Allen Heery is Chief Operating Officer & Chief Administrative Officer with overall responsibility for day-to-day operations of the company as well as oversight of ISS STOXX’s five discrete business units and data and operations teams. As CAO, he is also responsible for other key functions, including Project Management, Sales Operations, Corporate Services, Procurement, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Prior to his appointment as COO, Allen served from 2014 to 2023 as ISS’ Chief Financial Officer, helping to guide and integrate 17 acquisitions while presiding over revenue growth of 200 percent over his decade in the role. Before that, Allen served as Chief Financial Officer of MSCI and led the accounting team for its IPO in 2007.

Allen qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom and received a B.Sc. in mathematics from the University of Wales.