David Craig, Co-chair, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

David has 30 years leadership experience in financial markets data, analytics and technology. He was founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest data and technology platform providers to financial markets which was acquired by LSEG for $27B in 2021.

David is co-chair of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) with over 1800 members and 500 adopters, representing managing $17.7 trillion of managed assets.

David is a member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched by His Majesty King Charles III, leads the measurement workstream on the IAPB (International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits) presented at COP16, and chairs the TNFD global Nature Data Public Facility.

David also invests in natural capital technology companies and chairs the Investment Committee for Triple Private Equity focusing on financial services technology and data. He is a member of the International Technology Advisory Panel for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has advised several institutions, including the Bank of England, on data governance and strategy.

David chairs Urban Synergy (Youth Mentoring) Corporate Charity Board and is a Trustee at the Natural History Museum in London.

Sebastian Leape, Chief Executive Officer, natcap

Sebastian leads the natcap team on their mission to accelerate the nature positive transition by integrating nature intelligence into business decision making. Over the last 10 years, his career has been focused on trying to make our economic system more sustainable. Sebastian worked as an Associate Partner at McKinsey, helping businesses and governments define and embed climate and nature strategies into their operations. He has also been a policy advisor, teacher, and researcher.

Richard Barker, Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Richard Barker was appointed as a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in June 2022, effective 8 July 2022.
Before joining the ISSB, he served as deputy dean and professor of accounting at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK. In this capacity, he led Oxford Saïd’s sustainable business initiatives.

He has published a wide range of academic research papers on accounting and sustainability disclosures. He has chaired the expert panel of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) and served as a member of several committees and bodies focused on corporate reporting in the UK and Europe, including the UK Corporate Reporting Council (UK accounting standard-setter), the Financial Reporting Advisory Board and the European Accounting Association’s Accounting Standards Committee.

Professor Barker served as a research fellow at the International Accounting Standards Board from 2001 to 2007.

He has a Bachelor’s degree in history and economics from University of Oxford and a PhD from University of Cambridge, UK.