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CRL Credits

 

  Date:
May 25, 2021

  Time:
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

  Location:
This webinar will take place online through the GoToWebinar platform.

  

Panelists
		Moderator:  Dan diBartolomeo Mr. diBartolomeo is President and founder of Northfield Information Services, Inc.  He is a Boston Regional Director of PRMIA and holds board positions with numerous industry organizations including IAQF, CQA, QWAFAFEW, and the Boston Economic Club (past president).   In 2010 he received the “Tech 40” award from Institutional Investor Magazine for his research that led to the disclosure of the Bernard Madoff hedge fund fraud.  Since 1996 Mr. diBartolomeo has published multiple papers on ESG/SRI topics in peer-review journals as part of his more than fifty published works.  He continues service as the longest standing judge of the Moscowitz Prize for research in socially responsible investing.  Dan became editor of the Journal of Asset Management in 2018.
		Todd Arthur Bridges, Ph.D. Todd is Partner and Global Head of Sustainable Investing & ESG Research with Arabesque whose expertise lies at the intersection of sustainable finance, climate finance, market governance, investment research, and technology. He has worked with global institutional investors across central banks, sovereign wealth funds, state pensions, corporate pensions, foundations, endowments, family offices, and advisors, etc. His passion is on building products (data, models, and investment) that are theoretically motivated by academic and industry research but pragmatic in their design to ensure investors and companies can more quickly transition to a more sustainable form of capitalism – one that accounts for externalities and focuses on people, planetary boundaries, enterprise value creation, and sustainable profits. Todd attended formal training at Brown University, Harvard University, University of Chicago, and Cornell University in the United States, and secured research fellowships at Oxford University and the Max Planck Society in Europe. He holds a B.Sc. in Finance, Economics, and Philosophy, MA in Socioeconomics, Org Behavior, and Research Methods, and Ph.D. in Socioeconomics, Org Behavior, and Research Methods. He sits on advisory committees at Harvard Business School, Yale University School of Management, and NYU Stern.
		Bruce Kahn, Ph.D. Bruce joined the ESG Client Coverage Group at MSCI as a Climate Solutions Specialist. His previous work experience includes Climate Change Investment Research, Institutional Portfolio Management and Wealth Management, as well as E&S Risk assessments. He has also worked across various themes including clean tech, real estate, water, and agricultural-based investment strategies as well as ESG/SRI strategies. He also serves as a Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, and previously was a Member of the Board of the US SIF, Board Member and Treasurer of Confluence Philanthropy, and as a trustee and member of the finance committee of the Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation. Bruce’s academic background includes a PhD in Land Resources from University of Wisconsin, Madison, an MS in Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures from Auburn University, and a BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut. He also served as an Agriculture Extension Agent in the United States Peace Corps in the Republic of Cameroon, (1989-1993). He currently teaches courses in Sustainable Finance, Statistics and Agriculture as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Earth Institute in the Sustainability Management Program.
		David Post, CFA David is responsible for the continued evolution of Parametric’s Responsible Investing Strategies. Prior to joining Parametric in 2020, David was the Director of Research at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), where he led the team that developed the first set of globally applicable, financially material sustainability standards. Previously, he was an Investment Strategist at TIAA, and spent many years as an active equity investor. David is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Asset Management. He earned a BS in Applied Economics from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University. A CFA charter holder, David is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.

PRMIA Continued Risk Learning (CRL) programs provide you with the opportunity to formally recognize your professional development, documenting your evolution as a risk professional. Employers can see that you are not static, making you a highly valued, dynamic, and desirable employee. The CRL program is open to all Contributing, Sustaining, and Risk Leader members, providing a convenient and easily accessible way to submit, manage, track and document your activities online through the PRMIA CRL Center. To request CRL credits, please email [email protected].

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