Former CEO of investment community CFA UK has been appointed as the first Executive Director of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA). FoSDA was established in 2020 to help capital markets tackle global environmental and social challenges through data and analytics. Goodhart will start the newly created role on 22 April. In this position, he will help raise the voice of FoSDA and support them in providing the evidence base to better inform the work of policy makers, regulators and standard setters. Goodhart stepped back from his role at CFA UK earlier this year so that he could spend more time on sustainable finance. “This appointment reflects our members’ commitment to shaping the future of sustainable data at a pivotal time for the sustainable data and research industry and its clients,” said Catalina Secreteanu, Chair of FoSDA’s Board and Managing Director, ESG Solutions, Europe at Morningstar Sustainalytics. “Collaboration is key, and Will’s leadership will drive FoSDA’s initiatives, foster partnerships and champion the role of high-quality data and decision-making. The Board looks forward to working with Will to raise the voice of sustainable data and analytics ecosystem and to lead FoSDA into its next phase of its development.” Goodhart was nominated for the role following what FoSDA described as a “competitive selection process”. FoSDA’s current members and associate members are Bloomberg, ClarityAI, EcoVadis, LSEG, Moody’s, Morningstar Sustainalytics, SIX, S&P Global, CDP, Icebreaker One and Climate Bonds Initiative.
