Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School and Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance

Alex’s research interests are in corporate finance, responsible business and behavioural finance. He is Managing Editor of the Review of Finance, the leading academic finance journal in Europe. His research has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, The Economist, and The Times, and he has been interviewed by Bloomberg, BBC, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, Fox, ITV, NPR, Reuters, Sky News, and Sky Sports. Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, presented to the World Bank Board of Directors as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, and given the TED talk What to Trust in a Post-Truth World and the TEDx talk The Social Responsibility of Business with a combined 2.3 million views

Alex serves on the Steering Group of The Purposeful Company, a UK consortium of leaders in responsible business and on Royal London Asset Management’s Responsible Investment Advisory Committee. The UK government appointed him (jointly with PwC) to conduct a study on the effect of share buybacks on executive pay and investment. Alex also serves as Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Business at Gresham College, giving a four-year programme of lectures to the public. His 2020/21 lecture series is on The Psychology of Finance and his prior series were on Business Skills for the 21st Century and How Business Can Better Serve Society. His book, Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, was named to the Financial Times Business Books of the Year for 2020.

Dr Jake Reynolds is Executive Director, Sustainable Economy, at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership where he is responsible for CISL’s research, including the pioneering Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme. He acts as a senior advisor to CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance which develops practical thought leadership through long-running collaborations with the investment, banking and insurance industries. As architect of CISL’s 10-year vision and plan, Rewiring the Economy, his team offers robust analysis, tools and evidence for leaders seeking action on sustainability.

Previously Jake was Head of Wellbeing at the UK Government’s Sustainable Development Commission, leading policy on future education, health and transport. He was nominated for Civil Service Awards for outstanding contributions to policy development in 2009 and 2010, and earlier worked with the United Nations and British Government on capacity building in India, Kenya, Lebanon, Bahamas and Guyana, following two years at Uganda’s leading environment institute. Jake originally trained as an engineer, including research at the University of Oxford and roles in the tech sector.

Jake chairs the performance board of Digital with Purpose, a unique initiative from the technology industry, and sits on the impact advisory board of Union Banque Privaire (UBP). He is a member of UN Environment’s GEO for Business advisory board and is a board member of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute.

Professor Norichika Kanie is a representative of xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC, and an Adjunct Professor at United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNI-IAS).

Before joining Keio, he worked at the Graduate School of Decision Science And Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Department of Policy Studies, the University of Kitakyushu. From August 2009 to July 2010, he had been Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow of the European Commission and a visiting professor at Sciences Po, Paris.

He serves various committees and steering groups, including: co-chair of Future Earth SDG Knowledge-Action Network (KAN); a scientific steering group member of the Earth System Governance project; a commissioner of the Earth Commission; a member of the SDGs Promotion Roundtable Meeting, established by the Japanese government under the SDGs Promotion Headquarters; a member of the Expert Study Group for the Promotion of SDGs by Local Governments for Japanese Cabinet Office.

His research focuses on International Relations, Sustainability, and Earth System Governance. During FY2013 to FY2015, he was a project leader of the “Project on Sustainability Transformation beyond 2015(POST2015)”, with support from the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund, Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

He has participated in the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the common goals adopted by the United Nations, from the conception stage. He is a leading authority on the SDGs, and is striving to balance research and practice.

He has been appointed by the UN Secretary-General as a member of fifteen independent scientists to prepare the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report.

His recent publications are 「SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals)｣(Chukoshinsho, 2020, in Japanese), and “Governing through Goals: Sustainable Development Goals as Governance Innovation” (MIT Press, 2017, co-edited with Frank Biermann).

He received his Ph.D. in Media and Governance from the Keio University.

Timo Busch is a full professor at the School of Business, Economics and Social Science of University of Hamburg and Senior Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth of University of Zurich.

He is member of the steering committee on the Science Platform Climate Protection advising the German government. He teaches courses on corporate sustainability, business strategy & the environment, and sustainable finance. Before joining University of Hamburg he worked as lecturer for ETH Zürich and project manager for the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. His research interests include strategies towards a low-carbon economy, the business case for sustainability, corporate eco-efficiency, and sustainable finance.

Satoshi Someya is responsible for leading the company’s asset management and the administration/custody businesses. Prior to the current role, he led global asset management business of the company, as well as an overarching role with respect to the business related to First Sentier Investors via Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

He joined the company in 1994, and since then he has built his career in the company’s asset management business, including 8 years as a Japan equity analyst and also 11 years in asset management strategy and corporate business development. He also held a position as General Manager for Hong Kong Barnch.

He has a Bachelor degree from the Hitotsubashi University, the Faculty of Commerce.

Masa is responsible for leading and engaging responsible investment from an investment management perspective, and also developing and maintaining relationships with Japanese sovereign wealth fund clients. He is currently involved in the collaborative engagement on global initiatives including Climate Action 100+ and the 30% Club. Since he joined Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in 1994, his career has focused on asset management and corporate planning.

In asset management, he has many years of experience as an analyst for Japanese and European equities and as product manager for pension clients, including international experience working in the UK. For the corporate planning, he has held various roles during his 6 years’ experience including creating strategic plans, satisfying financial regulations, and managing M&A projects.

Masa has a degree in Bachelor of Law, Waseda University, Japan

David Allen was appointed to the role of Global Head of Investment Management in November 2021. More recently, in 2022, David assumed responsibility for both the Product and Responsible Investment businesses at FSI.

David has over 20 years’ global asset management experience, where he specialised in building investment businesses and leading investment teams.

Prior to First Sentier Investors. David spent five years at AMP Capital as Global CIO, Equities and previously held senior investment leadership roles at Sarasin & Partners, Fidelity International, and Pioneer Investments. In these roles he has led teams across a wide range of capabilities, including equities, fixed income, multi-asset, ESG, dealing, risk management and operations.

David holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and spent the early part of his career in the oil and gas industry.

Masahiro Kato has been with the company since April 1990 and has over 25 years of experience in the asset management business.

He started his career as Japanese equity financial analyst, after which he was assigned as Asian equity portfolio manager and US equity financial analyst for Japanese institutional investors in Tokyo and New York. His career also includes new product development of Responsible Investment funds for Japanese investors, Responsible Investment implementation and enhancement, proxy voting, engagement and ESG (Environmental, social and governance) research in Tokyo and London.

Since June 2019 he has been with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation as Head of Responsible Investment. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Keio University and is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan (CMA).

Kate Turner is a leading figure in the responsible investment and sustainable finance space in Australia. As Global of Head of RI at First Sentier Investors, Kate combines an impressive legal background with significant experience in structuring sustainable finance deals and advising investment professionals on applying an RI lens to their strategies.

Kate’s dedication to acting on critical issues including climate change and modern slavery has made Kate a well-known figure in the investment sector. This includes her role as Chair of the Steering Group for Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking APAC – a forum in which she has been a driving force.

Harry Moore was appointed Global Head of Distribution of First Sentier Investors in May 2020 to provide oversight of sales and to manage client relationships globally In 2022, Harry’s role expanded to include responsibility for the Marketing & Communications function.

Harry is a member of the executive leadership team. Prior to this role, he was Managing Director, Australia, New Zealand & Japan with responsibility for business development and client service in these markets.

Before joining the firm in June 2010, Harry spent six years at Russell Investments as a consultant in the Institutions and Governments team, providing strategic investment advice and implementation to domestic and pan-Asian clients. Harry has also worked as a client advisor and analyst at UBS Wealth Management Australia and Johnson Taylor Potter.

Harry holds a BA Honours from the University of Melbourne.

Yoshiki Ueno was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer in March 2022. He has been working for First Sentier Investors since August 2019, and was appointed Head of US Governance in September 2021. As part of his role, he worked closely with Managing Director, Americas, Bachar Beaini, as he managed the US consultation and reporting process with FSI’s US parent companies - MUFG Americas and MUFG Fund Services (USA).

Prior to his time at FSI, Mr. Ueno spent over 20 years at FSI’s shareholder Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in a variety roles including corporate finance, strategy planning for asset management and investor services business, and project management office of integration projects.

Mr. Ueno has a MBA from the International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University and a bachelor degree in Political Science from Waseda University.