Sandra Peters

Sandra Peters leads CFA Institute’s advocacy efforts related to the information investors need for investment decision-making. 

She leads a team responsible for tracking policy developments related not only to corporate disclosures but also all information needed for investment decision-making including ESG information and alternative data. 

She serves as spokesperson for CFA Institute to policymakers, standard setters, and regulators (e.g., IASB, FASB, SASB, ISSB, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission, etc.) and conducts outreach to other professional organizations and the media to discuss and promote data for investment decision-making.   

Sandy has an extensive and well-balanced background as an investor, preparer, and auditor. Sandy previously served as Vice President and Corporate Controller at MetLife Inc. Prior to joining MetLife, she was a partner at KPMG LLP providing audit services primarily for insurance and financial services companies. 

She is currently a member of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) and the PCAOB’s Investor Advisory Group as well as the Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group. Sandy was previously a member of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee and the IFRS Interpretation’s Committee (IFRS IC), the PCAOB’s Standing Advisory Group and the FASB’s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC).

Sandy is a CPA licensed in various states within the U.S. and has earned the CFA designation. Sandy also holds the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Director Certificate (NACD.DC). 

She holds a BSBA in Accounting from the University of Nebraska and an MBA in Finance from Indiana University. 

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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.