BIO:
John Jarrett started his career as an attorney, but moved on to become the lead Ministerial Adviser on corporations and securities market policy to the Federal Attorney General in Australia for seven years. During that time, John oversaw the introduction of a new market regulator that is still in place today and a new regulatory regime for Australia’s corporate and securities market. This new regime shifted corporate governance oversight to Federal law and introduced significantly enhanced governance responsibilities and corporate disclosure that are the backbone of Australia’s corporate governance today. John then spent five years at the Securities Institute of Australia (as it was then known), the leading body representing practitioners in the finance industry. Whilst at the Institute, he served as a key representative for the Institute on corporate governance, accounting standards and financial disclosure policies. John was also a member of the Australian Corporate Governance Roundtable and on the Urgent Issues Group, which was the interpreting body for Australian accounting standards. John is Chief Operating Officer and Research Director at GovernanceMetrics International (GMI), a position he has held since July 2010, where he oversees all operational aspects of the company as well as being responsible for the team of analysts that produce corporate governance reports and ratings for over 4,000 developed and emerging markets companies worldwide. John was previously Director of Research at GMI, which he joined in 2006.
Interests:
I am interested in the practical application of sound corporate governance policies to enhance shareholder value. I believe we can all learn from the different perspectives brought together through the Network to support objectives that will provide for more sustainable financial markets and the long term success of companies and the community. In these turbulent times, short-termism can become overwhelming. However, I believe it is vital to continue to support long term sustainability. Through this we can align the interests of companies, shareholders and the community. I hope I can make some small contribution to the discussion through the Network.
e-mail: jjarrett@gmiratings.com
