Jennifer Coulson has worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years.   She began her career in the mutual fund business working for a national firm that specializes in responsible investing solutions. At BCI, she oversees a team of multidisciplinary professionals integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) across all asset classes; engaging with companies to manage ESG risk; developing public policy submissions on ESG matters of broad relevance to the investment industry; and overseeing the proxy voting program for Public Markets. Jennifer has an undergraduate degree in Environment & Resource Management from the University of Western Ontario as well as a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University. She has attained the Institute of Corporate Directors designation (ICD.D) and is Chair of the Vancouver Island Chapter of ICD. She chairs the Investor Group of the 30% Club of Canada which promotes diversity across corporate Canada. Jennifer volunteers her time mentoring young professionals as part of the Investment Advisory Committee for the University of Victoria Student Investment Fund; is a member of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation Investment and Finance Committees; and a Director on the board of Science World.

Caroline leads Railpen’s investment stewardship work globally across £35bn of assets under management.

She was previously in charge of the investment, stewardship and collective engagement programme at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). Prior to this, she was Head of Public Policy at the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and a Senior Policy Adviser at PIMFA (then APFA), having started her career in fixed income research.

She is Co-founder and Chair of the UK-focused Governance for Growth Investor Campaign (GGIC), the $4.5tn Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) and the $2.5tn Workforce Directors Coalition (WDC) and a fully accredited professional pension trustee at the Standard Life Master Trust – where she is also Chair of its Investment Committee. She has won various industry awards, including as “ESG Investment Woman of the Year” and “Investment Woman of the Year” and was picked as one of Financial News’ “Top 50 most influential in European Sustainable Finance” and “Top 25 Rising Stars of Asset Management in Europe”.

In her spare time, she is a Board Director of the Social Market Foundation (SMF), a cross-party think-tank, and also sits on the ICGN’s Global Policy Committee.

Michael Garland is Assistant Comptroller for Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in the Office of the New York City Comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management. In this role, he and his team are responsible for developing and implementing the corporate governance programs for the five New York City retirement systems, which have over $280 billion in assets under management, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their environmental, social and governance policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen shareholder rights.  He has spearheaded initiatives that have shaped market practices, including driving the widespread adoption of EEO-1 Report disclosures to improve corporate transparency on workforce demographics and advancing proxy access bylaws, enabling long-term shareholders to more easily nominate directors.

Mr. Garland currently serves on the Grant & Eisenhofer ESG Institute Oversight Board and represents the Comptroller on the board of Ceres, a nonprofit mobilizing investor and business leadership to address climate change and foster a sustainable economy. He has previously served as public fund co-chair of the Council of Institutional Investors’ board of directors and as a member of the SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group (IAG).

Before joining the Comptroller’s Office in 2010, Mr. Garland led corporate governance and sustainability initiatives for the AFL-CIO Office of Investment and the CtW Investment Group, which he co-founded within the Change to Win labor federation. Earlier in his career, he financed middle-market corporations at National Westminster Bank USA and provided financial consulting at Locker Associates.

Mr. Garland holds a Master’s in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a focus on labor and regional economic development, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics with distinction from the University of Virginia.

Snorre Gjerde is Policy Lead at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund. He engages with financial regulators, standard-setters and international organisations to foster well-functioning markets, robust corporate governance and sustainable business practices that support the fund’s long-term return. He represents NBIM in key international forums and working groups, and has authored several of the fund’s policy papers, including on shareholder proposals and corporate sustainability reporting. He also led the development of NBIM’s inaugural TNFD-aligned nature risk disclosures. Snorre’s background spans sell-side and buy-side equity research, risk management, and investment stewardship across London, Singapore and Oslo. He holds an MBA with Distinction from London Business School and a double Master’s degree in Financial Economics and International Management (CEMS) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Delaney Greig is Senior Director, Stewardship and Government Relations, at University Pension Plan. She leads a team that advances long-term pension returns by supporting enabling policy conditions and driving market action to address system-level challenges. In prior roles, Delaney worked across stewardship, ESG integration, and sustainable fund design at a Canadian asset manager, led the corporate engagement team at the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE), and contributed to intergovernmental and international relations at the Government of Canada. A lawyer by training, she has experience in environmental, human rights and Indigenous law and policy.

Delaney holds civil and common law degrees from McGill University, a master’s degree in political economy from the University of Toronto, and a bachelor’s degree in international development (economics) from the University of Guelph. She sits on several industry committees and nonprofit boards that promote well governed markets and sustainable long-term prosperity for all.

Victor Guo is Managing Director, Head of M&A and Activism, Corporate Governance & ESG (Canada). Prior to Sodali & Co’s acquisition of Gryphon Advisors, Victor was the President of Frontline Advisors Inc., the governance advisory arm of Gryphon. Victor is responsible for Canadian business where he leads a team of experienced governance professionals.

Victor has close to 20 years of capital market experience where he has established himself as an expert in corporate governance advisory work with an in depth focus on M&A, shareholder activism, compensation and ESG. Prior to Frontline, Victor was Executive Vice President, Governance Special Situations at Kingsdale Advisors where he was involved in more than 50 contested situations and devised sophisticated governance strategies for both corporate and activist clients. His select high-profile signature wins include FrontFour & Sandpiper in their action against Granite REIT and Crescent Point in their defense against Cation Capital. In addition to his sophisticated and profound expertise in M&A and activism, he regularly provides expert analysis and practical solutions to corporate clients on their corporate governance, compensation and ESG strategies.

Prior to Kingsdale, Victor was Head of M&A and Proxy Contest Research at Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.’s (“ISS”) Canada where he assembled and trained the M&A research team. He was also a vice president and core member of the ISS US Special Situations Research (“SSR”) team. At ISS, he covered and provided vote recommendations to institutional clients for over 80 North American proxy contests as well as more than 1000 M&A transactions. He also opined on a large number of high-profile Canadian contentious AGMs including say-on-pay votes during his tenure at ISS. In his early career, Victor conducted equity valuation and transfer pricing work at NERA Economic Consulting, a division of the Oliver Wyman Group. 

Victor holds an MBA in Finance and Blue Ocean Strategy from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Double Specialist in Commerce & Finance and Economics, Minor in Mathematics) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Victor is a CFA Charterholder and also holds the Certificate in ESG Investing credential from the CFA Institute.

Rachit leads global research and data at Diligent Market Intelligence, building scalable, AI-enabled data infrastructure for governance, stewardship, and shareholder decision-making. His work focuses on transforming complex datasets spanning: governance, compensation, voting, and activism into decision-grade intelligence used by asset managers, corporates, and advisors globally, while directly supporting revenue growth and new product adoption.

He operates at the intersection of data, product, and commercial strategy. This includes leading end-to-end product development, shaping go-to-market strategies, and managing vendor and outsourcing ecosystems to scale global data operations efficiently. He works closely with clients and senior stakeholders ensuring data and technology integrate seamlessly into client workflows. A key part of his role is driving client engagement and monetisation, converting data capabilities into tangible commercial outcomes.

Katarina Hammar, Head of Investment Stewardship at Nordea Asset Management, where she first joined in 2006. She is the Chair of the proxy voting committee and member of the Responsible Investment Committee. She also represent Nordea in 7 owner-led board nomination committees in Swedish listed companies such as Telia, Elekta, Fabege. 

She is actively participating in industry working groups and advisory councils furthering sustainable practices within corporate governance. She has also been on the board of SWESIF and Nordea Fund of Funds Sicav and an Investor Advisory group member of SASB.

She has over 25 years of experience in risk management, sustainable investing, leadership and engaging with board directors, regulators and investors. Katarina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Stockholm University and has completed the Certified Financial Analyst Program at Stockholm School of Economics as well as the Aligning Sustainability with Business Performance course at Harvard Business School. 

Carol Hansell is the Senior Partner of Hansell LLP, a member of the Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Group. Over her more than 30 years in practice, she has led major transactions for public and private corporations and governments. She now leads an independent firm dedicated to advising boards, management teams, institutional shareholders and regulators in connection with legal and governance challenges. She is regularly engaged in connection with special committee mandates, board investigations, governance design and reviews and shareholder engagement matters. Carol is also a principal with Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Inc., which, together with Hansell LLP, delivers integrated legal, governance, government relations and communications advice.

Carol has served on boards of organizations across a variety of sectors – public companies, Crown corporations, financial institutions, healthcare, not-for-profit and arts organizations. Carol has served on the boards of the Bank of Canada, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada, the American College of Governance Counsel Toronto East General Hospital and SickKids Foundation, among others. She serves as Chair of the Dean’s Global Advisory Council, Schulich School of Business and as Vice Chair of the Business at OECD (BIAC) Corporate Governance Committee.

Carol a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the American College of Governance Counsel. She is the recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award in Investor Relations (IR Magazine), the 2017 Hennick Medal for Career Achievement and the 2022 Award for Excellence in Investor Relations from the Canadian Investor Relations Institute.

Carol has been involved in governance education and thought leadership throughout her career. Most notably, Carol served as the only non-American Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section) and continues to serve as Special Canadian Advisor to the Corporate Laws Committee of the ABA. She is the past chair of the Business Law Advisory Council and its successor council, providing advice to the Ontario government on corporate and commercial law.

Carol is the author of a four volume loose-leaf service Directors and Officers in Canada: Law and Practice and the best-selling What Directors Need to Know: Corporate Governance and the recently released Corporate Governance for Directors. Carol speaks and teaches widely and has participated in the education of thousands of directors across Canada through the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program.

David Herbinet is Global Head of Audit & Assurance at Forvis Mazars Group and a member of its Group Executive Committee. A dual-qualified chartered accountant (UK and France), he has led audits of large, listed international clients across complex sectors. He is a vocal advocate for audit market reform, innovation, and non-financial assurance. He has acted as expert for various regulators and co-created the Centre for Audit Committee & Investor Dialogue. David chairs the Audit & Assurance Policy Group of Accountancy Europe. He began his career in France and has been based in London since 1996.

Michael is the Global Head of Stewardship within the Sustainability Centre. He is working within BNPP AM since 2008.

He is in charge of the elaboration and implementation of the stewardship policy, which includes voting and engagement. He also plays a critical role in the design, development and implementation of BNPP AM’s Global Sustainability Strategy and is a key driver for the firm’s ESG research and integration, as well as SRI analysis. He is also member of the Board of Governors of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).  

His wider industry activity includes being a Chair of the “Corporate Governance” committee at the French Association of Asset Managers (AFG) and Chair of the International Corporate Governance Committee at the Council of Institutional Investors (Cii).  He is also member of the “Oversight committee” of the Best Practice Principles (BPP) and member of the “Shareholder rights” committee and the “Global Network of Investor Associations ‘GNIA’ committee” at the ICGN.

He holds others membership such as the Responsible Investment committee « at the French Association of Asset Managers (AFG), and the “Grand prix jury of the general meetings” in France.

Michael previously worked as a jurist between 2006 and 2008 and was in charge of proxy voting for the Fonds de Reserve des Retraites (French back-up pension fund) in Paris.

He graduated from the University of Paris XI (France) and has a master degree of Corporate and business law (2008)

Jeremy A. Lieberman is Pomerantz’s Managing Partner. He became associated with the Firm in August 2004 and was elevated to Partner in January 2010. The Legal 500, in honoring Jeremy as a Leading Lawyer and Pomerantz as a 2021 Tier 1 Plaintiffs Securities Law Firm, stated that “Jeremy Lieberman is super impressive – a formidable adversary for any defense firm.” Among the client testimonials posted on The Legal 500’s website: “Jeremy Lieberman led the case for us with remarkable and unrelenting energy and aggression. He made a number of excellent strategic decisions which boosted our recovery.” Lawdragon named Jeremy among the 2021 Leading 500 Lawyers in the United States. Super Lawyers® named him among the Top 100 Lawyers in the New York Metro area in 2021. In 2020, Jeremy won a Distinguished Leader award from the New York Law Journal. He was honored as Benchmark Litigation’s 2019 Plaintiff Attorney of the Year. In 2018, Jeremy was honored as a Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar by Law360 and as a Benchmark Litigation Star. The Pomerantz team that Jeremy leads was named a 2018 Securities Practice Group of the Year.

Jeremy led the securities class action litigation In re Petrobras Securities Litigation, which arose from a multi-billion-dollar kickback and bribery scheme involving Brazil’s largest oil company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, in which Pomerantz was sole Lead Counsel. The biggest instance of corruption in the history of Brazil ensnared not only Petrobras’ former executives but also Brazilian politicians, including former president Lula da Silva and one-third of the Brazilian Congress. In January and February 2018, Jeremy achieved a historic $3 billion settlement for the Class. This is not only the largest securities class action settlement in a decade but is the largest settlement ever in a securities class action involving a foreign issuer, the fifth-largest securities class action settlement ever achieved in the United States, the largest securities class action settlement achieved by a foreign Lead Plaintiff, and the largest securities class action settlement in history not involving a restatement of financial reports.

Jeremy also secured a significant victory for Petrobras investors at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, when the court rejected the heightened ascertainability requirement for obtaining class certification that had been imposed by the Third Circuit Courts of Appeals. The ruling will have a positive impact on plaintiffs in securities fraud litigation. Indeed, the Petrobras litigation was honored in 2019 as a National Impact Case by Benchmark Litigation.

Jeremy was Lead Counsel in Pirnik v. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. et al., No. 1:15-cv-07199-JMF (S.D.N.Y), in which the Firm achieved a $110 million settlement for the class. Plaintiff alleged that Fiat Chrysler concealed from investors that it improperly outfitted its diesel vehicles with “defeat device” software designed to cheat NOx emissions regulations in the U.S. and Europe, and that regulators had accused Fiat Chrysler of violating the emissions regulations. The Fiat Chrysler recovery provided the class of investors with as much as 20% of recoverable damages—an excellent result when compared to historical statistics in class action settlements, where typical recoveries for cases of this size are between 1.6% and 3.3%.

In November 2019, Jeremy achieved a critical victory for investors in the securities fraud class action against Perrigo Co. plc when Judge Arleo of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey certified classes of investors that purchased Perrigo securities on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Pomerantz represents a number of institutional investors that purchased Perrigo securities on both exchanges after an offer by Mylan N.V. to tender Perrigo shares. This is the first time since Morrison that a U.S. court has independently analyzed the market of a security traded on a non-U.S. exchange, and found that it met the standards of market efficiency necessary allow for class certification.

Jeremy heads the Firm’s individual action against pharmaceutical giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (together, “Teva”), and certain of Teva’s current and former employees and officers, relating to alleged anticompetitive practices in Teva’s sales of generic drugs. Teva is a dual-listed company, and the Firm represents several Israeli institutional investors who purchased Teva shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In early 2021, Pomerantz achieved a major victory for global investors when the district court agreed to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Israeli law claims. Clal Insurance Company Ltd. v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

In 2019, Jeremy achieved a $27 million settlement for the Class in Strougo v. Barclays PLC, a high-profile securities class action in which Pomerantz was Lead Counsel. Plaintiffs alleged that Barclays PLC misled institutional investors about the manipulation of the banking giant’s so-called “dark pool” trading systems in order to provide a trading advantage to high-frequency traders over its institutional investor clients. This case turned on the duty of integrity owed by Barclays to its clients. In November 2017, Jeremy achieved precedent-setting victories for investors, when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that direct evidence of price impact is not always necessary to demonstrate market efficiency to invoke the presumption of reliance, and that defendants seeking to rebut the presumption of reliance must do so by a preponderance of the evidence rather than merely meeting a burden of production. 

Jeremy led the Firm’s securities class action litigation against Yahoo! Inc., in which Pomerantz, as Lead Counsel, achieved an $80 million settlement for the Class in 2018. The case involved the biggest data breaches in U.S. history, in which over 3 billion Yahoo accounts were compromised. This was the first significant settlement to date of a securities fraud class action filed in response to a data breach.

In 2018 Jeremy achieved a $3,300,000 settlement for the Class in the Firm’s securities class action against Corinthian Colleges, one of the largest for-profit college systems in the country, for alleged misrepresentations about its job placement rates, compliance with applicable regulations, and enrollment statistics. Pomerantz prevailed in the motion to dismiss the proceedings, a particularly noteworthy victory because Chief Judge George King of the Central District of California had dismissed two prior lawsuits against Corinthian with similar allegations. Erickson v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (C.D. Cal.).

Jeremy led the Firm’s litigation team that in 2018 secured a $31 million partial settlement with three defendants in In re Libor Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation, a closely watched multi-district litigation, which concerns the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rigging scandal.

In In re China North East Petroleum Corp. Securities Litigation, Jeremy achieved a significant victory for shareholders in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, whereby the Appeals Court ruled that a temporary rise in share price above its purchase price in the aftermath of a corrective disclosure did not eviscerate an investor’s claim for damages. The Second Circuit’s decision was deemed “precedential” by the New York Law Journal and provides critical guidance for assessing damages in a § 10(b) action.

Jeremy had an integral role in In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Securities Litigation, in which he and his partners achieved a historic $225 million settlement on behalf of the Class, which was the second-largest options backdating settlement to date.

Jeremy regularly consults with Pomerantz’s international institutional clients, including pension funds, regarding their rights under the U.S. securities laws. Jeremy is working with the Firm’s international clients to craft a response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd., which limited the ability of foreign investors to seek redress under the federal securities laws.

Jeremy is a frequent lecturer worldwide regarding current corporate governance and securities litigation issues.

Jeremy graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 2002. While in law school, he served as a staff member of the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Upon graduation, he began his career at a major New York law firm as a litigation associate, where he specialized in complex commercial litigation.

Jeremy is admitted to practice in New York; the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Southern District of Texas, the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the Northern District of Illinois; the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; and the United States Supreme Court.

Professor Lipton joined the Colorado Law faculty in 2025.  Prior to that, Lipton was the Michael M. Fleishman Professor in Business Law and Entrepreneurship at Tulane Law School.  

After graduating law school in 2000, Lipton clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter and 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edward Becker.  She then practiced in New York City for over 10 years, where she specialized in plaintiff-side securities and corporate litigation at the trial and appellate levels.  She also worked briefly for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As a scholar, Lipton explores corporate governance, the relationships between corporations and investors, and the role of corporations in society. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Corporation Law, the Fordham Law Review, and the Georgetown Law Journal, among other publications. Beginning with the Ninth Edition, she became one of the authors of the Securities Regulation: Cases and Materials casebook published by Aspen Publishers. She also blogs regularly for the Business Law Prof Blog.

Demetrios (Jim) Logothetis was appointed as Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2026 and sworn in on February 10, 2026. His current term expires on October 24, 2030.

Prior to his appointment as PCAOB Chairman, Chairman Logothetis served on the board of The Republic Bank of Chicago, where he chaired the audit committee, and on the advisory council of CrossCountry Consulting, a privately owned consultancy firm. In 2019, he retired from Ernst and Young after 40 years with the firm, during which time held leadership roles that included Vice-Chair of Global Accounts, Managing Partner of the Midwest U.S assurance and advisory practices, and Chairman of the German Business Center in the United States. He also served as Senior Advisor in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, where he led the Audit Coordination Committee for Ginnie Mae.

Chairman Logothetis holds an MBA degree in accounting, finance, and international business from The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a B.S. degree in accountancy from De Paul University.

Colin is the Managing Director and Head of Private Markets, providing strategic guidance and oversight to all real estate, mortgage, private debt and infrastructure investment management activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, product development and portfolio management. He was previously responsible for the Canadian and International Real Estate strategies, including fund design and structuring, as well as the implementation and oversight of acquired assets. Colin serves as Chair of the Private Markets Investment Committee. Colin holds a B.A. and a B.Comm., both with Distinction from Queen’s University, a MBA with Distinction from Harvard University and an ARCT with Honours from the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 2020, Colin was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40. He is the Chair of the Toronto Investment Board, and the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Colin is an Emeritus Trustee of Queen’s University.

Mr. Madon joined IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) in 2019, where he is Director – Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs.  He is responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities in addition to conducting research, policy development, and engagement with respect to a range of topics and stakeholders.  Mr. Madon’s areas of expertise include ESG / sustainability, sustainability assurance, corporate reporting, audit quality, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets. 

Most recently, he has focused on the development of a global system for reporting and assurance of sustainability/ESG information.  Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships and the adoption of IFRS Standards. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.

Bob Mann joined Glass Lewis as Chief Executive Officer in May 2024. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Morningstar Sustainalytics, the ESG business unit of investment research firm Morningstar, Inc.

As President of Sustainalytics, Bob played a pivotal role in driving the firm’s global expansion, overseeing a decades-long period of double-digit growth that culminated in its 2020 acquisition by Morningstar, Inc., a Chicago-based investment research and data company.

Bob brings a proven track record of operational excellence, accelerated growth, and product innovation. He possesses a keen understanding of the solutions needed to best serve asset managers, asset owners and corporate issuers in their investment and business decision-making.

Bob regularly speaks on topics such as investment risk, sustainable finance, smart technologies, ESG and climate matters, among other themes.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University. Additionally, he holds an MBA specializing in sustainability and finance from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

Catherine McCall is CEO of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, a not-for-profit organization celebrating its 20^th anniversary in 2023, which represents Canada’s leading institutional investors. As CEO, Catherine is responsible, together with the Board of Directors, for setting the strategy of the organization, leading policy development, overseeing regulatory advocacy and participating in CCGG’s board engagement program. She is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee and a member of the International Corporate Governance Network’s Global Policy Committee. Catherine holds the ICD.D designation.

Representing the interests of institutional investors which collectively manage approximately $5.8 trillion of assets, the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance CCGG promotes good governance practices, including the governance of environmental and social matters, at Canadian public companies and assists institutional investors in meeting their stewardship responsibilities. CCGG also works to improve of the regulatory environment to best align the interests of boards and management with those of their shareholders, and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadian capital markets.

Sarah Neville is the Director of Policy Development for the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG), Canada’s pre-eminent corporate governance organization. She is responsible for undertaking research relating to corporate governance, developing CCGG’s policy and regulatory advocacy positions, and staying abreast of emerging domestic and international environmental, social and governance developments. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. She holds a Certificate in Social Impact from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and the ICGN Certificate in Governance, Stewardship and Sustainability from Bryant University

Elizabeth Seeger was appointed as a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in July 2022, effective November 2022.

Ms Seeger has over 20 years’ experience of standard-setting, investment and working on sustainability topics. She joined the ISSB from global investment firm KKR, where she served as Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, responsible for helping oversee the firm’s consideration of sustainability matters throughout KKR’s investment process and part of KKR’s Global Impact team. She also oversaw KKR’s public sustainability reporting efforts, including the development of SASB and TCFD-aligned reporting.

Before joining KKR in 2009, she served as a project manager in the corporate partnerships programme (now known as EDF+Business) of Environmental Defence Fund and a consultant with the Corporate Executive Board (CEB, now known as Gartner), where she advised companies from a broad range of industries in Europe and the United States. Before CEB, Ms Seeger was an associate at the Environmental Law Institute, a non-profit organisation focused on environmental law and policy research and education.

Ms Seeger served on the SASB Standards Board as an inaugural member, but began her standard-setting work when becoming a member of the SASB Standards Council in 2012.

She is a 2013 Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow and earned a BA in Environmental Studies with honours from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

Takuya (Tak) Shiratori is Head of IR/SR Consulting at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (SuMi TRUST), Japan’s leading trust bank and stock transfer agency. He plays a pivotal role in bridging Japanese listed companies and global investors by providing strategic insights on governance and shareholder relations. Since 2017, SuMi TRUST has conducted Japan’s largest Corporate Governance Survey. Under Tak’s leadership, the IR/SR Consulting team leverages the industry’s broadest client base and unparalleled data to facilitate hundreds of substantive company–investor engagements each year, fostering constructive dialogue and advancing long-term value creation. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School and holds an M.A. in Public Management from Waseda University. Since 2025, he has also served as a member of the ICGN Global Policy Committee.

Miekela is the Director of Investment Stewardship at GMO leading firm-wide public company engagements, providing corporate governance insights and supporting the proxy voting function. Prior to joining GMO in 2024, she was a Principal on the Sustainability Team at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP). Ms. Singh sat on the Human Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network, the Corporate Governance Advisory Council of the Council of Institutional Investors, and the Investor Stewardship Committee for the Pension Investment Advisory Committee. Ms. Singh earned her bachelor’s degree from McMaster University, her MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics, and her JD from the University of Ottawa.

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.

Daniel is the Director of ESG & UK Client Services and co-head of Pomerantz’s recently opened London office. Pomerantz LLP is the oldest law firm in the world dedicated to representing the rights of defrauded investors, and one of the most highly respected. Daniel is responsible for providing a high quality and dedicated service to UK pension funds and institutional investors to ensure they are set up to recover monies lost due to corporate misconduct anywhere in the world.

Daniel was previously Head of Corporate Affairs at the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) – the UK’s largest pension fund. He was responsible for USS’s external affairs and public relations, including government engagement and corporate communications, for both the pension and investments businesses. Prior to that, Daniel co-headed the Responsible Investment Team at USS Investment Management where he was responsible for the stewardship of the companies, funds and assets in which USS invests by engaging on key governance issues and market-wide risks as part of the internal investment process

Prior to USS, he was the Head of Corporate Governance at the Institute of Directors.

Lucas Swertloff is Global Head of Custom Policy at Broadridge Financial Solutions, where he leads the firm’s custom proxy voting policy capabilities, helping institutional investors translate their governance priorities into tailored voting approaches. He oversees a team of research subject matter experts delivering data and analytics and supports client engagement and strategy for Broadridge’s ProxyEdge platform.

Lucas joined Broadridge in 2025 from Glass Lewis, where he served as Global Director of Client Policy.

Richard Talbot, FCPA, FCA, CFA, ICD.D, is Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Industry Standards Reporting Research Council (ISRRC),  a global, investor-led initiative focused on establishing consistent, industry-specific standards for Alternative Performance Measures to improve the comparability, reliability, and decision-usefulness of corporate performance information used in investment and lending decisions.

Richard has more than 25 years of experience in investment research, capital markets, financial reporting, and governance. He previously held senior leadership roles at RBC Capital Markets, including Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Global Research. He currently serves as chair of Canada’s Reporting & Assurance Standards Oversight Council and has extensive experience in standard-setting oversight, investment governance, and board leadership. 

His work with ISRRC focuses on building a global coalition of investors, lenders, issuers, data providers, governance organizations, and other market participants to advance the development and voluntary adoption of consistent, industry-specific performance standards.

Tom Trainor, FCPA, FCA, MBA, CFA, CFP, CLU, is Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Industry Standards Reporting Research Council (ISRRC), a global, investor-led initiative focused on establishing consistent, industry-specific standards for Alternative Performance Measures to improve the comparability, reliability, and decision-usefulness of corporate performance information used in investment and lending decisions.

Tom is also the founder and Managing Director of Hanover Private Client Corporation, a Canadian multi-family office established in 1999. Previously, he was a Vice President with J.P. Morgan in New York and Toronto, where he advised corporations and families on investments, acquisitions, divestitures, financing, and risk management strategies. Tom is a past Chair and Board member of CFA Society Toronto. He has extensive experience in investment research, capital markets, standard-setting oversight, and investment governance.

His work with ISRRC focuses on building a global coalition of investors, lenders, issuers, data providers, governance organizations, and other market participants to advance the development and voluntary adoption of consistent, industry-specific performance standards.

Peter is the Global Policy Director at ICGN. He joined us from ICAEW, one the world’s leading professional bodies where he served as Director of Corporate Governance & Stewardship, leading policy and thought leadership for chartered accountants who sit on or advice boards. Peter serves on the global board of Transparency International, the global anti-corruption NGO  and on the Supervisory Council of ACAPS, the data and insights NGO supporting efficient and effective humanitarian aid.

Prior to ICAEW, he held senior ethics and compliance roles with multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands, France and Japan. Earlier in his career, Peter established and led the Business Integrity Programme at Transparency International UK and worked in corporate strategy and management consulting for organisations including Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Accenture, Bertelsmann and Shell.

Grant Vingoe is the first dedicated Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). He previously served as both Chair and CEO of the OSC before the roles were separated with the proclamation of the Securities Commission Act, 2021 on April 29, 2022. He continues to serve as a member of the OSC’s Board of Directors.

Grant is Chair of the Policy Coordination Committee of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the umbrella organization for securities commissions in Canada, and is a member of the board of directors of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). He is also the Chair of the Joint Regulators Committee responsible for the CSA’s oversight of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments.

Grant is a senior leader and trusted adviser for regulatory agencies and, during his career as a partner in leading global law firms, for issuers and financial services clients. He has extensive cross-border expertise in securities law and deep knowledge of financial markets.

Grant holds a J.D. from Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 1983 and in New York in 1985.

John Vizikas is the Head of Canada Research at ISS. John is responsible for managing the development and application of ISS’ Benchmark voting policy as well as overseeing voting research and recommendations for approximately 2,400 shareholder meetings each year at Canadian publicly listed companies. He is also responsible for overseeing ISS’ Latin America research unit, whose seven-person team covers approximately 500 publicly traded companies located across the region’s key capital markets, including Brazil, Mexico, and Chile.

John often represents ISS as an expert speaker at industry conferences and previously headed ISS’ Canadian Special Situations Research team that specializes in contested M&A situations and widely publicized control contests.

Prior to joining ISS in 2014, John spent eight years as a senior research analyst at GMI Ratings, a corporate governance and ESG ratings and research provider, where he led a group of international research analysts, while also contributing to special projects, including the CFA Institute’s widely referenced “Shareowner Rights across the Markets” manual for investors.

John holds a BA in economics from Hunter College as well as an MBA in financial management and an MS in investment management, both from Pace University.

Lindsey Walton, CFA, PRM currently serves as the Director of Global Markets for the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The PRI has twenty years of experience supporting institutional investors to advance their responsible investment practice, with 5000+ signatories globally representing USD$128T+ in assets under management. We are a global community of industry peers working together to stay informed of trends, access the latest tools and insights, and deliver benefits for signatory clients and beneficiaries, in line with their fiduciary duties.  

Through her work at the PRI, Lindsey was a founding member of Climate Engagement Canada (CEC, akin to CA100+), won a Canada’s Clean50 award for her leadership in collaborative work, and was the architect of the PRI’s global Community of Practice model (which seeks to bring investors together to build responsible investment ecosystems).

Before the PRI, Lindsey worked to accelerate gender equity in the Canadian finance industry as a Director at Women In Capital Markets (WCM). Prior to WCM, Lindsey worked in the capital markets space for over a decade. She got her start in venture capital and has spent the majority of her career with CIBC Capital Markets Risk
Management (CMRM) doing trading floor market risk for a variety of different asset classes. Lindsey is Chair of the Board of Nellie’s Women’s Shelter in Toronto and volunteers in WCM’s professional and student mentorship programs.
 

Alex serves as a Senior Investment Officer at the Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI), where he oversees proxy voting, corporate engagement, and ESG integration across a diversified portfolio. His work centers on advancing corporate governance practices to enhance long-term investment value.

Barbara Zvan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP), where she leads strategies to provide lifelong pension security and service excellence to over 41,000 members. Recognized as Canada’s 2022 CEO of the Year and Corporate Citizen of the Year by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine, she is a prominent advocate for defined benefit pensions and responsible investing.

Previously, Barbara was the Chief Risk and Strategy Officer at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), playing a key role in its transformation into a global pension leader during her 25-year tenure at the Plan.

She chairs the McConnell Foundation’s Investment Committee and Climate Engagement Canada’s steering committee, serves on the board of the Responsible Investment Association, and is a Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. Additionally, she co-chairs the C.D. Howe Pension Policy Council and is a member of her alumni McMaster University’s Faculty of Science Dean’s External Advisory Board.

Barbara has held leadership roles in numerous organizations, including prior board chair of the International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), advisory board member of the Institute of Sustainable Finance at the Smith School of Business, and board member of the Global Risk Institute (GRI), the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) and the Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC). She was appointed to the Government of Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance in 2019 and its Sustainable Finance Action Council in 2021.

A Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Barbara holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and a Master of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.