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.

Before rejoining Glass Lewis, Carrie was Vice President of Finance at Ionetix Corporation, a technology and pharmaceutical company, where she played a pivotal role for over eight years. Prior to that, she worked as a Business Analyst at Orbis Investment Management.

Carrie was also one of the founding employees of Glass Lewis, where she held several key positions, including Lead Analyst of U.S. Proxy Research, Director of International Proxy Research, and Director of New Business Initiatives. Her early contributions helped shape the firm’s research and strategic direction.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Before joining Glass Lewis, Patrick served as Chief Technology Officer at Sysnet Global Solutions, International Chief Information Officer at Dun & Bradstreet, and AVP of Corporate Technology at Pfizer. Throughout his career, he has led large-scale global organizations and successfully delivered enterprise technology solutions to over 3 million customers in 28 languages.

A proven innovator, Patrick has a track record of developing disruptive technologies that challenge industry norms. He has held CTO and CIO roles at multiple tech and data-driven companies, playing a pivotal role in their transformation from mid-tier players to market leaders.

Patrick earned his BSc from University College Dublin and is a strong advocate for lifelong learning. In recent years, he has pursued additional certifications from Harvard, MIT, Wharton, and other leading institutions and technology professional bodies.

Before joining Glass Lewis, Nynke was Head of People and Culture for the EMEA region at Morningstar, Inc., where she led the development and execution of people strategies that supported business goals, enhanced organizational performance, and fostered a culture of high engagement and productivity. She played a key role in integrating HR teams following Morningstar’s acquisition of Sustainalytics, and advised executive leadership and board members, providing strategic counsel on people and culture initiatives to ensure alignment with corporate objectives.

Prior to Morningstar, Nynke spent over a decade at Sustainalytics, serving as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Facilities. During this time, she built the company’s HR function from the ground up, implementing global HR strategies, performance management systems, and salary scaling to drive consistency and transparency across teams.

Nynke holds an Executive MBA from Nyenrode Business University and a degree in International Law from Utrecht University.

Leveraging her fluency in multiple languages and corporate and securities law expertise in both common and civil law jurisdictions, Nichol became the resident expert on corporate governance issues in Latin America and Continental Europe. She was appointed Deputy General Counsel in 2007, General Counsel in 2009, and Chief Legal Officer in 2022.

Prior to joining Glass Lewis, Nichol worked as a corporate attorney with a prominent law firm in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her practice focused on representing U.S. and other foreign investors in a wide variety of Latin American transactions and providing advice on a broad range of corporate matters, including commercial contracts, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.

Nichol holds an LL.M. in corporate and securities law from Northwestern University School of Law and a J.D. from Universidad Panamericana. She is a licensed member of the State Bar of California and the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados.

Before joining Glass Lewis, Cheryl led marketing and communications for Sustainalytics, in addition to working to identify, develop and execute strategic business initiatives worldwide. She has deep experience working with institutional investors and corporate issuers. As a member of the executive team, Cheryl was deeply involved in Sustainalytics acquisitions, strategic partnerships and ultimately the sale of Sustainalytics to Morningstar.

Prior to Sustainalytics, Cheryl was chief marketing officer at GMI Ratings, where she led the launch of several new ESG and accounting products and worked to raise the firm’s profile through valuable and timely thought leadership work.

Before that, she spent more than ten years leading global marketing and communications at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a former division of MSCI/RiskMetrics Group. During her tenure, Cheryl played an executive role in the acquisitions and integration of Innovest and KLD. In addition to her experience in the governance and ESG space, Cheryl’s familiarity with the institutional investor community comes from 12 years in the mutual fund industry as a marketing executive for T. Rowe Price and Calvert Group Investments.

She previously served as Head of Global Marketing at CFRA, a leading provider of independent equity and forensic accounting research. Prior to CFRA, Lili served as Executive Director of Marketing at Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) where she designed and implemented growth marketing strategies including lead generation, product marketing, go-to-market, and sales enablement.

Lili graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science and holds an MBA from George Washington University.

Prior to joining Glass Lewis, Vikram served as Head of Product at Morningstar Sustainalytics, where he directed ESG product development and led the global product team. He played a pivotal role in establishing the product organization and expanding product portfolio serving the needs of institutional investors. Before that, he launched Sustainalytics’ Green Bond Second Party Opinion service, supporting needs of Issuers and Investors in sustainable capital markets space.

Vikram holds an MBA in Finance and Sustainability from the Schulich School of Business and a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Florida.

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Before joining Glass Lewis, Diederik was a key executive at Sustainalytics, where he played a pivotal role in transforming the firm into a global leader in ESG ratings and research. As Head of Global Sales and Client Management, he drove market expansion and strengthened relationships with institutional investors, contributing to the company's significant growth and its acquisition by Morningstar in 2020. He later oversaw the Corporate Solutions team, expanding services for corporate issuers, and led the Climate Solutions team, where he was responsible for developing Sustainalytics’ climate-focused product suite.

Diederik serves on the board of Knology, a nonprofit research organization focused on applied social science. He also served as Chair of US SIF for seven years, leading the organization’s efforts to advance sustainable investing in the United States. A frequent speaker on sustainable investing, corporate climate strategy, and the role of AI in climate evaluations, Diederik is a recognized thought leader in the field.

Before joining Glass Lewis, Jason served as Vice President of Finance at Cerner Corporation, a global leader in healthcare information technology. In this role, he oversaw all financial operations for the company’s U.S. and international commercial businesses.

Prior to his 14-year tenure at Cerner, Jason spent six years at Medtronic, where he held progressively senior financial leadership roles. He began his career in public accounting at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, where he earned his CPA certification.

Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Before joining Glass Lewis, John spent 14 years at Broadridge Financial Solutions (formerly part of ADP), where he held key leadership roles supporting both U.S. and international proxy distribution businesses. As Senior Director of Client Services, he led teams serving institutional investors and global custodians while also overseeing Broadridge’s international proxy distribution operations.

John holds a bachelor’s degree in management and international business from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a master’s in banking and finance from Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business.