Maria Cristina Ungureanu — portrait

Corporate Governance · Stewardship

Maria Cristina Ungureanu, PhD

Governance Manager at the Qatar Investment Authority, Chair of the Board of StePs — Association of Stewardship Professionals, and Chair of the ICGN Global Governance Committee.

Cristina's work sits at the intersection of institutional investing, board governance and executive remuneration. Over more than two decades she has contributed to academic research, policy consultations and boardroom practice across Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the Gulf. Co-author with Guido Ferrarini of the chapter on Executive Remuneration in the Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance (2018) and its ten-year follow-up (ECGI Working Paper, 2024).

Roles

Present affiliations

Previous positions (3)
  • Member, Scientific Committee

    Nedcommunity — Italian Association of non-executive Directors

    2019 – 2023
  • Head of Corporate Governance

    Eurizon Capital (Intesa Sanpaolo Group)

    2015 – 2021
  • Head of Corporate Governance

    Sodali & Co

    2013 – 2015

Publications

Selected works

Speaking & Conferences

Selected engagements

  • 2024

    ICGN Annual Conference — London

    Moderator, ESG Reporting & Assurance panel

  • 2018

    ICGN Conference Milan — hosted by Assogestioni & UniCredit

    Speaker, Stewardship Codes panel (Day 1, Panel 1)

    450+ delegates from 38 regions.

  • 2017

    Italy Corporate Governance Conference

    Participant

  • 2017

    The European House — Ambrosetti Corporate Governance Workshop

    Participant

  • 2015

    Salzburg Global Seminar — Corporate Governance in the Global Economy

    Participant

  • 2014

    14th European Corporate Governance Conference & Experts Roundtable

    Participant