Nawar is a sustainable investment professional with 10+ years in capital markets and corporate engagement experience. He has been involved with a number of high-profile activist campaigns with TSX and NYSE-listed companies on issues pertaining to corporate governance and corporate strategy. In 2014, he founded Semper Augustus Capital, an activist investing firm with a focus on corporate governance and strategy. In 2018, he expanded his engagement focus to the full spectrum of ESG topics through the development and application of the Material Engagement concept. Nawar holds a Sustainable Investment Professional Certification from Concordia University, ESG Investing certification from the CFA institute (UK), and an FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Nawar is also a member of the Governance Professionals of Canada and serves as an ESG Engagement expert at Amnie.org. Nawar is the author of five books, and an active contributor to the financial and sustainability press.