Morgan W.

Morgan W. has extensive work experience in the financial industry, with a focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainable finance. They are currently working at Robeco, where they are involved in ESG data strategy and thought leadership. Prior to their current role, Morgan served as a Senior Advisor and Senior Product Manager at OakNorth Bank, where they contributed to the development and implementation of ESG and sustainable finance initiatives.

Before joining OakNorth Bank, Morgan worked at Bloomberg LP for over a decade, holding various positions. As the Global Business Manager for ESG and Foundational Data, they played a key role in defining Bloomberg's strategy in the ESG and SRI (Socially Responsible Investing) space. They coordinated teams to source new data, model it for analytics, and integrate it into client workflows.

Morgan also served as the Bloomberg Query Language Product Manager, where they designed analytics and integrated content sets to improve data analysis for both quants and non-quants. Additionally, they worked as an Equity Application Specialist, assisting clients with advanced queries and developing ideas for new products.

Earlier in their career, Morgan worked as a Desktop API Application Specialist, helping clients find and structure equity market information in Excel. They also provided advanced front-line support on the Bloomberg helpdesk, specifically focusing on European support of the Bloomberg Excel product and conducting internal training courses.

Morgan W. obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Japanese from SOAS University of London, where they studied from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, they pursued studies in Economics at Osaka University from 2005 to 2006. In terms of certifications, Morgan acquired several online course certificates, including "Reproducible Research," "Financial Markets," "Exploratory Data Analysis," and "R Programming" from Coursera in 2016. Furthermore, they obtained the "Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Machine Learning" certification from LinkedIn in February 2021. Moreover, Morgan achieved the "FSA Credential Level II Candidate" certification from the SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) in June 2019.