Jasper Tintel joins RiskSphere to further grow asset management advisory services

RiskSphere, a specialized boutique consultancy focused on sustainability risk, has appointed Jasper Tintel as a Managing Consultant. Following his recent arrival, we spoke with Jasper on his move and the expectations for his next career chapter.

Bringing a decade of institutional asset management experience to the firm, Tintel will focus on helping asset managers, pension funds, and insurers navigate the complex and evolving sustainability risk landscape.

Tintel is trained as a macro economist with a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He spent the past ten years working for large institutional investors, including the Goldman Sachs Asset Management, NN Investment Partners, and MN Services. He began his career within investment reporting and performance measurement, which provided a comprehensive foundation in institutional portfolio dynamics.

“I started my career in the sector within investment reporting and performance measurement departments, which really helped me develop a good understanding of all the different asset classes, their risk-return behavior and their purpose in a broad institutional portfolio,” Tintel says.

“After a short while I moved into roles with fixed income front-office investment teams. Initially as country economist but quickly transitioning into a role focused on investment analysis and increasingly sustainability due diligence as this topic gained momentum internally and with clients.”

Pivot to consulting 

As the sustainability landscape matured, his responsibilities expanded to encompass complex data integration and client frameworks, culminating in his most recent role in the emerging market debt team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. There, his duties included bottom-up impact investment analysis, climate risk analytics, and advising clients on sustainability and how to integrate this into the investment process.

Speaking about his move into the consulting sector, Tintel noted that the timing aligns perfectly with his professional trajectory. “Now feels like the perfect time for me to transition into a consultancy role.”

“I have built robust and deep knowledge of how investment managers work and how they integrate sustainability risk from a top-down and bottom-up perspective within the industry. But I am still early enough in my career to pivot, diversify and also learn from other segments of the financial services industry.”

He added that client interaction and project diversity were primary motivators for the shift. “In previous roles I always really enjoyed it when working closely with clients, but as a consultant I feel this will be a real integral part of my work. Additionally, the diversity of clients and projects across sustainability risk management within the financial sector really appeals to me.”

Perks of a boutique environment

Tintel chose RiskSphere due to its organizational culture and specialized focus, contrasting the boutique consulting environment with larger corporate structures.

“RiskSphere is a boutique consultancy in sustainability risk. The team has deep expertise, strong partnerships with clients across the financial sector in the Netherlands and internationally and my colleagues are passionate about what they do, take ownership and share knowledge,” explains Tintel.

“This resonated with me from the first conversation as it aligns with my values. But what makes RiskSphere and its consultants as a boutique different from a large firm is the no nonsense attitude, lack of office politics, its transparent decision making and entrepreneurial spirit.”

In his new position, he will contribute to the further development of RiskSphere’s asset management services. “At RiskSphere I will focus on the intersection between asset management, regulations, risk management and sustainability. We want to further grow our services and client base within this segment and I am looking forward to contributing,” says Tintel.

“Topics and projects can include helping asset managers, pension funds and insurers in design, implementation and due diligence of best-practice sustainability risk strategy. But also more granular, integrating sustainability risk on portfolio or holding-level through analytics and modeling, for example sectoral climate scenario analysis, portfolio emission pathways or financed emissions attribution.”

But the firm also advises clients on the big picture of where regulatory scrutiny and societal focus is moving in terms of sustainable investments, including broader ecosystem risks, stranded assets, and impact measurement.

Looking at the big picture

Looking at the broader financial landscape, Tintel observed that market sentiment regarding environmental and social factors has normalized after a period of intense focus. “Having started my career 10 years ago I have seen the pendulum move towards one extreme where every conversation started and ended with ESG,” Tintel notes.

“Although the pendulum has swung back towards the middle, I firmly believe sustainability will remain a core consideration for robust risk management and real world impact of individual investments and the overall investment portfolio.”

He emphasized the challenging balance between sustainability risks materializing over a long horizon while investors and regulators are also looking at the next reporting cycle.

“Over the long-term, real-world impact from climate change, ecosystem stress and sustainability risk is without a doubt material,” says Tintel.

“For investors and supervisors this translates into long-term risks for portfolios and sector stability, although in the short-term risks might not be priced efficiently. Regulatory requirements also continue to evolve and although the debates are shifting on this front, the broader direction is clear as risks will not go away.”

The big picture also got more complex, as recent geopolitical and economic shifts have also shown strong interlinkages between sustainability risk and strategic autonomy, resilience, and competitiveness. With a turbulent start to 2026, these upheavals are certain to continue for the foreseeable future.

“All this means that the challenge for the sector is in translating these risks into pragmatic solutions that rely on analysis and reporting grounded in data and real-world impact. At RiskSphere we are here to help clients navigate these challenges.”