Alexander Barkawi
Managing Director - SAM Indexes GmbH

Managing Director SAM Indexes GmbH

Alexander Barkawi is Managing Director of SAM Indexes GmbH which together with Dow Jones & Company and STOXX Limited publishes and markets the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. SAM Indexes is part of the SAM Group, an independent Switzerland-based and internationally active financial services group with an exclusive focus on sustainability. Established in 1995, SAM was among the first companies to specialize in sustainability investments and to identify sustainability leaders worldwide.

Alexander studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, followed by a Ph.D. at the university's Institute of Sociology. He is a member of the advisory board of oikos, the international student organization for Sustainable Economics and Management, as well as the president of the oikos foundation.