Ola Peter Krohn Gjessing is a Lead Investment Stewardship Manager in Norges Bank Investment Management. NBIM manages Norway’s $1.7 trillion Government Pension Fund Global, previously known as the Petroleum Fund, and is part of the central bank of Norway. The fund is the largest single owner in the world’s stock markets, owning about 1.5 percent of the shares in listed companies globally.

Ola Peter focusses on ownership strategies, governance policy, board-level engagement with major companies in the equity portfolio, and proxy voting. He collaborates closely with internal investment teams covering the financial sector globally. He monitors market practices for corporate governance and oversees NBIM’s policies on executive compensation in the US and internationally. Ola Peter holds an MBA in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen and he is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA/EFFAS). Prior to joining NBIM in 2005, he served as a finance journalist at the Reuters Oslo bureau and as a political adviser.