MSCI Inc., a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has appointed Dr. Richard Mattison as head of ESG and climate, effective October 29.
In this role, Mattison will lead the firm’s ESG and climate product development and business strategy. He will work closely with leaders across MSCI, including chairman and CEO Henry Fernandez and president Baer Pettit, to drive innovation and scale throughout the ESG and Climate product franchise and build integrated solutions to facilitate sustainable investing.
Mattison is based in London and will report to Alvise Munari, chief product officer.
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Mattison has previously served as president of S&P Global’s sustainability unit. Mattison was also chief executive officer of Trucost Plc, a company that pioneered climate analytics, which was sold to S&P Global in 2016.
Mattison was a member of the EU’s high level expert group on sustainable finance and a member of the People’s Bank of China’s Green Finance Taskforce, both of which were instrumental in guiding policy in those jurisdictions.
He is currently a senior advisor to the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
