESG framework.
• Small Cap Equity Fund,
• Equity Fund of Funds (manager selection) and
• Multi-Asset and Gold Fund in the alternative investments space.

Chirag has been a recognized torchbearer of sustainability, leading key initiatives that advance responsible finance in Indian markets. He spearheads Quantum’s responsible investment efforts and actively engages with the government, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to deepen the reach of sustainable finance in India. As a member of a government-appointed task force, Chirag contributed to shaping the four essential pillars for sustainable finance: taxonomy, regulations, disclosures, and resilience.

He has been part of several influential platforms, including the Advisory Board of the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (a Thomson Reuters Foundation project) and the ICGN Global Policy Committee. In addition, he has contributed to various domestic and international collaborations such as the CDP India Working Group, Green Finance Leadership Initiative, Access to Nutrition Initiative, Workforce Disclosure Initiative, and has been actively involved in policy dialogues through forums organized by India SIF, CFA Institute, NSE, and other key industry bodies.

Chirag is a sought-after speaker at both domestic and international forums, where he shares insights on sustainability from an investment perspective. He is also frequently featured in the media, offering expert commentary on asset class outlooks, sustainability trends, policy matters, and asset allocation strategies.

Awards

Ranked as the 4th best performing Fund Manager in the world under the age of 40 by Citywire in 2017

Nominated for the ICGN Global Stewardship Award – July 2024

Qualifications:

CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst)

Masters in Management Studies in Finance from Mumbai University.

Trevor Nakka is an experienced Global Leader and Corporate Director with 35+ years of international business experience. Currently serving on the Boards of Directors of QuadReal Property Group and Pathways to Education Canada, Trevor progressed through various leadership roles as a partner with Deloitte. Significant experience with international corporate and government enterprises, skilled in advising on corporate strategy, governance, capital markets, financial reporting, audit, and general business issues.

He has a strong track record of success in building, developing and leading high performing, diverse, multi-disciplinary teams of professionals on significant, complex client projects and divisional business organizations within Deloitte. Strong cultural sensitivity and global capability, with excellent interpersonal and business relationship skills. Trevor is passionate about sharing his experience and insights with leaders as a trusted advisor.

Trevor serves clients as Lead Client Service Partner, holding accountability for all Deloitte services and the strength of client relationships. He has also recently completed a term as Deloitte’s Global Leader of Assurance, a practice with 6,000+ professionals advising the CFO and Corporate Controller on complex financial reporting, accounting, controls, and operational matters, and a member of Deloitte’s Global Audit & Assurance Management Committee, which helps to execute the strategy and direction of a practice of 70,000+ people world-wide.

Trevor has previously served on the Boards of Deloitte Canada and Deloitte U.S. (ex-officio), as well as Vice Chair of the Canadian firm. Recently completed Deloitte’s Board Readiness program. Personal interests include traveling and sports activities with family, including cycling, skiing, and golf, as well as cottage time at Lake of the Woods.

Sarah Neville is the Director of Policy Development for the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG), Canada’s pre-eminent corporate governance organization. She is responsible for undertaking research relating to corporate governance, developing CCGG’s policy and regulatory advocacy positions, and staying abreast of emerging domestic and international environmental, social and governance developments. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. She holds a Certificate in Social Impact from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and the ICGN Certificate in Governance, Stewardship and Sustainability from Bryant University

Anastasia Rotheroe is a Principal Investment Officer-Public Equities for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF). She has over 20 years of global investment experience as a portfolio manager and an asset allocator. She also serves as the Director of Corporate Governance.

Elizabeth Seeger was appointed as a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in July 2022, effective November 2022.

Ms Seeger has over 20 years’ experience of standard-setting, investment and working on sustainability topics. She joined the ISSB from global investment firm KKR, where she served as Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, responsible for helping oversee the firm’s consideration of sustainability matters throughout KKR’s investment process and part of KKR’s Global Impact team. She also oversaw KKR’s public sustainability reporting efforts, including the development of SASB and TCFD-aligned reporting.

Before joining KKR in 2009, she served as a project manager in the corporate partnerships programme (now known as EDF+Business) of Environmental Defence Fund and a consultant with the Corporate Executive Board (CEB, now known as Gartner), where she advised companies from a broad range of industries in Europe and the United States. Before CEB, Ms Seeger was an associate at the Environmental Law Institute, a non-profit organisation focused on environmental law and policy research and education.

Ms Seeger served on the SASB Standards Board as an inaugural member, but began her standard-setting work when becoming a member of the SASB Standards Council in 2012.

She is a 2013 Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow and earned a BA in Environmental Studies with honours from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

Takuya (Tak) Shiratori is Head of IR/SR Consulting at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (SuMi TRUST), Japan’s leading trust bank and stock transfer agency. He plays a pivotal role in bridging Japanese listed companies and global investors by providing strategic insights on governance and shareholder relations. Since 2017, SuMi TRUST has conducted Japan’s largest Corporate Governance Survey. Under Tak’s leadership, the IR/SR Consulting team leverages the industry’s broadest client base and unparalleled data to facilitate hundreds of substantive company–investor engagements each year, fostering constructive dialogue and advancing long-term value creation. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School and holds an M.A. in Public Management from Waseda University. Since 2025, he has also served as a member of the ICGN Global Policy Committee.

Miekela is the Director of Investment Stewardship at GMO leading firm-wide public company engagements, providing corporate governance insights and supporting the proxy voting function. Prior to joining GMO in 2024, she was a Principal on the Sustainability Team at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP). Ms. Singh sat on the Human Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network, the Corporate Governance Advisory Council of the Council of Institutional Investors, and the Investor Stewardship Committee for the Pension Investment Advisory Committee. Ms. Singh earned her bachelor’s degree from McMaster University, her MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics, and her JD from the University of Ottawa.

Jen is the CEO of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).

Led by investors with AUM of over $US 100 trillion, ICGN aims to strengthen markets and create long term value through effective corporate governance policy and practice. Jen represents ICGN on the Japanese Financial Services Agency’s Council of Experts and on the IFIAR stakeholder working group and the PCAOB IAG.

Jen joined ICGN from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she was EMEA Head of Stewardship, driving engagement, proxy voting and industry collaboration efforts. In that role, Jen was a member of the Investment Association Company Reporting and Auditing Group and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Committee. In 2022 Jen was also a member of the US Council of Institutional Investors Corporate Governance Advisory Council.

Previously, Jen was Deputy Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Affairs at the UK Financial Reporting Council, responsible for coordinating outreach with the global investment community, listed company leadership teams and board members across all areas of the regulator’s scope. Jen led policy outreach on ESG, audit and reporting matters including the creation of the 2020 UK Stewardship Code and the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code.

Jen started her career at PwC.

Jen holds a BA in Business, Accounting and Finance from the University of Newcastle and a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge.

Caglar Somek, CFA, joined British Columbia Investment Management (BCI) in July 2021 as Portfolio Manager to launch and manage BCI’s first active internal Global Emerging Markets equities fund which has a long-term, fundamental, long only investment framework focusing on quality and cash flow generative companies at attractive valuations. Caglar has over 20 years of experience in international equities, investment research and portfolio management in Wall Street. Prior to BCI, Caglar was a Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager at TimesSquare Capital managing the firm’s Emerging Markets Small Capitalization fund. Before joining Times Square in 2016, Mr. Somek was a Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer and Partner at Caravel Management where he managed both the long-only and long/short Emerging and Frontier Markets strategies. Previously, Caglar was a Senior Investment Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management focusing on Asia Pacific ex-Japan and Emerging Markets stock investments as a generalist. Caglar’s prior experience also includes Research Analyst roles at Citigroup Asset Management, Credit Suisse First Boston and Stern Stewart. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Université de Paris IX Dauphine in France as well as a M.A. in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University in the US. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts. Caglar is a former member of the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance and GW Foundation Boards as well as Carnegie and American Turkish Society (ATS) young leaders program. Caglar has regularly contributed with his emerging markets insights to Bloomberg, NPR, Fox Business News in the US and Forbes, Ekoturk, Bloomberg and Voice of America in Turkey. He is fluent in Turkish and French.

Lindsey Stewart, CFA, is director of institutional insights at Morningstar. Lindsey leads outreach and content strategy for Morningstar’s institutional investor audience. Formerly Morningstar’s director of investment stewardship research, Lindsey is best known for writing and speaking about corporate governance, sustainability, and regulation. Today, he also brings Morningstar’s insights on asset allocation, active vs passive investing, private markets, and other key topics to a wider institutional audience. Lindsey has enjoyed a varied 25-year career spanning investor engagement, financial analysis and reporting, financial regulation, and marketing and communications at Makinson Cowell, KPMG and the UK Financial Reporting Council. Lindsey is a Chartered Management Accountant and a CFA® Charterholder.

Tracy Stewart is a Senior Consultant at the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), where she advises on corporate governance, investment policy, research and strategic initiatives. She previously served as CII’s Director of Research from 2021 to 2022, leading research and publications on investor issues and serving as staff liaison to the organization’s Policies Committee and Corporate Governance Advisory Council.

From 2023 to 2025, Tracy served as Managing Director of Investment Strategies at JUST Capital, where she focused on the intersection of corporate performance, responsible investment and the integration of stakeholder considerations into investment strategies.

Prior to joining CII in 2021, Tracy worked at the Florida State Board of Administration (Florida SBA) from 2014 to 2021, where she developed corporate governance policy and research and conducted company engagements and proxy voting for one of the nation’s largest public pension funds, with more than $200 billion in assets under management. She previously held a similar role at Florida SBA from 2005 to 2010.

Tracy served as a visiting assistant professor of finance at Florida State University from 2011 to 2013. From 2010 to 2011, she was executive director of the Shareowner Education Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing investor rights and responsibilities. Earlier in her career, she worked as a chemical engineer in the petroleum cracking catalysts division of Engelhard Corporation, now part of BASF.

Tracy earned an MBA and completed three years of doctoral coursework in finance at Florida State University, where she also received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designations. She has also served on the boards of several organizations advocating for individuals with disabilities and autism, as well as on the board of the Florida Network on Disabilities Special Needs Trust.

Daniel is the Director of ESG & UK Client Services and co-head of Pomerantz’s recently opened London office. Pomerantz LLP is the oldest law firm in the world dedicated to representing the rights of defrauded investors, and one of the most highly respected. Daniel is responsible for providing a high quality and dedicated service to UK pension funds and institutional investors to ensure they are set up to recover monies lost due to corporate misconduct anywhere in the world.

Daniel was previously Head of Corporate Affairs at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) – the UK’s largest pension fund. He was responsible for USS’s external affairs and public relations, including government engagement and corporate communications, for both the pension and investments businesses. Prior to that, Daniel co-headed the Responsible Investment Team at USS Investment Management where he was responsible for the stewardship of the companies, funds and assets in which USS invests by engaging on key governance issues and market-wide risks as part of the internal investment process

Prior to USS, he was the Head of Corporate Governance at the Institute of Directors.

Lucas Swertloff is Global Head of Custom Policy at Broadridge Financial Solutions, where he leads the firm’s custom proxy voting policy capabilities, helping institutional investors translate their governance priorities into tailored voting approaches. He oversees a team of research subject matter experts delivering data and analytics and supports client engagement and strategy for Broadridge’s ProxyEdge platform.

Lucas joined Broadridge in 2025 from Glass Lewis, where he served as Global Director of Client Policy.

Richard Talbot, FCPA, FCA, CFA, ICD.D, is Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Industry Standards Reporting Research Council (ISRRC),  a global, investor-led initiative focused on establishing consistent, industry-specific standards for Alternative Performance Measures to improve the comparability, reliability, and decision-usefulness of corporate performance information used in investment and lending decisions.

Richard has more than 25 years of experience in investment research, capital markets, financial reporting, and governance. He previously held senior leadership roles at RBC Capital Markets, including Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Global Research. He currently serves as chair of Canada’s Reporting & Assurance Standards Oversight Council and has extensive experience in standard-setting oversight, investment governance, and board leadership. 

His work with ISRRC focuses on building a global coalition of investors, lenders, issuers, data providers, governance organizations, and other market participants to advance the development and voluntary adoption of consistent, industry-specific performance standards.

Tom Trainor, FCPA, FCA, MBA, CFA, CFP, CLU, is Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Industry Standards Reporting Research Council (ISRRC), a global, investor-led initiative focused on establishing consistent, industry-specific standards for Alternative Performance Measures to improve the comparability, reliability, and decision-usefulness of corporate performance information used in investment and lending decisions.

Tom is also the founder and Managing Director of Hanover Private Client Corporation, a Canadian multi-family office established in 1999. Previously, he was a Vice President with J.P. Morgan in New York and Toronto, where he advised corporations and families on investments, acquisitions, divestitures, financing, and risk management strategies. Tom is a past Chair and Board member of CFA Society Toronto. He has extensive experience in investment research, capital markets, standard-setting oversight, and investment governance.

His work with ISRRC focuses on building a global coalition of investors, lenders, issuers, data providers, governance organizations, and other market participants to advance the development and voluntary adoption of consistent, industry-specific performance standards.

Peter is the Global Policy Director at ICGN. He joined us from ICAEW, one the world’s leading professional bodies where he served as Director of Corporate Governance & Stewardship, leading policy and thought leadership for chartered accountants who sit on or advice boards. Peter serves on the global board of Transparency International, the global anti-corruption NGO  and on the Supervisory Council of ACAPS, the data and insights NGO supporting efficient and effective humanitarian aid.

Prior to ICAEW, he held senior ethics and compliance roles with multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands, France and Japan. Earlier in his career, Peter established and led the Business Integrity Programme at Transparency International UK and worked in corporate strategy and management consulting for organisations including Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Accenture, Bertelsmann and Shell.

Grant Vingoe is the first dedicated Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). He previously served as both Chair and CEO of the OSC before the roles were separated with the proclamation of the Securities Commission Act, 2021 on April 29, 2022. He continues to serve as a member of the OSC’s Board of Directors.

Grant is Chair of the Policy Coordination Committee of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the umbrella organization for securities commissions in Canada, and is a member of the board of directors of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). He is also the Chair of the Joint Regulators Committee responsible for the CSA’s oversight of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments.

Grant is a senior leader and trusted adviser for regulatory agencies and, during his career as a partner in leading global law firms, for issuers and financial services clients. He has extensive cross-border expertise in securities law and deep knowledge of financial markets.

Grant holds a J.D. from Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 1983 and in New York in 1985.

John Vizikas is the Head of Canada Research at ISS. John is responsible for managing the development and application of ISS’ Benchmark voting policy as well as overseeing voting research and recommendations for approximately 2,400 shareholder meetings each year at Canadian publicly listed companies. He is also responsible for overseeing ISS’ Latin America research unit, whose seven-person team covers approximately 500 publicly traded companies located across the region’s key capital markets, including Brazil, Mexico, and Chile.

John often represents ISS as an expert speaker at industry conferences and previously headed ISS’ Canadian Special Situations Research team that specializes in contested M&A situations and widely publicized control contests.

Prior to joining ISS in 2014, John spent eight years as a senior research analyst at GMI Ratings, a corporate governance and ESG ratings and research provider, where he led a group of international research analysts, while also contributing to special projects, including the CFA Institute’s widely referenced “Shareowner Rights across the Markets” manual for investors.

John holds a BA in economics from Hunter College as well as an MBA in financial management and an MS in investment management, both from Pace University.

Lindsey Walton, CFA, PRM currently serves as the Director of Global Markets for the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The PRI has twenty years of experience supporting institutional investors to advance their responsible investment practice, with 5000+ signatories globally representing USD$128T+ in assets under management. We are a global community of industry peers working together to stay informed of trends, access the latest tools and insights, and deliver benefits for signatory clients and beneficiaries, in line with their fiduciary duties.  

Through her work at the PRI, Lindsey was a founding member of Climate Engagement Canada (CEC, akin to CA100+), won a Canada’s Clean50 award for her leadership in collaborative work, and was the architect of the PRI’s global Community of Practice model (which seeks to bring investors together to build responsible investment ecosystems).

Before the PRI, Lindsey worked to accelerate gender equity in the Canadian finance industry as a Director at Women In Capital Markets (WCM). Prior to WCM, Lindsey worked in the capital markets space for over a decade. She got her start in venture capital and has spent the majority of her career with CIBC Capital Markets Risk
Management (CMRM) doing trading floor market risk for a variety of different asset classes. Lindsey is Chair of the Board of Nellie’s Women’s Shelter in Toronto and volunteers in WCM’s professional and student mentorship programs.
 

Barbara Zvan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP), where she leads strategies to provide lifelong pension security and service excellence to over 41,000 members. Recognized as Canada’s 2022 CEO of the Year and Corporate Citizen of the Year by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine, she is a prominent advocate for defined benefit pensions and responsible investing.

Previously, Barbara was the Chief Risk and Strategy Officer at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), playing a key role in its transformation into a global pension leader during her 25-year tenure at the Plan.

She chairs the McConnell Foundation’s Investment Committee and Climate Engagement Canada’s steering committee, serves on the board of the Responsible Investment Association, and is a Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. Additionally, she co-chairs the C.D. Howe Pension Policy Council and is a member of her alumni McMaster University’s Faculty of Science Dean’s External Advisory Board.

Barbara has held leadership roles in numerous organizations, including prior board chair of the International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), advisory board member of the Institute of Sustainable Finance at the Smith School of Business, and board member of the Global Risk Institute (GRI), the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) and the Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC). She was appointed to the Government of Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance in 2019 and its Sustainable Finance Action Council in 2021.

A Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Barbara holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and a Master of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.