Malcolm (Mac) Ryerse, Mba, Ma Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Leveraging 20+ years of experience to help guide ESG and sustainability-focused professionals and organizations to achieve their designed strategic and tactical goals and outcomes. Mentor and coach teams and individuals focused on investor-company engagement and investors' exercise of voting rights. Provide perspective and frameworks to assist US-based investors and companies as they navigate complex and rigorous global regulation. Recent experiences include advising a market-leading software firm in the development of an ESG module, and mentoring the investment stewardship team at a mid-sized US asset management firm as they expand and enhance their capabilities.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Led global delivery and coordination of Columbia Threadneedle Investments' ESG research and engagement with portfolio companies and the exercise of client proxy voting rights across 7,000 portfolio companies in 70 markets. Implemented a consultative engagement approach with portfolio companies while leveraging financially material ESG concepts and working collaboratively with equity and fixed income asset class leadership. Produced actionable ESG research for consumption and integration by fundamental analysts and portfolio managers. Contributed ESG thought leadership to client-facing reports and presentations, and interpreted and positioned stewardship policies, activities and capabilities to meet rapidly evolving client expectations and US, UK and EU regulations and reporting requirements. Drove ideation and implementation of new, global ESG engagement prioritization and milestone approach to interactions with portfolio companies focused on the firm’s ESG priorities and themes, including around Net Zero and TCFD. Evolved social impact strategy and grew assets under management in the Columbia US Social Bond Fund. Represented the firm as a member of the ISG Governance Advisory Council, PRI Equity Advisory Committee, PRI Sub-Sovereign Debt Advisory Committee, Global Institutional Governance Network (GIGN), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB®) Standards Advisory Group, and hold the SASB® FSA Level I certification. Maintain individual membership with Society for Corporate Governance. Advised parent company Ameriprise Financial, Inc., CEO, Executive Leadership Team and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Steering Committee in the development of Ameriprise’s own sustainability investments, initiatives and policies.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Led planning, hiring and build out of North America ESG analyst team. Evolved ESG risk and opportunity research and portfolio company ESG assessment process for integrating into equity and fixed income strategies. Drove development of new globally harmonized proxy voting policy and adoption of custom ESG and proxy voting principles by affiliate firms around the world. Accepted CIO invitation to co-manage the Columbia US Social Bond Fund, a ’40 Act, tax-exempt municipal bond fund focused on securities that deliver demonstrable social and environmental impact.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Conducted priority ESG engagements with North American portfolio companies, and advised on proxy policy issues while making voting recommendations on high-profile proxy proposals with emphasis on corporate governance and executive compensation. Co-developed global ESG investment capability with Head of Responsible Investment, including ideation and launch of Columbia Threadneedle’s proprietary ESG risk rating system that serves as backbone of ESG integration in valuation, research and portfolio management across equities and fixed income strategies to present day.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Served as instructor for Managerial Finance courses in the MBA program.

Roseville, Minnesota, Us

Provided project management and leadership to help strengthen the nonprofit sector in Minnesota. In collaboration with Council staff, nonprofit donors and community leaders, led and facilitated process to research, draft and revise Accountability Standards utilized by the Council to evaluate nonprofits and to enhance sector accountability. [Part-time role undertaken concurrent with MBA coursework at Bethel University]

Spokane, Wa, Us

Selected by CEO and Board of Directors for transformation of corporate governance program and improvement of firm reputation among investors and stakeholders. Directed enterprise-wide strategic and financial planning and initiatives. Charged with development of operational tactics for alignment of governance, strategic and financial planning, compliance, philanthropy and corporate social responsibility programs with organizational objectives. ((Potlatch Corporation was formerly in the S&P 500 until prior to its conversion to a real estate investment trust (REIT) in early 2006, and following a merger was renamed PotlatchDeltic Corporation in 2018. In 2008 Potlatch spun-out Clearwater Paper Corp. - NYSE:CLW))

Spokane, Wa, Us

Provided leadership to matrix team for development of strategic business plans and budgets of 2 operating divisions. Outlined and directed transformation initiatives for achievement of long-term objectives. Worked in collaboration with operating and environmental teams for identification of business needs and development and measurement of metrics and plans for revenue, expenses, profitability, customer satisfaction and goal attainment. Charged with presentation of consolidated division plans to Management Committee and Board of Directors.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Master’S Degree, Organizational Leadership

B.A., Communications

High School