Kenneth A. Bertsch
Executive Director, Corporate Governance
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Global Equity Group

Mr. Bertsch is responsible for corporate governance policy and proxy voting practices, providing support for two mutual fund families and portfolio managers at more than 20 investment groups within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), located mainly in New York, Houston, London, Tokyo and Singapore. Key areas of responsibility are global proxy voting, covering 5,000 companies in more than 50 countries, and corporate governance analysis and engagement. Mr. Bertsch joined MSIM in 2006.

From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Bertsch headed the corporate governance analytical team for fundamental ratings groups at Moody’s Investors Service. At Moody’s, Mr. Bertsch built a team of specialists to develop an approach to governance analysis; trained Moody’s fundamental credit analysts on corporate governance; published commentary on corporate governance issues, including Corporate Governance Assessments of leading issuers of debt in North America; and participated in rating committees.

From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Bertsch was Director, Corporate Governance, for Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), a leading financial services organization serving the education and research communities. Before that, he worked in a variety of capacities for the Investor Responsibility Research Center for more than 14 years, including as Director of Corporate Governance and Director of Social Issues.

Mr. Bertsch received a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2004 and a B.A. from Williams College in 1978.