Boston, MA, 8 July 2021 – FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization working to rebalance capital markets to support a long-term, sustainable economy, announced today that John Graham, President & CEO, CPP Investments, has joined its board of directors. CPP Investments, a global investment management organization that manages the Fund in the best interests of more than 20 million contributors and beneficiaries of the Canada Pension Plan, is a founding member of FCLTGlobal, having co-founded the original Focusing Capital on the Long Term initiative in 2013.
Graham was appointed President & CEO in February 2021 and is responsible for leading CPP Investments and its investment activities. Graham joined CPP Investments in 2008 and has had a successful track record of building and leading global investment businesses. In 2018, he was appointed as Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Credit Investments, where he was responsible for leading credit investments globally.
“I am honoured to join the Board of FCLTGlobal and look forward to working with management and other board members to help fulfil FCLTGlobal’s mission to build a long-term sustainable global economy,” said John Graham, President & CEO, CPP Investments.
FCLTGlobal’s board directors hold leadership roles within its member organizations. Members participate in action-oriented programming, fund ongoing operations, and actively contribute to current research initiatives that promote long-term oriented strategies for companies and investors worldwide.
“FCLTGlobal and CPP Investments have longstanding ties going back to the founding of our organization. The leadership team and staff at CPP Investments have been integral in the creation and implementation of our research from the start. We’re excited to welcome John into the fold and continue our work together,” said Sarah Keohane Williamson, FCLTGlobal’s CEO and a member of the board, ex-officio.
FCLTGlobal’s full Board of Directors and Strategic Advisory can be found below:
Board of Directors
Carmine Di Sibio, Global Chairman and CEO, EY
Adena Friedman, CEO and President, Nasdaq
John Graham, President & CEO, CPP Investments
Peter Harrison, Group Chief Executive, Schroders
Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever
Kewsong Lee, Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Carlyle Group
Chow Kiat Lim, CEO, GIC
Geraldine Matchett, CFO, Royal DSM
David Neal, CEO, Future Fund
Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
Howard Ungerleider, President and CFO, Dow Chemical Company
Theresa J. Whitmarsh, Executive Director, Washington State Investment Board
Sarah Keohane Williamson, CEO, FCLTGlobal (ex-officio)
Mark Wiedman, Senior Managing Director, BlackRock
Ronald Wuijster, CEO, APG Asset Management
Lei Zhang, Founder and CEO, Hillhouse Capital Group
Strategic Advisors
Else Bos, Executive Director and Chair of Prudential Supervision, De Nederlandsche Bank
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons
Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Founder and Chief Executive, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
Martin Lipton, Founding Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Andrew N. Liveris, Senior Advisor, Teneo
Nitin Nohria, Dean of Harvard Business School
Paul Polman, Co-founder, IMAGINE
Mark Weinberger, Former Global Chairman and CEO, EY
About FCLTGlobal
FCLTGlobal’s mission is to rebalance capital markets to support a long-term, sustainable economy. We are a non-profit organization supported by leading companies and investors worldwide that develops research and practical tools to drive long-term value creation for companies, savers, and communities. To learn more, visit www.fcltglobal.org.