John Kennedy Wilson
Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School
Biography
Columbia Business School
Biography
John K.S. Wilson is the Head of Corporate Governance, Engagement & Research at Cornerstone Capital Group. John has over 18 years of experience in sustainable investing and corporate governance. He was Director of Corporate Governance for TIAA-CREF, the largest private pension system in the United States with assets under management of over $500 billion. In this role, he oversaw the voting of proxies at CREF’s 8,000 portfolio companies and engaged in dialogue with corporate boards and management to promote sustainability and good corporate governance. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in early 2008, John served as Director of Socially Responsible Investing for Christian Brothers Investment Services, an investment advisor to Catholic institutions. In that role, he led the company’s shareholder advocacy, social screening, and proxy voting functions as well as participating in the company’s outreach to religious communities around the United States.
John is also a member of the Advisory Council to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. He is a past Vice-Chair of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and was a founding advisory committee member of the International SRI Working Group, a think tank serving social investing professionals. John has also served on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Human Rights Working Group and the UN Principles for Responsible Investment Clearinghouse Steering Committee. He has an MBA and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA in English from Georgetown University.
Teaching
Spring 2018
Investor Influence on Corporate Sustainability (MBA)
Spring 2017
Investor Influence on Corporate Sustainability (MBA)
Spring 2016
Investor Influence on Corporate Sustainability (MBA)
Spring 2015
Investor Influence on Corporate Sustainability (MBA)
Spring 2014
Investor Influence on Corporate Sustainability (MBA)
Columbia Caseworks cases
Urban Outfitters: Shareholder Advocacy and the Hipster Hyper-Capitalist (2015)
Coauthor(s): John Wilson
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Greening Goliath: Developing a Shareholder Engagement Strategy for Emerson Electric (2015)
Coauthor(s): John Wilson
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