Herman Bril

Herman Bril is Managing Director and Head of Sustainability and Climate Innovation at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). Herman joined the organization in July 2022 and is responsible for leading the strategic direction of PSP Investments’ Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) approach. Herman has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles at financial institutions spanning across investment management, investment banking, treasury, life and pension insurance, and development finance. Prior to joining PSP Investments, he was Partner & CEO Asset Management at Arabesque Group, where he built and scaled up a digital global asset management firm powered by technology and ESG data. For several years, Herman also served as Chief Investment Officer at the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund in New York. In this role, he was responsible for managing close to $80 billion in assets under management as well as 120 staff, including all asset classes and the sustainable investment team. Herman holds a Master of Economics from the Free University in the Netherlands, a Consulting and Coaching for Change qualification from INSEAD France, and a Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. He also co-edited two ESG books: Sustainable Investing: A Path to a New Horizon (Routledge, 2020); and Sustainability, Technology, and Finance: Rethinking How Markets Integrate ESG (Routledge, December 2022).

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers with $243.7 billion of net assets under management as of March 31, 2023. It manages a diversified global portfolio composed of investments in capital markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and credit investments. Established in 1999, PSP Investments manages and invests amounts transferred to it by the Government of Canada for the pension plans of the federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.