Matthew John Kiernan
Chief Executive Officer at MSCI ESG Research, Inc.
Profile
Dr. Matthew J.
Kiernan is a Chief Executive Officer at Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc., a Non-Executive Chairman & Senior Advisor at Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd and a Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at MSCI ESG Research, Inc.
Prior to the founding of Inflection Point Capital in 2009, he had been Founder and Chief Executive of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, an investment research and advisory boutique which was rated as #1 in the world in the sustainable investment space by institutional investors.
The firm was sold to MSCI in 2009-10.
Prior to that, he had served as Director of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Geneva, and as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of the U.N.
Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
His work at the WBCSD focused on the potential role of the global capital markets to drive systematic social, environmental, and economic change.
Prior to that, he had been a Senior Partner in the strategy consultancy of KPMG in North America.
Dr. Kiernan received his advanced degrees in Political Science and Environmental Studies, as well as a Doctorate in Strategic Management from the University of London.
Matthew John Kiernan active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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MSCI ESG Research, Inc.
MSCI ESG Research, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance MSCI ESG Research, Inc. provides investment research and management services. The firm offers carbon value at risk portfolio audit, finance practice, and asset management. Its services areas include environment, strategic governance, stakeholder capital, and human capital. The company was founded in 1995 by Matthew J. Kiernan and Hewson Baltzell headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/1995 |
Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc.
Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Matthew John Kiernan in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2009 |
Former positions of Matthew John Kiernan
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Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd
Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd Investment ManagersFinance Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd. (Inflection Point) is the wholly owned Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Groupe La Française SA, ultimately held by Confederation Nationale Crédit Mutuel SA in France. Headquartered in London, Inflection Point was founded in 2009 by Matthew Kiernan to serve as research center of La Française Group for ESG and sustainable investment strategies. | Chief Executive Officer | 20/12/2018 |
Portfolio Advantage LLP
Portfolio Advantage LLP Investment ManagersFinance Portfolio Advantage LLP is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Matthew J. Kiernan in 2004. Portfolio Advantage provides absolute return strategies. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/05/2013 |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The World Business Council for Sustainable Development operates as a business development association. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Taiwan. The Swiss company was founded in 1995 by Bertrand P. Collomb and Stephan Schmidheiny. M. Peter Bakker has been the CEO of the company since 2012. | Director/Board Member | - |
KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Matthew John Kiernan
University of London | Doctorate Degree |
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The World Business Council for Sustainable Development operates as a business development association. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Taiwan. The Swiss company was founded in 1995 by Bertrand P. Collomb and Stephan Schmidheiny. M. Peter Bakker has been the CEO of the company since 2012. | Commercial Services |
KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
MSCI ESG Research, Inc.
MSCI ESG Research, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance MSCI ESG Research, Inc. provides investment research and management services. The firm offers carbon value at risk portfolio audit, finance practice, and asset management. Its services areas include environment, strategic governance, stakeholder capital, and human capital. The company was founded in 1995 by Matthew J. Kiernan and Hewson Baltzell headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd
Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd Investment ManagersFinance Inflection Point by La Francaise Ltd. (Inflection Point) is the wholly owned Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Groupe La Française SA, ultimately held by Confederation Nationale Crédit Mutuel SA in France. Headquartered in London, Inflection Point was founded in 2009 by Matthew Kiernan to serve as research center of La Française Group for ESG and sustainable investment strategies. | Finance |
Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc.
Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Inflection Point Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Matthew John Kiernan in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Finance |
Portfolio Advantage LLP
Portfolio Advantage LLP Investment ManagersFinance Portfolio Advantage LLP is an independent alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Matthew J. Kiernan in 2004. Portfolio Advantage provides absolute return strategies. | Finance |
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