Simon Fish

Simon Fish is chair of the BMO Climate Institute where he is responsible for advising on the bank’s sustainability strategy, environmental, social and governance risk management, impact measurement and reporting, and on the financial risks and opportunities related to climate change and transition for the clients and the bank. As BMO’s former general counsel, Mr Fish led the legal and regulatory activities of the bank including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financial regulation and complex litigation.

Prior to joining BMO, Mr Fish was the general counsel of Vale SA (formerly Inco) and had held various positions at Royal Dutch Shell including as general counsel and corporate secretary of Shell Canada. Before joining Shell, Mr Fish practiced corporate and securities law with international law firm Dechert LLP.

Mr Fish serves on the board of Alexa Translations, a leading translation service provider to the Canadian legal, securities, financial, and government sectors. He is a director of the Environmental Law & Policy Centre and Queen’s University’s Institute for Sustainable Finance. He was formerly a director of the Canadian Centre for Ethics & Corporate Policy.

Mr Fish holds Business and Law degrees from the University of Cape Town, the Washington College of Law and Harvard Business School.