Tokutaro Nakai

Persefoni J.P.

Tokutaro Nakai

Strategic Advisor

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Tokutaro Nakai

Tokutaro Nakai joined the Ministry of Finance Japan in 1985 serving as the Chief of the Budget Bureau. Then from 1999 to 2002, took a secondment to the Toyama Prefectural Government, contributing to the advancement of Japan Sea Studies while holding positions such as Director of the Department of Living Environment. In 2002, Tokutaro played the role of Chief of the Public Relations Office at the Ministry of Finance Japan, and in 2004, embarked on a new path as a professor at the Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo. In 2009, he was appointed to Planning Officer at the Ministry of Finance's Financial Bureau, followed by the position of Director of the Budget Bureau in 2010. After being transferred to the Ministry of the Environment in July 2011, held various roles including General Affairs Division Manager at the Environmental Policy Bureau, Deputy Director-General of the Minister's Secretariat (Environmental Policy Bureau), and Director General for Environmental Policy, to name a few. After serving a diverse career, he assumed the role of Deputy Minister of Environment, retiring in July 2022. Post-retirement, Tokutaro is taking on advisory roles for private companies with a desire to actively contribute to decarbonization.

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Jane Diplock

Persefoni U.S.

Jane Diplock

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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.

Allison Herren Lee

Persefoni U.S.

Allison Herren Lee

Former SEC Acting Chair & Sustainability Advisory Board Member

Allison Herren Lee was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She was sworn into office on July 8, 2019 and served as Acting Chair of the Commission in 2021. With more than two decades of experience in securities law, Commissioner Lee has held various roles at the SEC, taught financial regulation and corporate law internationally, and served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. She has also been involved with the American Bar Association and a USAID project in Armenia. Before her government service, Lee was a partner at Sherman & Howard LLC and earned her Business degree from the University of Colorado and JD from the University of Denver College of Law.

Paul Dickinson

Persefoni U.S.

Paul Dickinson

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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

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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.

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