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Name
Anne Simpson
Title
カリフォルニア州職員退職年金基金 (CalPERS) 役員ガバナンス・サステナビリティ担当マネージング投資ディレクター / Managing Investment Director, Board Governance & Sustainability, California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
Bio
Anne is CalPERS’ Managing Investment Director for Board Governance & Sustainability, reporting to the CEO and responsible for strategic initiatives across the $430 billion fund. Anne leads CalPERS’ Sustainable Investment Strategy, which includes Climate Action 100+, a global investor alliance of over $52 trillion driving business action on climate change. Anne also leads CalPERS’ work on human capital management, including diversity & inclusion and financial markets advocacy.
Anne was recognized by TIME Magazine in 2019 as one of 15 women globally leading the fight on climate change and as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance by Barron’s in 2020. She is cited by the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the boardroom.
Anne has served on the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, PCAOB Investor Advisory Group and International Financial Reporting Standards Advisory Council. She is a member of the Robert F. Kennedy Leadership Council, Senior Advisory Board of the Center for Responsible Business at Haas Business School, and the Institute for Business and Society at UC Berkeley. She is also an editorial board member of the journal Directors & Boards.
Among her publications are “The Financial Ecosystem: The Role of Finance in Achieving Sustainability” (Palgrave MacMillan) with Satyajit Bose and Dong Guo, “Fair Shares: The Future of Shareholder Power and Responsibility” (Oxford University Press, with Jonathan Charkham”) and “The Greening of Global Investment: How the Environment, Ethics, and Politics are Reshaping Strategies” (The Economist Publications).
Prior to joining CalPERS, Anne served as Joint Managing Director of Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd, and as a senior manager at the World Bank. She taught as a Senior Faculty Fellow and Lecturer, at the Yale School of Management and was the first Executive Director of the International Corporate Governance Network.
Anne studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, at St Hilda’s College, Oxford University where she was awarded a BA and MA, plus a Slater Fellowship at Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
Anne was recognized by TIME Magazine in 2019 as one of 15 women globally leading the fight on climate change and as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance by Barron’s in 2020. She is cited by the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the boardroom.
Anne has served on the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, PCAOB Investor Advisory Group and International Financial Reporting Standards Advisory Council. She is a member of the Robert F. Kennedy Leadership Council, Senior Advisory Board of the Center for Responsible Business at Haas Business School, and the Institute for Business and Society at UC Berkeley. She is also an editorial board member of the journal Directors & Boards.
Among her publications are “The Financial Ecosystem: The Role of Finance in Achieving Sustainability” (Palgrave MacMillan) with Satyajit Bose and Dong Guo, “Fair Shares: The Future of Shareholder Power and Responsibility” (Oxford University Press, with Jonathan Charkham”) and “The Greening of Global Investment: How the Environment, Ethics, and Politics are Reshaping Strategies” (The Economist Publications).
Prior to joining CalPERS, Anne served as Joint Managing Director of Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd, and as a senior manager at the World Bank. She taught as a Senior Faculty Fellow and Lecturer, at the Yale School of Management and was the first Executive Director of the International Corporate Governance Network.
Anne studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, at St Hilda’s College, Oxford University where she was awarded a BA and MA, plus a Slater Fellowship at Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
