MSCI, Inc. is committed to providing investment decision support tools, including indexes, portfolio risk and performance analysis, and corporate governance products and services. The company operates through the following business segments: Indexes, Analytics, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), Real Estate, and Burgiss. The Indexes segment involves the creation of products linked to indexes and performance benchmarks, as well as the construction and rebalancing of investment portfolios, and asset allocation. The Analytics segment provides risk management, performance attribution, and investment portfolio management content, applications and services. The ESG segment offers products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG factors affect long-term investment risks. The Real Estate segment includes research, reporting, market data and benchmark products, providing real estate performance analysis for funds, investors and managers. The Burgiss segment provides investment decision support tools for private capital. The company was founded by Andrew Thomas Lucker in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.