Ethics Metrics LLC provides independent ratings and reports on the actual compliance of U.S. financial companies with ethical and fiduciary governance standards and the impact of compliance on related investment values, sustainability and systemic risk.
The company’s product offerings include: Ethics Ratings for more than 20 leading financial holding companies (FHCs) based on compliance with U.S. regulatory and ethical standards; Portfolio Risk Reports for more than 200 registered investment advisors based on their risk exposure to Ethics Rated financial holding companies; and the Sustainability & Systemic Risk Index a leading indicator of sustainability and distress in the financial market based on the actual regulatory compliance of all U.S. banks with assets of over $1 billion.
Ethic Metrics was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Virginia. The firm is a member of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment and the International Corporate Governance Network.
Ethics Metrics LLC is led by:
Beckwith B. Miller, CEO. Miller is a former senior banker with Barclays Bank specializing in global finance, credit risk management and new product development. Examples of creating innovative solutions for complex risk management issues include these products and solutions: asset sales into the forfait market, credit-enhanced notes by insurance companies, unified financial services for US companies prior to the European Union, and providing risk management advisory services. Bringing value by solving asymmetric informational risks through metrics and transparency is the driving force for the patent-pending process of the Ethics Framework and Ethics Metrics LLC.
Douglas Q. Holmes, Chairman. Holmes has been a successful banker and financier for more than 30 years. His career has included senior banker roles at Lazard Freres & Co., The First Boston Corporation and Kidder, Peabody & Co. in both New York and Chicago. He has also launched two private investment banks, Carleton McCreary Holmes & Co. and, subsequently, Holmes Hollister & Co.
Patrick J. Whalen, Esq., is a partner in the law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Brown LLP. Whalen is recognized as a leading commercial litigator, with particular expertise in intellectual property and licensing disputes. The co-author of numerous books, he is co-founder of Ethics Metrics LLC.
Members of Advisory Board:
Howard R. Sutherland, Esq. Sutherland is a securities and mergers and acquisitions attorney in New York. From 2003 through 2009, Howard was the General Counsel and a member of the management committee of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin and, after CEUT’s acquisition by Collins Stewart plc, of Collins Stewart LLC. From 2000 through 2002, he was Senior Counsel, Corporate Law with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in New York. From 1995 to 2000, he was a corporate finance and M&A associate with Shearman & Sterling in London and New York. Prior to practicing law, Howard was a Marine infantry officer and Air Force Reserve fighter pilot.
Gary F. Henry. Henry is the Principal Consultant of G F Henry and Associates, a management consulting firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Henry has more than 30 years of distinguished experience, spanning leadership, strategy, business process, change management, finance, IT, product development, marketing and entrepreneurship. He has been a CEO, CFO and COO.
Contact Information:
Ethics Metrics LLC
501 E. Main Street, Suite 300
Charlottesville, VA 22902
www.ethicsmetrics.com
info@ethicsmetrics.com
434-962-6691