Matteo Tonello is Managing Director at The Conference Board, in New York. He oversees the development of ESG Solutions for corporate members, including a suite of online products for public companies to conduct peer comparative and benchmarking analyses. In his role, he monitors evolving ESG practices and advises corporations on the disclosure of corporate sustainability and citizenship, governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management issues. He regularly participates as a speaker and moderator in educational programs for corporate directors and officers, and conducts analyses and research in collaboration with leading corporations, institutional investors and professional firms. In September 2010, he was named by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) to the Directorship 100, a list of the most influential people in corporate governance. He was the co-chair of The Conference Board’s Expert Committee on Shareholder Activism and a member of the Technical Advisory Board to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Executive Compensation. From 2013 to 2015, he served on the Advisory Council of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). From August 2016 to January 2018, he served on Deutsche Telekom AG's Advisory Panel on Ethics and Compliance Culture. In April 2017, he joined ICAEW’s Corporate Governance Committee. In August 2020, he was named to Refinitiv's 2020 Social 100 list of Influencers in Financial Market Data. In August 2020, he was also named to Assent Compliance's 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders.Specialties: Corporate governance, sustainability and citizenship, regulatory compliance, shareholder activism, risk management.Strengths: Strong analytical, writing, and project management skills. Ability to engage confidently with top business leaders. Track record of generating and funding opportunities, with a combination of types of funders (corporate foundations, public sector funders, consultancies, and academic institutions). Partnership development experience. Global outlook.
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