Philipp Aeby
{{Short description|Swiss businessman}}
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| name = Philipp Aeby
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| birth_date = 1968
| education = ETH Zurich: PhD, Environmental Physics 1998, MSc Climatology 1994; University of Basel: History 1991
| occupation = RepRisk CEO, Zürich, Switzerland
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Philipp Aeby (born 1968) is the Chief Executive Officer of RepRisk,{{Cite web|url=https://www.reprisk.com/about-reprisk#management|title=About RepRisk Management}} an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data science company based in Zürich, specializing in ESG and business conduct risk research and quantitative solutions. He has served in that capacity since 2010 and is also a board member of RepRisk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reprisk.com/about-reprisk#board-of-directors|title=RepRisk – Board of Directors}} He previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, when RepRisk was part of the environmental and social consultancy, Ecofact.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecofact.com|title=ECOFACT|last=/humans.txt|website=ecofact.com|access-date=2016-03-16}}
Professional career
Before joining RepRisk in 2006, Philipp worked in various managerial positions across Europe at Amgen, the global biopharmaceutical firm. He was a member of the Regional European Management Team based in Brussels where he had the responsibility of budgeting, planning, and sales and marketing effectiveness for Central and Eastern Europe, Benelux, Scandinavia, and the UK. He was also a member of the European Sales Leadership Council at Amgen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=46955369&privcapId=46955253|title=Philipp Aeby: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek|website=Businessweek.com|access-date=2016-03-16}}
Philipp started his professional career at the Boston Consulting Group,{{Cite web|url=http://www.garp.org/#!/risk_intelligence_detail/a1Z40000002vI5lEAE|title=Reputational Risk through an ESG Lens}} where he worked on a broad range of international assignments. In 1994–1995, he was a research associate at CIAT, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia.
Philipp currently serves on the Board of Swiss Sustainable Finance,{{Cite web|url=http://www.sustainablefinance.ch/en/philipp-aeby-ceo-reprisk-_content---1--1062.html|title=Philipp Aeby - CEO, RepRisk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323203621/http://www.sustainablefinance.ch/en/philipp-aeby-ceo-reprisk-_content---1--1062.html|archive-date=2016-03-23|url-status=dead}} an organization that aims to promote sustainability in the Swiss financial market, and also positions Switzerland as a hub for sustainable finance. He serves on the Business Advisory Board of Swisspeace, a Swiss-based research institute focused on conflict resolution and peace-building.{{Cite web|url=http://www.swisspeace.ch/aboutus/stiftungsrat/business-board.html|title=swisspeace: Business Advisory Board|website=swisspeace.ch|access-date=2016-05-09}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} He was also on UNICEF's advisory board during the launch of UNICEF's Children's Rights and Business Principles {{Cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/csr/|title=UNICEF - Corporate Social Responsibility - Home|website=unicef.org|access-date=2016-03-16}}{{Citation|last=UNICEFCorporateSocial Responsibility|title=Children's Rights and Business: UNICEF Innovation & Action Workshop Closing High Level Panel|date=2013-09-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DjiglefDtE|accessdate=2016-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/csr/css/UNICEF_Innovation_Action_Workshop_Speakers.pdf|title=INNOVATION AND ACTION UNICEF GLOBAL WORKSHOP ON CHILD RIGHTS AND BUSINESS}}
Education
Philipp studied history at the University of Basel. Philipp then attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland, where he earned a Master's of Science in climatology (1991–1994), followed by a PhD in Environmental Physics (1995–1998). His doctoral thesis was on the topic of quantitative fluorescence imaging of tracer distributions in soil profiles.{{Cite web|url=http://e-collection.library.ethz.ch/eserv/eth:22949/eth-22949-02.pdf|title=Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging of Tracer Distributions in Soil Profiles}} He earned the ETH Medal for outstanding research that involved applying neural networks to pattern recognition.
He has also authored or contributed to various studies and books on the top of sustainability and ESG, including a joint research study by AfU Investor Research and RepRisk on the ESG Performance of European Investment Funds,{{Cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad905bc6-03cc-11e2-9322-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3yWy334AY|title=SRI funds and rivals so alike|last=Kelleher|first=Ellen|date=2012-09-23|newspaper=Financial Times|issn=0307-1766|access-date=2016-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.financite.be/sites/default/files/references/files/2295.pdf|title=ESG PERFORMANCE OF EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUNDS}} as well as a chapter in the book "CSR and Finance: the Contribution and Role of the CFO for the Sustainable Management of a Firm" ("CSR und Finance: Beitrag und Rolle des CFO für eine Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung"), entitled "New Risks: Reputation, Compliance, Climate, Water, Raw Materials, Biodiversity, Human Rights, Working Conditions, Corruption."{{Cite book|title=CSR und Finance: Beitrag und Rolle des CFO für eine Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung|last1=Schulz|first1=Thomas|last2=Bergius|first2=Susanne|date=2014-08-20|publisher=Springer Gabler|isbn=9783642548819|edition=2014|language=German|id= {{ASIN|3642548814|country=de}}}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HEtDBAAAQBAJ|title=Google Books: CSR und Finance: Beitrag und Rolle des CFO für eine Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung|last1=Schulz|first1=Thomas|last2=Bergius|first2=Susanne|date=2014-08-11|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=9783642548826|language=de}}{{Cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/br/book/9783642548819|title=CSR und Finance}}
He is considered knowledgeable on reputational risk and ESG risk, and is often interviewed on the topic by various media.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecoreporter.de/artikel/kooperation-mehr-grossinvestoren-setzen-auf-reprisk-daten-10-09-2015.html|title=Kooperation: Mehr Großinvestoren setzen auf RepRisk-Daten - ECOreporter.de|last=ECOreporter.de|website=ecoreporter.de|access-date=2016-03-16}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.reprisk.com/content/6-news/1-media-coverage/264-2015-08-24-transparenz-ist-meine-mission-german/2015-08-24-transparenz-ist-meine-mission-german.pdf|title=Transparenz ist meine Mission|language=de}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.punktmagazin.ch/investierbares/sozial-und-umweltrisiken/|title=SOZIAL- UND UMWELTRISIKEN|language=de}}{{Cite web|url=http://risiko-manager.com/detail/news/reputationsrisiken-vermeiden-durch-transparenz-der-investments-1/|title=Risiko-Manager.com:Reputationsrisiken vermeiden durch Transparenz der Investments|last=Manager|first=Risiko|website=risiko-manager.com|access-date=2016-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sri-connect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=887&Itemid=1402|title=Meet ... Philipp Aeby, CEO, RepRisk|last=|first=|website=sri-connect.com|access-date=2016-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/supply_chain/nicole_neghaiwi/listen_your_critics_they_could_be_your_biggest_allies|title=Listen to Your Critics: They Could Be Your Biggest Allies}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.petroleumafrica.com/reprisk-releases-new-risk-management-toll/|title=RepRisk Releases New Risk Management Toll|date=30 November 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.oebu.ch/de/events/oebu-veranstaltungsarchiv/nachhaltigkeitsreporting-quo-vadis.html|title="Nachhaltigkeitsreporting – quo vadis?" > Öbu Veranstaltungsarchiv > Events - Öbu|website=oebu.ch|access-date=2016-03-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/wirtschaft/unternehmen-und-konjunktur/SNB-wirft-den-Kriegsballast-ab/story/21330343|title=SNB wirft den Kriegsballast ab|website=tagesanzeiger.ch/|date=17 January 2014 |access-date=2016-03-16}}
Personal life
Philipp grew up in Münchenstein outside of Basel, Switzerland. In 2005, Philipp married Dr. {{ill|Maya Bundt|de}}, Head of Cyber and Digital Strategy at Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company. They live in the Zürich area and have three sons.
In 2009, he published a book entitled [https://kolumbianischescheidung.ch/ Kolumbianische Scheidung] (Colombian Divorce), a thriller about greed and governance in the pharmaceutical industry.{{Cite web| url=http://www.nordbayern.de/kultur/roman-uber-die-deals-der-pharma-riesen-1.631732 |title=Roman über die Deals der Pharma-Riesen - Kultur - nordbayern.de|website=nordbayern.de|access-date=2016-05-10}}{{Cite web| url=
https://www.amazon.de/Kolumbianische-Scheidung-Pharmaindustrie-Philipp-Aeby-ebook/dp/B0735P3QKB/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547207074&sr=1-1&keywords=kolumbianische+scheidung |title=Kolumbianische Scheidung E-Book|website=amazon.de|access-date=2019-01-11}}{{Cite web| url= https://www.kolumbianischescheidung.de |title=Kolumbianische Scheidung|website=kolumbianischescheidung.de|access-date=2019-01-11}}