Janine Guillot is the Director of Capital Markets Policy and Outreach at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, where she leads outreach to investors to support demand for standardized disclosure of material sustainability factors. Ms. Guillot has more than 25 years of experience in operating, risk management and finance roles in the private, non-profit and government sectors. She served as Chief Operating Investment Officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), where she was responsible for investment office business and operational management and CalPERS affiliate and defined contribution funds. She oversaw the CalPERS corporate governance program, including integration of sustainability and governance factors into investment decision making.
Ms. Guillot has held senior leadership roles in investment management and commercial banking. She served as Chief Operating Officer for the European and Global Fixed Income Businesses of Barclays Global Investors, one of the world’s largest asset managers. Ms. Guillot held senior executive positions at Bank of America, including Chief Planning and Administrative Officer for the global consumer business, Director of Brand Development, and Chief Financial Officer for the middle-market lending/commercial real estate businesses. She began her career in public accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Ms. Guillot holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from Southern Methodist University. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, where she co-chairs the Capital Campaign Steering Committee and is a former Chair of the Board. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Equilibrium Capital and Community Initiatives. She serves on the Senior Advisory Board at the Center for Responsible Business at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, on B Lab’s Multinationals and Public Markets Advisory Council, and on the FDIC’s Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee.