Natasha Brereton-Fukui Senior Vice President, Global ESG Research Moody's Ratings

Natasha Brereton-Fukui is Senior Vice President in Global ESG Research at Moody’s Ratings, based in Singapore. 

Natasha is responsible for driving Moody’s Ratings’ global thought leadership on environmental, social and governance issues. She also oversees overall research content in the Asia-Pacific region. Natasha is passionate about diversity in the workplace, and previously served as co-chair of Moody’s APAC Multicultural Business Resource Group.

Before joining Moody’s in 2014, Natasha spent more than a decade in journalism, based in Tokyo, London and Singapore, chiefly with Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. She was named “Journalist of the Year” in the 2009 UK Institutional Press Awards.

Natasha has a BA in Chinese Studies (Hons) from the University of Oxford and was a Daiwa Scholar from 2002-4. She holds the CFA's Certificate in Climate and Investing.

Rahul Ghosh Managing Director – Global Head of Sustainable Finance Moody’s Ratings

Rahul Ghosh is Managing Director – Global Head of Sustainable Finance for Moody's Ratings.

Rahul leads global oversight for the credit rating agency’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and outreach strategy. In this capacity, he is responsible for co-ordinating high quality and impactful research exploring the credit implications of ESG, as well as digital and in-person outreach to meet the growing market needs of investors, issuers and other important stakeholders.

Rahul is a regular participant at high-profile industry working groups, market briefings, external conferences and media engagements. He is a member of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, a market-led initiative to develop a risk management and disclosure framework for nature-related risks. He has also represented Moody’s on the UN Principles for Responsible Investment's advisory committee on credit ratings and the Green and Social Bond Principles working groups. He has presented on the impact of climate change on emerging market sovereigns at the G20 Green Finance Study Group and on sustainable finance trends at the International Finance Corporation’s Global Debt Mobilization Conference.

Before his current role, Rahul oversaw Moody’s ESG Solutions Group outreach and engagement activities globally with the sustainability stakeholder community. He also previously worked in Moody’s Credit Strategy & Research team where he was responsible for thematic research and outreach on global emerging market (EM) credit trends. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2013, Rahul was the Head of Asia at BMI Research (Fitch Solutions) in Singapore, leading a team of macroeconomists and industry specialists in analysing sovereign risk, sector performance and the capital markets.

Rahul is a passionate impact leader for Moody’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in London, chairing the pillar on “activating an environmentally sustainable future”. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Society of the UK.

John Wang Vice President – Senior Analyst, Sustainable Finance Thought Leadership Moody's Ratings

In his role, John is involved in integrating ESG into Moody’s credit rating research and is the point person for Moody’s ESG outreach in the Asia-Pacific region. He is also responsible for publishing thematic and issuer-specific research on ESG risks relevant to credit analysis.

Prior to joining Moody’s, John was CEO of Visiondom ESG, an independent ESG consultancy in China, which helped institutional investors integrate ESG into their investment process. He also worked as an ESG specialist with Fidelity International’s Asia Stewardship and Sustainable Investing team, focusing on the Greater China and Oceania markets for five years. At Fidelity, he was closely involved in promoting ESG best practices in Asia and ESG integration, and had a special focus on corporate governance and carbon trading.

John holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Singapore Management University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Jeffrey Lee Vice President - Regional Manager, Sustainable Finance Assessments, APAC Moody’s Ratings

Jeffrey Lee is the Vice President and Regional Manager for APAC Sustainable Finance Assessments with Moody's Ratings. He is based in Singapore. In this role, Jeffrey oversees analytical teams in Hong Kong SAR (HK), Singapore and Tokyo, who are in charge of producing assessments on the credentials of sustainable debt instruments and financing frameworks (Second Party Opinions) and the strength of entities' carbon transition plans (Net Zero Assessments). Jeffrey also supervises publication of thought leadership research related to sustainable finance market, such as sustainable finance outlooks and thematic reports on transition finance.

Jeffrey regularly participates as a speaker at high profile external conferences, roundtables, and media engagements. He represents Moody's on various industry working groups and associations, including the International Capital Market Association's Green and Social Bond Principles advisory council and the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association.

Before his current capacity, Jeffrey was a senior credit rating analyst for the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) at Moody's Singapore, where he was a lead analyst for assigning credit rating for banks and non-bank financial institutions in the ASEAN and India. Prior to that, he was a regional manager and led a team of associates providing credit rating support for the FIG in APAC. He joined Moody's HK in 2013 as an associate covering Korean financial institutions.

Before joining Moody's Jeffrey worked at Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equity Division in South Korea, covering a portfolio of Korean clients. Jeffrey holds a BSc in Economics from Korea University.