Mirtha Kastrapeli

Mirtha Kastrapeli is Managing Director and Global Head of ISS STOXX’s Research Institute. She’s an accomplished sustainable investment leader with a track record in developing cutting-edge research and insights for institutional investors.  Ms. Kastrapeli has led various research initiatives dedicated to advancing the understanding of how sustainability issues affect investment portfolios across various themes including deforestation, regenerative agriculture and circular economy.  Previously, Ms. Kastrapeli founded Beyond Alpha LLC, a research consulting firm, where her study on SDG-aligned investing was named a top 10 ESG paper by Pension and Investment Europe Magazine in 2021. At State Street Bank, she led the Center for Applied Research and co-authored notable papers including ‘The Big Shift; Finding a New Center of Gravity for the Investment Industry’ in 2019 and ‘The Investing Enlightenment: How Principle and Pragmatism Can Create Sustainable Value through ESG’ in 2017. With over 20 years of experience across private and public sectors, she has served as a strategist, advisor, and analyst at State Street Global Markets and the Ministry of Economics in Nicaragua