Meg Voorhes was named deputy director and director of research at the Social Investment Forum, a group that promotes socially responsible investing. Both positions are new, according to a statement by the association.
Ms. Voorhes was director of environmental, social and governance research for RiskMetrics Group, a risk management and corporate governance research firm. Ms. Voorhes left RiskMetrics on Aug. 15.
Since were well into the planning process for 2009, well be looking at Megs position in the context of all of our go-forward staffing needs, said Sarah Cohn, RiskMetrics spokeswoman.