Introducing the Columbia SIRI Global Leadership Council

October 18, 2026

We are thrilled to announce the members of the Columbia SIRI Global Leadership Council!

The Council is a global community of influential leaders and changemakers. Through collaboration across sectors and regions, the Council works with the Sustainable Investing Research Initiative (SIRI) to help advance the next generation of thinking on capitalism and long-term sustainable prosperity.

The Council includes:

  • Osvald Bjelland
    Chairman, Origination LTD SIRI Senior Fellow, SIRI, Columbia SIPA
  • AlexiAndrea Borden
    Director, AKBLWS Foundation
  • Michael Brandmeyer
    Global Co-Head and Co-CIO, External Investing Group (XIG), Goldman Sachs Asset Management / Advisory Board Member, Columbia SIPA
  • Christian Déséglise
    Member of the Board and Executive Committee, Mundi Ventures / Adjunct Professor International and Public Affairs, Columbia SIPA
  • John Fennebresque
    Managing Principal, Fennebresque & Co., LLC
  • Tom Hedrick
    Founder and Managing Director, Dillon Joyce, Ltd
  • John Kluge, Jr.
    Co-Founder, Refugee Investment Network
  • Leonard M. Levie
    Chairman and Founder, American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) / Trustee and Poet Laureate, The Explorers Club
  • Steven Lydenberg
    Co-founder and Chair, The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) / SIRI Senior Fellow, SIRI, Columbia SIPA
  • Shuhei Morofuji
    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Reapra Group / Trustee, International House of Japan / Founder, Unson Zaidan / Founder and former President and Director, SMS Co., Ltd.
  • Cherie Nursalim
    Vice Chairman, GITI Group Special Advisor on Climate, Government of the Republic of Indonesia Co-founder, United in Diversity Foundation International Advisory Board Member, Columbia University
  • Tatiana Parisi de Andrade
    Economist, Instituto Amazônia+21/ Advisory Board Member, Columbia SIPA
  • Ketan Patel
    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Pacific Capital / Founder, Chairman, and Advisory Council Chair, Force for Good
  • Fiona Reynolds
    President, FAIRR Initiative / Chief of the Board of Directors, Australian Ethical Super
  • Vincent Shen
    Chairman, SZUCHI Angel PE Fund / Founding Partner, New Wangdao Impact Fund / Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Systems Impact Multi-Family Office (SIMFO)
  • Ken Shibusawa
    Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc. / Founder and Chairman, Commons Asset Management
  • Mamoru Taniya
    Chief Executive Officer, Asuka Asset Management, Ltd. / Chairperson, SDG Impact Japan Inc. / Trustee, International House of Japan

 

Find out more about the Columbia SIRI Global Leadership Council members here.

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