Matt Christensen has served as Executive Director of Eurosif since 2002. Eurosif addresses sustainability issues through financial markets on behalf of its Member Affiliates which include leading financial service institutions that together represent assets totalling over €600bn. Recent activities of Eurosif include its EU Market Study, High Net Worth Individual Sustainability Booklet, Venture Capital and Sustainability Report and successful submissions to the EU asking for improved transparency on environmental/social/governance issues by companies and funds.
Matt is a frequent speaker at international events on sustainable finance matters and is a member of a European Commission Coordination Committee to explore the evolution of sustainability in the EU. Matt was formerly a European Director at The Motley Fool, a leading publisher of information on personal finance and investing. Prior to that, he advised FTSE 100 clients as a strategy consultant with Braxton Associates based in London and Paris.
He is a Non-Executive Director to various investment funds and holds masters degrees from Wharton (MBA – Entrepreneurial Management) and the University of Pennsylvania (MA – International Political Economy).
