Allison Herren Lee

Persefoni U.S.

Allison Herren Lee

Former SEC Acting Chair & Sustainability Advisory Board Member

Former SEC Acting Chair and Commissioner Allison Herren Lee served as Commissioner from June 2019 through July 2022.  She served as Acting Chair of the Commission from Jan. 21, 2021 to Apr. 17, 2021. During her tenure, Commissioner Lee focused on bringing transparency and accountability to markets on issues related to climate change and other ESG-related information.

Commissioner Lee has been a securities law practitioner for 25 years.  She has written, lectured, and taught courses internationally in Spain and Italy on financial regulation and corporate law. Commissioner Lee served for over a decade in various roles at the SEC, including as counsel to Commissioner Kara Stein and as Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit. In addition, she has served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, was a member of the American Bar Association’s former Committee on Public Company Disclosure, and participated on a USAID project in Armenia assisting in the drafting of periodic reporting and disclosure provisions for a comprehensive law of the Republic of Armenia on Securities Market Regulation.

Prior to government service, Commissioner Lee was a partner at Sherman & Howard LLC, focusing on securities, antitrust, and commercial litigation. A member of the Colorado bar, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Colorado and a JD from the University of Denver College of Law, where she was salutatorian, a Chancellor’s Scholar, and served on the Law Review.

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Paul Dickinson

Persefoni U.S.

Paul Dickinson

Senior Advisor

Paul Dickinson is the Founder Chair of CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project). He has served as a member of the Environmental Research Group of the UK Faculty and Institute of Actuaries. In addition, Paul is also the Chair of the Trustees of the NGO ShareAction, Trustee of the Findhorn Foundation, advisor to the NGO Influence Map, trustee of the grant making Friends Provident Foundation, and author of Beautiful Corporations.

Robert Eccles

Persefoni U.K.

Robert Eccles

Co-Chair, Strategic Advisor

Bob is a leading authority on corporate purpose and the integration of ESG factors in resource allocation decisions by companies and investors. Founding Chairman of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and a Visiting Professor of Management Practice at the Said Business School, University of Oxford, Bob is also Chair of KKR's Sustainability Expert Advisory Council and a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group and the non-profit Impact Management Project.

Jane Diplock

Persefoni U.S.

Jane Diplock

Strategic Advisor

Jane Diplock is an experienced company director and an expert thought leader on governance, strategy, sustainability reporting, standard-setting, and regulation. She is a Chair and Member of multiple Boards in Singapore, Australia, and Abu Dhabi. Previously, Jane was Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Chairman of the New Zealand Securities Commission.

Tokutaro Nakai

Persefoni J.P.

Tokutaro Nakai

Strategic Advisor

Tokutaro Nakai has held prominent roles in Japan's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of the Environment, contributing to budget planning, environmental policy, and public relations. His career highlights include serving as Chief of the Budget Bureau, Director General for Environmental Policy, and Deputy Minister of Environment. After retiring in 2022, he now advises private companies, focusing on decarbonization efforts.