William G. Butterly, III

Mr. Butterly is General Counsel and Director of Sustainability and Engagement for Boston Partners. He joined the firm in March 2005 as General Counsel, responsible for the firm’s legal and compliance matters. Mr. Butterly also serves as Director of Sustainability and Engagement, focusing on firm implementation of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. He has also previously served as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Butterly served as Chief Compliance Officer at General Motors Asset Management. He began his career in 1984 with Shearman & Sterling where he spent nine years as an associate in the firm’s Compensation and Benefits group, which focused on all aspects of ERISA and employment law, particularly prohibited transaction issues, employment law issues, and mergers and acquisitions activity. After this, he spent seven years with Lazard Asset Management as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, with responsibility for the development of compliance policies, compliance monitoring, and GIPS® compliance, supervising a staff of 12. In 2000, Mr. Butterly moved to Deutsche Asset Management Americas Institutional Group as General Counsel and served as a member of the firm’s Investment and New Product Committees, with significant involvement in compliance issues. He holds a B.A. from Connecticut College, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa on the basis of junior standing, and a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Stone Scholar. Mr. Butterly began his career in the industry in 1984.