The Department of Labor this month appointed Justin Danhof—a critic of ESG investing and a proxy voting and corporate engagement expert—as a senior policy advisor in the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

Danhof’s appointment brings an anti-ESG voice into a role that shapes guidance for retirement plans.

Danhof previously led the Free Enterprise Project at the National Center for Public Policy Research, where he filed shareholder proposals opposing ESG initiatives and helped organize pushback against the strategy. He also worked at Strive, an asset management company founded by Vivek Ramaswamy to promote non-ESG investing.

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