Richard Mattison

Richard Mattison leads the ESG and climate product development, innovation and business strategy across MSCI. He works closely with Chairman and CEO Henry Fernandez, President Baer Pettit and other leaders across the company to drive innovation and scale throughout the ESG and Climate product franchise.

Richard has over two decades of experience in sustainable finance, previously serving as President of S&P Global’s sustainability unit and as CEO of Trucost Plc, a climate analytics company which S&P Global acquired in 2016. Throughout the course of his career, he has advised various financial institutions, companies and governments on how to integrate sustainability and climate change analysis into their decision making. Mattison was a member of the EU’s High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and a member of the People’s Bank of China’s Green Finance Taskforce, both of which were instrumental in guiding policy in those jurisdictions. He is currently a Senior Advisor to the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

Richard holds a doctorate in neuroscience and a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from The University of Edinburgh.