Transforming finance by aligning investments with values. Our cutting-edge tools empower investors to make socially responsible decisions, blending financial returns with positive societal impact.
Leading the Way in Responsible Investment
Since 2006, IdealRatings has been a premier independent data vendor, providing top-tier solutions and client service. We champion sustainable, responsible, and value-based investing, empowering ethical and Shariah-compliant fund managers to maximize alpha.
IdealRatings proudly serves top-tier investment firms, asset managers, banks, exchanges, and asset owners. We offer a vast universe of Equities, Fixed Income, REITs, and custom indexes, delivering comprehensive data through an intuitive interface with powerful search.
Innovating for Sustainable Impact
Global Outreach
We empower global asset managers, asset services, financial institutions, and asset owners with a comprehensive suite of responsible investment solutions. Our world-class data services, cutting-edge tools, and in-depth reports are designed to drive informed decisions and deliver significant value for our clients worldwide
Operating in over 30 countries, Idealratings provides asset managers, index providers, consultants, and regulatory bodies with advanced tools. We are proud of our commitment to excellence and the positive impact our services have on the global Islamic and sustainable finance landscapes.
IdealRatings in top three ESG providers mostly used by asset manager in PWC Sustainable Investing Series 2022.
IdealRatings recognized as a "Rising Star" in Buyside50 2023 by Chartis Research.
IdealRatings is best of bread in Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for ESG investment data & analytics-climate –focused 2022
IdealRatings among 6 shortlisted ESG providers by State Street in a due diligence analyzing over 60 providers.
IdealRatings has been selected in the ESGFinTech100 list for 2023.
IdealRatings Recognized as a Top ESG Tech Innovator for the Second Time
At IdealRatings, we believe in the power of purpose-driven investment. As a global leader in financial technology, we are on a mission to empower asset managers and financial institutions with the innovative solutions they need to align their investment strategies with their core values. Our platform, with millions of data points on equities, fixed income, and REITs, gives our clients the clarity and confidence to drive meaningful change. This isn't just about data; it's about making responsible investment more accessible and efficient. We are proud to be your trusted partner in this journey, building a more sustainable and ethical global economy together.
A diverse and experienced group of visionary leaders committed to revolutionizing sustainable finance. With a wealth of expertise in finance, technology, ESG, and engineering, they exemplify transparency and innovation, driving transformative change in the investment landscape.
The Leadership
Mr. Mohamed Donia is an entrepreneur, and financial services executive, who Co-Founded IdealRatings in San Francisco in 2006 to become the leading provider serving the Islamic finance industry as well as Social Responsible and ESG investments industry. Today, IdealRatings is known as one of the top global providers serving clients around the world. Prior to IdealRatings Mr. Donia was Co-Founder of Cogency Inc, a silicon valley start-up, where he helped define Cogency solutions for the hedge funds and fund of funds firms to become a leading solution provider with some of the world’s largest hedge funds and fund of funds as clients. Prior to Cogency, Mr. Donia was Vice President of Applications at TenFold corporation, a silicon valley start-up, which IPO’ed on NASDAQ in 1999, where he was responsible for leading customer engagements for Fortune 500 customers in the financial services, banking, insurance, and energy verticals. Mr. Donia held several management positions at PepsiCo, and started his career at Proctor and Gamble. Mr. Donia holds a B.SC in Computer Engineering from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.
Mr. Magdy Eissa joined IdealRatings, Inc. in 2010 bringing along extensive knowledge of the financial information industry working closely with global leading investment firms, fund managers, research houses and banks. Prior to IdealRatings, Inc. he was the Regional Manager for ISI Emerging Markets, A Euromoney Institutional Investor Company, responsible for the MENA region. He also spent several years on the product management side while escorting a major expansion for CEIC Macroeconomic databases across the Middle East & African, as well as contributing to the early stages of building IFIS (Islamic Finance Information Service). Magdy holds a BSc. in Business Administration from Egypt along with postgraduate studies in Business Information Technology (BIT) from Middlesex University in London.
Mr. Mohamed Mokhtar joined IdealRatings in 2007 and was among the initial team members, employee number 4, of IdealRatings. Mr. Mokhtar has helped build IdealRatings products and client services team to support IdealRatings expansions and support clients around the world. Mr. Mokhtar is currently the global head managing IdealRatings’ clients services division. Mr. Mokhtar has more than 12 years of experience in building financial services solutions and bringing them to the market. Prior to IdealRatings, Mr. Mokhtar worked at ITWorx, a leading solution provider, leading projects to build trading applications and other financial solutions for major financial services institutions. Mr. Mokhtar holds a BSc. in Engineering from Ain Shams University in Egypt and MBA from Maastricht school of management.
Mr. Ariff Sultan joined IdealRatings in 2012 and is based in Singapore. He is responsible for the Asian Sales and Operations. Prior to IdealRatings, Ariff was the Regional Director for Russell Indexes and the Business Development Director for Dow Jones Indexes where he developed their conventional and Shariah Index businesses in the Asian markets. He has 17 years of sales experience in financial and banking software where he worked with the leading financial software vendors including Callatay & Wouters, Fair Isaac, London Bridge Group, and Misys Plc. Prior to his sales career, Ariff was a Software Developer and Project Manager for financial software applications with Deloitte and Touché and subsequently with OCBC Bank in Singapore. Ariff was admitted to the degree of Master of Business (IT) with RMIT University in Melbourne and he also attained the Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM).
Mr. Abdul-Rahman Hammad joined IdealRatings in 2012 and is based in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Hammad has an extensive experience as a Sales Executive severing the financial sector across the Middle East region with a proven track record among top tier institutions. Prior to IdealRatings, Mr. Hammad was a Sales Manager at Advanced Operations Technology, where he was responsible for Identifying and developing new solutions sales and converts them into profitable new business. He also worked for KnowledgeNet as Sales Manager where he was responsible for setting sales strategies to penetrate the market and introducing the company Order Management System for the financial sector in the GCC Region. Abdul-Rahman holds a BSc. in Computer Engineering from Applied Science University in Jordan and MBA from Manchester Business School.