Podcast #23 | Yumi Narita: Promoting Good Governance from the Comptroller's Office of NYC

In this episode, I talk with Yumi Narita, the Executive Director of Corporate Governance at the Comptroller's Office of New York City. The Comptroller serves as investment advisor, custodian, and a trustee to the New York City Pension Funds, which hold approximately $228 billion in assets.

In Ep. 23 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Yumi Narita, the Executive Director of Corporate Governance at the Comptroller's Office of New York City.

The Comptroller serves as investment advisor, custodian, and a trustee to the New York City Pension Funds, which hold approximately $228 billion in assets.

In her role as Executive Director, Ms. Narita is responsible for developing and implementing active ownership programs for public equities, including voting proxies, engaging portfolio companies on their ESG policies and practices, and advocating for regulatory reforms to protect investors and strengthen investor rights.

Ms. Narita has 16 years of experience in the ESG industry. Prior to this role, she was the Global Head of Corporate Governance at Alliance Bernstein, and Vice President on the BlackRock Stewardship team.

You can listen to the episode directly at https://boardroom-governance.com/episodes/yumi-narita (where you can find the episode notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.

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