Saskia Kort-Chick is a Vice President and the Director of ESG Research and Engagement for Responsible Investing at AB. She leads AB’s global efforts to further enhance investors’ ability to integrate social issues into their decision-making and investment processes. Kort-Chick is responsible for the development of ESIGHT, AB’s proprietary ESG research and collaboration tool, and chairs the ESIGHT Steering Committee. She is a member of AB’s Controversial Investment Advisory Council and the Proxy and Governance Committee. Previously, she worked for investor relations consultancy RD:IR. Kort-Chick holds a BA (cum laude) in social sciences from University College Utrecht, Netherlands; an MA (with merit) in war studies from King’s College London; a postgraduate certificate in management (with a focus on corporate responsibility) from Birkbeck, University of London; and an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) from the CFA Society of the UK. She was based in London until 2017. Location: Melbourne