Hiromichi Mizuno
| Hiro Mizuno | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 水野 弘道 |
| Born | Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Osaka City University (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Financial executive |
Hiromichi Mizuno (水野 弘道) is a financial executive who served as Chief Investment Officer of the Japan Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest asset owner in the world, from January 2015 until March 2020.[1] He is currently United Nations Special Envoy on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments.
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Early life and education
Mizuno was born in Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[2] He received his BA of Law at the Osaka City University, before gaining an Master of Business Administration at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.[3]
Career
Earlier in his career, Mizuno worked for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings from 1988 to 2003. Prior to joining GPIF, he was a partner of Coller Capital from 2003 to 2005.[4]
Mizuno is currently a Director of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment Association.[5] On 30 December 2020, he was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as United Nations Special Envoy on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments.[5][3][6]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Tesla, Inc., Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020)[7][8]
- Danone, Member of the Mission Committee (since 2020)[9][10]
Non-profit organizations
- The B Team, Member[11]
- CFA Institute, Member of the Future of Finance Advisory Council[12]
- Global Business Coalition for Education, Member of the Advisory Board[13]
Controversy
In September 2020, the Financial Times reported that Mizuno had intervened personally to influence the Harvard University endowment fund – one of Toshiba's largest investors – in what it described as "campaign" to ensure the reappointment of Nobuaki Kurumatani as Toshiba chief executive against the opposition of activist shareholders.[14]
References
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- ↑ Secretary-General Appoints Hiro Mizuno of Japan Special Envoy on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments United Nations, press release of 30 December 2020.
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- ↑ Danone becomes an "Entreprise à Mission" Danone, press release of 24 June 2020.
- ↑ Leaders The B Team.
- ↑ Future of Finance Advisory Council CFA Institute.
- ↑ Advisory Board Global Business Coalition for Education.
- ↑ Leo Lewis and Billy Nauman (15 September 2020), Harvard pressured to support Toshiba chief in ‘dark arts’ campaign Financial Times.
Further reading
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External links
- Hiromichi Mizuno (@hiromichimizuno), on Twitter
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