Dr. Roman Novozhilov is the Head of ESG at the New Development Bank. He has 25 years of global experience in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. He joined the newly created NDB in 2017 to launch its ESG function and is responsible for integrating ESG aspects into NDB’s credit and equity products and for delivering ESG advisory services to NDB’s clients.
Before joining NDB, Dr. Novozhilov was with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, D.C., Johannesburg and Hong Kong, where he focused on managing ESG risks of IFC’s investments and helping IFC clients to improve their ESG performance. Before that, he held various roles in sustainability policy research at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Novozhilov holds a PhD from American University (Washington D.C.), an MA from Lancaster University (UK), and a BS from St. Petersburg State University (Russia). He is a Chartered Alternative Investments Analyst (CAIA) and Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA).
