Matthew Kilgarriff serves as an Independent Director to international companies, academic institutions and think tanks, including the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) the Swiss Institute of Directors (SIoD) and The Conference Board.

He was an executive at Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, serving as Group Company Secretary and Director of Corporate Responsibility. Leading in finance, governance and sustainability roles over 25 years, he helped to shape a blue chip with a green blush.

He holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge, Reading and the City of London. He is a Fellow of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), the Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS).

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.