Gabriel Hasson is Global Head of Governance, Shareholder & Activism Advisory at ICR, where he advises boards and executives on corporate governance, shareholder engagement, activism, M&A and other high-stakes situations. He has advised public companies and institutional investors on contested director elections, executive compensation, board and leadership transitions, and proxy season preparation across the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America and other global markets.

Prior to joining ICR, Gabriel was an Investment Stewardship Director at BlackRock, overseeing a portfolio of more than $400 billion across the United States, Canada and Latin America. Earlier, he practiced as an M&A attorney and held senior roles at Institutional Shareholder Services and Deloitte.

Gabriel holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana, a certificate in U.S. Law from The George Washington Law School, a master’s in international public policy from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a certificate in corporate finance from Cornell University. He also serves on the GRI Stakeholder Council.

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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.