Retno Kusumaningtyas, PhD

Retno Kusumaningtyas, PhD

senior responsible investment associate

Bio

Retno Kusumaningtyas, PhD, is a senior responsible investment associate involved with ESG and impact research for the firm’s co-managed global impact equity fund. She also sits on the impact committee of the same fund. Additionally, she supports sustainability research in alternative fixed income. Prior to joining the firm, Retno spent five years at Amsterdam-based consultancy firm Profundo, where she conducted research and provided advice on topics such as responsible business, sustainable financing, tropical commodity value chains, voluntary certifications and business-related human rights issues. Retno has been in the industry since 2008 and joined the firm in 2020. She holds an MSc in environment ecology and a PhD in environmental science, both from Kyoto University. For her doctoral degree, she conducted extensive field studies on socio-economic development of rural communities in Asian countries, after which she spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Center of Southeast Asian Studies of Kyoto University, exploring solutions for equitable partnerships between smallholders and large companies.