Mr Snorre Gjerde

Snorre Gjerde is Policy Lead at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the arm of Norway's central bank that manages the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund. The fund is the largest single owner in the world's equity markets, owning about 1.5 percent of the shares in listed companies globally.

Snorre leads engagements with financial regulators, standard-setters and international organisations, formulating and advancing NBIM's positions on corporate governance, corporate disclosure and responsible business conduct to support well-functioning markets and the fund's long-term return. He represents NBIM in key international forums and working groups and has authored several of the fund's policy papers, including on shareholder rights, corporate sustainability reporting and shareholder proposals. He also led the development of NBIM's inaugural TNFD-aligned disclosures on financially material nature risk. Snorre joined NBIM in 2014 and has worked across active equity investing, risk management and investment stewardship in London, Singapore and Oslo.

Snorre holds an MBA with Distinction from London Business School and a double Master's degree in Financial Economics and International Management (CEMS) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), including studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.