MSCI Welcomes Richard Mattison as New Leader for ESG and Climate Business
October 24 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision
support tools and services for the global investment community, has
appointed Dr. Richard Mattison as Head of ESG and Climate,
effective October 29.
In this role, Mattison will lead the firm’s ESG and Climate
product development and business strategy. He will work closely
with leaders across MSCI, including Chairman and CEO Henry
Fernandez and President Baer Pettit, to drive innovation and scale
throughout the ESG and Climate product franchise and build
integrated solutions that empower investors to remain at the
forefront of sustainable investing. Mattison is based in London and
will report to Alvise Munari, Chief Product Officer.
Mattison has over 20 years of experience in sustainable finance
and previously served as President of S&P Global’s
sustainability unit. Mattison was also Chief Executive Officer of
Trucost Plc, a company that pioneered climate analytics, which was
sold to S&P Global in 2016. Throughout the course of his
career, he has advised various financial institutions, companies
and governments on how to integrate sustainability and climate
change analysis into their decision making. Mattison was a member
of the EU’s High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and a
member of the People’s Bank of China’s Green Finance Taskforce,
both of which were instrumental in guiding policy in those
jurisdictions. He is currently a Senior Advisor to the Taskforce
for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
“I am delighted to join MSCI at such a critical inflection
point,” said Dr. Richard Mattison. “Sustainability and
climate change issues are reshaping the global investment
landscape. MSCI is a leader in delivering high quality data and
ratings, advanced analytics and client-led solutions to the world’s
largest asset managers, asset owners and banks. I am looking
forward to leading the next generation of innovation to deliver
enhanced solutions and insights to clients.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Richard to MSCI as the leader of our
ESG and Climate business,” said Alvise Munari. “Richard’s
experience in sustainable finance, coupled with his proven track
record in delivering innovative solutions, uniquely positions him
to deliver on our commitment to helping investors meet their
sustainability and climate goals. His leadership will not only
drive our initiatives forward but also inspire new strategies that
align with the evolving sustainable investment landscape.”
About MSCI Inc.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools
and services for the global investment community. With over 50
years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power
better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and
analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more
effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced
solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve
transparency across the investment process. To learn more, please
visit www.msci.com. MSCI#IR
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