Chuck joined IFC in July 2004 and is a highly experienced advisor in corporate governance, having played a key role in developing various methodologies and toolkits for IFC. He is the main author of the IFC Updated Corporate Governance Methodology, Control Environment Toolkit, Disclosure and Transparency Toolkit, and co-authored the IFC Climate Governance Methodology. Chuck has extensive experience as an auditor and tax advisor with international accounting firms as well as legal experience as a corporate and securities attorney with international law firms. Chuck has a J.D. with a concentration in International from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Accounting from Elmhurst University. Of note, Chuck won the 2024 International Corporate Governance Network award for Excellence in Corporate Governance.

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.