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Watson Hanson

Senior Associate, Sustainability and ESG

Watson Hanson is an Associate, Sustainability and ESG at HXE Partners. His professional experience is in shareholder advisory and ESG strategy, working with companies to shape their governance and sustainability programs in line with peer best practices and investor expectations.

Prior to joining HXE Partners, Watson worked at PJT Camberview as a member of the ESG Practice Team. He's worked with leaders and executives at companies to develop their climate strategies and critiqued and improved their sustainability reporting and messaging. He's also helped prepare sophisticated management, board and investor presentations, developed strategies for engaging with and securing support of investors, and gained exposure to various reporting frameworks, standards and ESG ratings agencies.

Watson holds an M.S. in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco with a focus on Climate & Energy, and a B.A. in Biology from Colgate University.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new brand – Sodali & Co.
This rebrand represents our dedication to building a world-class advisory firm with unwavering commitment to excellence for our clients, colleagues, and communities, supporting them to adapt and thrive in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Our new identity recognizes the Firm’s 50- year history and unifies the compelling combination of businesses, skills, and expertise you know from Morrow Sodali, GPS, Di Costa Partners, Nestor Advisors, Gryphon Advisors, Citadel MAGNUS, FrameworkESG, HXE Partners, Powerscourt, Domestique, and Designate. The name derives from the Latin word “Sodalis” meaning companion and aligns with the Firm’s role as a trusted advisor. The pace of change has never been this fast, so we look forward to continuing to provide you with the tools to build stakeholder capital and navigate the complex dynamic of shareholder and wider stakeholder interests.
Discover more at sodali.com
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new brand – Sodali & Co.
This rebrand represents our dedication to building a world-class advisory firm with unwavering commitment to excellence for our clients, colleagues, and communities, supporting them to adapt and thrive in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Our new identity recognizes the Firm’s 50- year history and unifies the compelling combination of businesses, skills, and expertise you know from Morrow Sodali, GPS, Di Costa Partners, Nestor Advisors, Gryphon Advisors, Citadel MAGNUS, FrameworkESG, HXE Partners, Powerscourt, Domestique, and Designate. The name derives from the Latin word “Sodalis” meaning companion and aligns with the Firm’s role as a trusted advisor. The pace of change has never been this fast, so we look forward to continuing to provide you with the tools to build stakeholder capital and navigate the complex dynamic of shareholder and wider stakeholder interests.
Discover more at sodali.com