Dr. Hendrik Garz

Hendrik leads Sustainalytics’ global Methodology & Portfolio Research Team, which is responsible for the development and maintenance of all research-products related methodologies. Prior to that he worked in different leadership roles for Sustainalytics. Among other things, he has been responsible for the development of the company’s flagship rating product, the ESG Risk Ratings.

Before joining Sustainalytics in 2012, Hendrik worked as a sell-side equity analyst/strategist at WestLB for more than 15 years. Hendrik is active in the responsible investment community since 2002, served as co-chair of the German association of investment professionals’ (DVFA) commission on responsible investing for many years and is a member of the European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies’ commission on ESG.

Prior affiliations include serving on Project Delphi’s technical working group, the advisory committee for the STOXX ESG index family, and the PRI working group on ESG integration. Hendrik was also involved in the development of the German Sustainability Code.

In the EXTEL/IRRI Survey 2014, Hendrik received a No. 2 ranking in the “Best SRI Analyst” category. He co-authored a research report that won the Farsight Award 2017. Hendrik holds a PhD in Finance and has co-authored a book on Portfolio Management.