Udo Riese

Biography

Udo Riese is the Global Head of Sustainable Investing at Allianz Investment Management (AIM) SE, based in Munich. AIM SE represents the asset owner responsibilities of Allianz SE’s 800bn proprietary asset portfolio. Udo was instrumental in defining and integrating Allianz SE’s sustainability approach into the steering of all asset classes in its global portfolio and shaping Allianz’ investment strategy on climate change. Udo joined the Allianz Group in 2003, first at Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG in Stuttgart, where he was an expert advisor on derivatives and risk topics before moving to AIM SE in 2007, heading the global risk and monitoring team. Udo graduated with a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Tübingen. Preceding his private sector career in finance, Udo was a university lecturer and published researcher in pure mathematics. Udo serves on the board of IIGCC, served on the board of OS Climate and co-leads the MRV track of the UN convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.