Jan van der Schalk Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Investment Specialist Platinum Asset Management

Jan is an Australian industry household name within reinsurance, risk and funds management. He is currently an Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Investment Specialist with Platinum Asset Management. Previously he worked for fund manager Ausbil and Hong Kong based investment group CLSA in equities analyst roles, where his insightful reports were required reading for investors across the globe. 

Prior to investment management, Jan was part of a team which founded and built property catastrophe specialist, ACE Tempest Reinsurance where he was Chief Underwriting Officer (International). He also served as CEO of Asset Management and Reinsurance at Insurance Australia Group (IAG) for seven years. Jan still maintains close links with the insurance industry today, evidenced by his recent appointment to the board of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC)

Jan holds a Master of Science, Philosophy from the London School of Economics and Bachelor of Political Science from Swansea University.