Michael Jantzi
International Sustainability Standards Board Member
Michael Jantzi was appointed a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in June 2022, effective 16 July 2022.
Mr. Jantzi has 30 years of experience in responsible investment and sustainable finance. He joined the ISSB from Morningstar, where he served as Managing Director of ESG Strategy. He is the founder and former CEO of Sustainalytics, an ESG research and ratings firm that grew to global market prominence under his leadership and was subsequently acquired by Morningstar in 2020.
In 1992, Mr. Jantzi founded Jantzi Research and led a multiple-company merger that formed Sustainalytics in 2009. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Value Reporting Foundation and of the Principles for Responsible Investment. He has also served as a committee member of the Independent Review Committee on Standard Setting in Canada and as a Board Director of the MakeWay Foundation.
Mr. Jantzi holds a Master of international relations from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.