ZKB with new Head of Sustainability in Asset Management

Ruben Feldman, currently Deputy Head of the «ESG Strategy & Development» sustainability division, will take over the management of the same division on April 1, 2026. He succeeds Fabio Pellizzari, who is moving to the Index Solutions division. «With his extensive professional and academic expertise, his strategic mindset and his commitment to sustainability, Ruben will continue the success story of our sustainability team and provide new impetus,» says Iwan Deplazes, Head of Asset Management at Zürcher Kantonalbank. Ruben Feldman is extremely pleased to be taking over the management of the team, according to the statement. «Thanks to the outstanding work of Fabio Pellizzari and the support of an extremely competent team, we will expand the sustainability area in a targeted manner and further strengthen our position as one of the world's leading providers of sustainable investment solutions,» he is quoted as saying. 

Ruben Feldman has been working for Zürcher Kantonalbank since 2020. In his role as Deputy Head of Sustainability, he has already made a significant contribution to the further development and implementation of the proprietary sustainability strategy. His key achievements include the integration of ESG principles into ZKB's entire asset management portfolio, the development of innovative sustainability models and frameworks and the co-development of the state-of-the-art «Sustainalyzer» analysis platform. The latter plays a central role in the bank's asset management and is also used across all divisions.

Before joining Zürcher Kantonalbank, he held management positions at the sustainability-focused investment company RobecoSAM and the index provider STOXX, where he led teams in the area of quantitative research and was responsible for cross-divisional projects in business development.

Ruben Feldman has an excellent academic background with a clear focus on sustainable investments and financial engineering. The CFA charterholder completed an Executive MBA with honors at the renowned IMD in Lausanne, where sustainable finance was a central focus. Prior to this, he obtained a Master of Financial Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. In addition, he completed a Master's degree in Mathematics with distinction (Gold Medal) at Trinity College Dublin. Further training in sustainable finance and financial mathematics at Columbia University and UC Berkeley round off his academic career.

Source: Zurich Cantonal Bank