Our Team

Dr. Daniel Klier is CEO of Arabesque S-Ray and President of Arabesque Holding.  Prior to joining Arabesque, Daniel was Global Head of Sustainable Finance for HSBC, where he developed the global climate strategy for the bank and led the development of the sustainable finance business across the corporate bank, retail bank and asset management business. He joined HSBC in 2013 as Group Head of Strategy in London, following nine years at McKinsey & Company where he was a Partner.

Daniel has also chaired the Bank of England Climate Risk Working Group and the Sustainable Finance Working Group at the Institute of International Finance. He is a member of the Board of Sustainable Energy for All.

Prior Positions:
– Global Head of Sustainable Finance, HSBC
– Chair of Sustainability Committee, UK Finance
– Chair of Sustainable Finance Working Group, Institute of International Finance
– Partner, McKinsey

Todd is Partner and Global Head of Sustainable Investing & ESG Research with Arabesque whose expertise lies at the intersection of sustainable finance, climate finance, market governance, investment research, and technology. He has worked with global institutional investors across central banks, sovereign wealth funds, state pensions, corporate pensions, foundations, endowments, family offices, and advisors, etc. His passion is on building products (data, models, and investment) that are theoretically motivated by academic and industry research but pragmatic in their design to ensure investors and companies can more quickly transition to a more sustainable form of capitalism – one that accounts for externalities and focuses on people, planetary boundaries, enterprise value creation, and sustainable profits.

Todd attended formal training at Brown University, Harvard University, University of Chicago, and Cornell University in the United States, and secured research fellowships at Oxford University and the Max Planck Society in Europe. He holds a B.Sc. in Finance, Economics, and Philosophy, MA in Socioeconomics, Org Behavior, and Research Methods, and Ph.D. in Socioeconomics, Org Behavior, and Research Methods. He sits on advisory committees at Harvard Business School, Yale University School of Management, and NYU Stern.

Prior Positions

• Head of ESG Research & Development, State Street Global Advisors
• Head of ESG Research, Ethic Investing
• Managing Director of Research, Cornell University
• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, National Science Foundation
• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Max Planck Society
• Visiting Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
• Doctoral Research & Teaching Fellow, Brown University
• Doctoral Research & Teaching Fellow, Harvard University
• Research Analyst, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

"The future success and democratization of sustainable finance rests on collaboration and aligning our global efforts to achieve a sustainable economic system. Every day I focus on designing, building, and managing towards that future state of capitalism."

Philipp is a Partner at Arabesque and responsible for the collection and quality of  Arabesque S-Ray’s sustainability data. Prior to joining S-Ray, Philipp held various positions within the Arabesque group, notably in portfolio management, trading and corporate finance. Philipp holds an MSc in Business Administration from the University of Geneva and is a CFA® charterholder.

Prior Positions

• Investment Solutions Analyst E.I.M. S.A
• Quantitative Analyst E.I.M S.A.

"A rigorous and systematic selection process is the foundation of our products"

Hiroshi is the head of Arabesque S-Ray’s Japan branch. He joined the firm from DWM Income Funds, where he served as Japan representative. Prior to joining DWM, Hiroshi served as the Vice President for Morgan Stanley Asset and Investment Trust Management in Tokyo and worked on developing investment products for both institutional and retail investors. Previously, Hiroshi worked as the Vice President for Credit Suisse Asset Management in Tokyo and worked as a portfolio manager overseeing foreign equities, foreign bonds and foreign currencies. As a sustainability expert, he founded his own consulting firm focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and social entrepreneurship. He has translated and published books and DVDs on globalization and social entrepreneurship in Japan.

Hiroshi received a MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School and a MBA from Columbia Business School where he participated in an exchange program with HEC School of Management in Paris, France. He has a BA in Economics from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and speaks Japanese fluently.

Prior positions:

• DWM Income Funds, Japan Representative
• Vice President, Morgan Stanley Asset and Investment Trust Management, Tokyo
• Vice President, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Tokyo

Matthias Hübner is a Partner with Arabesque S-Ray,  heading up Financial Services Advisory in EMEA and serving as Head of Germany for Arabesque Group. Prior to joining Arabesque. Matthias was a partner at Oliver Wyman, and served as a member of the global leadership team of the Wealth & Asset Management Practice and member of the Financial Services Leadership Team in Germany, Austria & Luxembourg.

Matthias has 20 years of experience within financial services, serving asset managers and asset owners as well as leading banks, insurers and infrastructure providers

Matthias is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) and holds a Masters in Business Administration.

Prior positions

Partner, Oliver Wyman GmbH

Principal, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company Inc

Portfolio Manager, NÜRNBERGER Versicherung

Portfolio Analyst, Allianz Asset Management

Manish Sharma is currently the Head of India, at Arabesque. He has two decades of progressive experience in Strategy, Consulting and Research, People and Knowledge management, and Digital transformation. Manish is passionate about developing world class and cutting-edge Learning and Knowledge systems and improving business operations efficiency with the levers of Digital and Sustainability.

He has an MBA in Financial Management, and a B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics degree from St. Stephen’s College, both from University of Delhi.

He has earlier been a VP at Genpact (Learning & Knowledge), lead HR at Ashoka University – India’s leading liberal arts university, and founded global teams, managed operations across research and consulting practices, for fourteen years, at McKinsey & Co.

Manish’s five-word life purpose is “Enable people to enjoy life”. He has experienced life and work and, cultures across 35 countries till now, and is an avid traveller, seeking experiences and adventures, globally. Latest past-times include appreciating wines and art, and crypto trading.

"“The last decade belonged to Digital, this is the decade for Digital, and Sustainable”"

Francie is a Director of Arabesque and responsible for business development and client service. Francie has over 30 years experience in working with pensions, endowments and foundations. Ms. Heller was also an education director in New York State public schools for several years. Ms. Heller graduated from Boston University with a BS and earned a master’s equivalent degree from the University of Georgia and a Professional Diploma (PD) from Fordham University. She holds certificates from Columbia University, Stanford University and Harvard University Executive Education programs. Ms. Heller currently serves on several not-for-profit Boards including Big Picture Learning, Furman University and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Prior Positions

• Managing Partner at Heller Advisory, an alternative placement agent
• Managing Director Houlihan Lokey, Head of Pension and Endowment Foundation Group
• Managing Director Chilton Investment Company, Head of Client Relations and Pension Solutions
• Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Pension, Endowment and Foundation Services at Bear Stearns and Co Inc
• President of MBIA Municipal Services Corporation, creating and running all aspects of the asset management business

"There is no better feeling than doing well while you are doing good."

Walther is a Director handling tailored S-Ray® solutions for corporate and institutional clients. Prior to joining Arabesque, Walther worked for five years in Deutsche Bank’s Infrastructure & Energy team, advising, structuring and financing global projects with a focus on the renewable energy sector. He began his career working for the global logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel in Hong Kong. Walther holds an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona and a BSc in Economics from Maastricht University.

Prior positions:

• Associate, Structured Finance – Infrastructure and Energy, Deutsche Bank
• Vocational Trainee, Kuehne + Nagel, Hong Kong

Simon is a Director in the Product Office, based in Boston. He has 15+ years of financial services experience in developed and emerging markets. Simon has worked in established businesses as well as start-up environments and brings significant knowledge of financial markets and technology platforms. His current focus at Arabesque is on product and business development for S-Ray in the US. He received a Bachelor of Economics from Rhodes University (South Africa) and an MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University.

"Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics. – David Attenborough"

Inna is part of the ESG Research and Advisory Team at Arabesque S-Ray®. She holds a PhD in climate change and sustainability from Hong Kong University Law School. Her background is in law, innovation and entrepreneurship, building and scaling FinTech and GreenTech startups throughout Europe and Asia. Her current focus is on ESG investing and big data research, as well as volunteering her time as a UNSDSN Youth Project Officer, fostering youth-led Solutions Initiatives and developing Digital Ecosystems to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Inna is passionate about environmental sustainability and enhancing economic opportunity for all.

Previous positions

• Doctoral Researcher, University of Hong Kong (2014-2018)
• Project Officer (Digital Ecosystem), UN SDSN Youth (2018 – )
• Senior Associate, SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator (2015-2017)
• Sustainability Consultant, CSR Asia (2017)

"The marriage between finance, technology and sustainability enables channelling resources towards the areas of greatest impact and creates a win-win-win scenario for People, Profit and the Planet."

Vinita works as a senior associate at Arabesque S-RAY and has more than 5 years of experience in core ESG Research and analysis. Having worked across various sectors such as Financial Services, FMCG,Capital Goods, she is quite adept at handling complex ESG issues across industries.

Prior to joining Arabesque, she was working with Evalueserve, in their ESG Research Team. She holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in economics from Delhi University. In her personal time, she practices as a certified yoga teacher trainer.

Varuna is a Senior Associate at Arabesque and is responsible for streamlined ESG data collection, quality check, data validation and analysis. She is also involved in reviewing guidelines for ESG data collection based on various ESG frameworks. Prior to joining Arabesque, Varuna has worked with Indian Industry leaders on building their sustainability strategy, helped companies reporting their ESG disclosures as well as assessment of CSR projects. She has extensively worked on projects related to Circular Economy, SDGs and implemented social development projects internationally. Varuna is passionate about working towards sustainable and inclusive development.

Varuna hold a Masters in Sustainable Development from TERI University  and Post Graduate Diploma from IIFM.

""Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – sustainable development – and turn it into a reality for all the world’s people” By Kofi Annan"

Deepankshi holds over 5 years of experience in Data analysis, consulting, and client management. Prior to joining Arabesque, she has worked with Evalueserve and EY. She in an Economics graduate and holds a master’s degree in Business, Public Policy & Social Entrepreneurship from Ambedkar University, Delhi. She likes to indulge in craft, swimming or a good fictional read in her spare time.

Pallishree is an associate in India research office team of Arabesque S-Ray.

She is working in EPGR & climate change team, Pallishree holds MBA in finance and marketing from G. L. Bajaj Institute of management and research, Greater Noida and having 9 years of experience in ESG domain. Prior to this she was working with Main Data Group.

Roan is a Research Associate working for Arabesque on the development of the S-Ray® sustainability monitoring tool. Prior to starting at Arabesque, Roan studied at Imperial College London for a PhD on the trade-offs between power generation and environmental impact in the UK’s nascent tidal energy industry.

Prior positions:

• Technical Advisor, Desolenator

"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."

Nathan Abela is an Associate in the ESG Research department at Arabesque S-Ray, and part of its AI research and development team, with a focus on new data-sets to enhance S-Ray.

Prior to joining Arabesque, Nathan worked in the impact investing space after being involved in climate science research at Oxford and Princeton universities.

Nathan graduated with a BSc in Physics from Imperial College London, specialising in complexity science.

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard P Feynman"

Nacira is a fullstack software engineer at Arabesque S-Ray® with the focus on delivering high-quality software products. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science Engineering.

Nacira is an alumna of the Thomas Jefferson Exchange Program where she developed her leadership skills and provided recommendations for further workforce development assistance for Tunisian youth.

Prior Positions

• Fullstack developer at ATS, Tunisia
• Blockchain and fullstack developer at Decentral, France

"The technology you use impresses no one. The experience you create with it is everything. – Sean Gerety"

Mohamed is a Software Developer working in the ESG Research team, primarily working on the development of Arabesque S-Ray®. Mohamed holds a MSc in Software Engineering.

Prior positions

• Full stack Developer at saascom GmbH, Germany
• Mobile Developer at GFI Software, Germany
• Intern in Software Engineering at CIME Nanotech, France

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic - Arthur C. Clarke"

Khaled is a Full-Stack Software Engineer working in the Technical Research Team, primarily working on the development of Arabesque S-Ray®. Khaled holds an Engineering Degree in Computer Sciences and Software Engineering.

""A soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone..." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"

Sofia is a Business Development Associate at S-Ray where she takes care of our relationships with a diverse range of clients, prospects and data distributors, mostly focused in Europe.

Prior to joining Arabesque, Sofia worked for a variety of international organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, the International Trade Center a joint agency of the United Nations (UN) and of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in New York City and for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through a consultancy project based in London. She always cultivated great passion for sustainability!

Her academic background includes an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA in International Relations from King’s College London (KCL) where she delivered a first-class thesis on the impact of Chinese foreign direct investments and trade on Brazil’s sustainable development.

Jakob is an Associate handling tailored S-Ray® for corporate and institutional clients.

Jakob holds an MSc in Management from the University of Edinburgh and obtained his BSc in Politics and International Relations from the University of Exeter.

Before joining at Arabesque, Jakob worked in the in the public sector unit at Capgemini Invent. Within his role he advised and consulted Federal Ministries with a focus on the development of strategic funding concepts with a special focus on digitisation.

Min is a Manager in the Product Office team of Arabesque S-Ray. She is also working closely with the Research Office on data validation. Min holds a BSc in Physics and Philosophy from King’s College London, and was previously the Co-President of King’s Impact Investing Society.

Calum is an Associate in the Product Office of Arabesque S-Ray.

Calum holds an MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change from the London School of Economics where his dissertation focussed on quantifying the impact of daily Temperature Fluctuations on Economic output across the UK, and the future implications of Climate Change. Prior to this he obtained his BSc in Earth Science from Imperial College London.

Ho-Wan is a software engineer based in London. He has experience as a backend software developer specializing in Go, having previously worked at Curve (FinTech), and full-stack experience working at Theodo. Before transitioning to software, he has extensive experience working as a structural engineer designing a number of building projects around London such as the Olympic Village, Nova Victoria and 100 Bishopsgate.

Ho-Wan holds a BA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Architectural Computation from UCL, London.