Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt is a non-executive director and trustee of the Hermes Group Pension Scheme, an advisory partner at Fidelio, and a senior consultant at Arkadiko, based in London. He also serves as an investment advisory committee member of WHEB, an impact-focused asset manager, and is a member of the FCA’s Listing Authority Advisory Panel.
With over 25 years of experience in corporate governance and law, sustainable investing, activism and stewardship, Hans advises company boards, management teams, and institutional investors. He teaches at leading universities and business schools and contributes as guest faculty to IMD’s flagship High Performance Boards programme. A recognised expert and accomplished author, he co-edited a major 2023 publication on stewardship and sustainability in investment management.
Hans previously held leadership roles at global asset management firms, including as Managing Director in Sustainable Investing at UBS Asset Management. He also served as the Managing Director and a board member of EOS at Federated Hermes, a leading provider of engagement and voting services, where he spearheaded the growth in assets under advice to more than $1.6 trillion.
Prior to entering the asset management industry in 2004, Hans practised corporate law at international law firm Ashurst and held academic positions at the London School of Economics.