Speakers

Abigail Gampher is a Legal Analyst for Bloomberg Law. Abigail provides practical guidance and data-driven analysis for in-house counsel and law firm attorneys grappling with ESG and activist investor matters. As Bloomberg Law’s subject-matter expert on these topics, she has authored over 35 articles analyzing ESG and investor activism developments for a legal audience. A select few include: ANALYSIS: Green Product Claims Face Growing Consumer Scrutiny; ANALYSIS: Potential Activist Targets Score Low in ESG; and ANALYSIS: Q4 Activism Boosts 2022 Activity to Five-Year High. Abigail is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. She holds a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law and a B.A. in International Relations from Hendrix College.

Adam Wasserman is the founder and Executive Director of Finpublica (www.finpublica.org) – a non-profit that inspires and empowers finance leaders to achieve their Environmental, Social and Governance goals by cultivating a deeply engaged community, providing expansive content, and serving as a catalyst for action. He also is the managing member of August Way Law & Consulting PLLC (www.augustwaylaw.com), a boutique law firm for financial services companies, executives, and professionals looking to achieve excellence and innovation while remaining compliant with their regulatory requirements. Adam has more than 25 years’ experience in the legal, finance, securities, and ESG spaces. He most recently served as the Head of Enforcement for the New York Stock Exchange, where he helped rebuild its market regulation program from the ground-up and led a team of professionals devoted to assuring that NYSE’s markets remained safe and fair. Previously, he was a White Collar and Securities partner at Dechert LLP where, among other matters, he represented the Board of Directors of Lehman Brothers in all litigations, investigations, and corporate governance matters arising from the largest bankruptcy in history. Adam has been recognized by the Legal 500 for “experienced, sage counsel,” selected as a New York Metro Super Lawyer, and named by Law360 earlier in his career as one of the country’s five White Collar “Rising Stars.” He is a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network and Finance Leaders Fellow, chairs the Board of Knology (a think tank focused on practical social science for a better world), and lives in New York with his wife, two children, and two dogs.

Aeisha Mastagni is a portfolio manager in the Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies unit of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. She is responsible for working with a dedicated team to further CalSTRS’ mission of securing the financial future and sustaining the trust of California’s public educators.Aeisha is part of the team that oversees the Sustainable Investment Portfolio and leads CalSTRS’ stewardship efforts, which include proxy voting, corporate engagement and working with regulatory authorities on market-wide issues.In 2012, Aeisha joined the board of directors at Golden 1 Credit Union, one of the nation’s largest credit unions with more than $14 billion in assets and over 1 million members. In 2015, she joined the board of the Council of Institutional Investors, whose mission is to be the leading voice for effective corporate governance.Before joining CalSTRS, Aeisha worked in the Corporate Governance unit of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System for six years, overseeing the proxy voting program and the corporate governance manager portfolio.Aeisha has a bachelor’s degree in economics from California State University, Sacramento.

Alex Liftman joined Bank of America in 2002. As Global Environmental Executive, Alex is responsible for the bank’s global environmental sustainability strategy, including business integration, operational initiatives, employee programs, public and corporate policy, and philanthropic and other investments. In particular, she works closely with executive management and senior leaders across the company to steward Bank of America’s goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations, supply chain and financing activities before 2050. She also collaborates closely with the company’s Sustainable Finance team and lines of business to meet its commitment to mobilize $1 trillion by 2030 toward sustainable, low-carbon technologies and activities. In her previous leadership roles, Alex managed global communications strategy and served on the leadership teams of several of Bank of America’s lines of business, including Global Wealth and Investment Management, Business Banking and Small Business. Prior to joining Bank of America, she co-managed Edelman’s Technology Finance Group in San Francisco, leading public relations activities for Morgan Stanley’s Technology Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Charles Schwab & Co., and other global clients.Alex is a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she received a bachelor of science in mathematics. She is passionate about protecting the environment and is actively engaged in her community, including serving on the Boston Green Ribbon Commission and the Advisory Board for the The Trustees.

Alex Wright-Gladstein is the founder and CEO of Sphere. Over 80% of Americans are worried about climate change, but 99% of Americans with retirement savings don’t have the option to make climate-friendly investments. Sphere makes green investing available to everyone by making it easy to add green options to retirement plans. Prior to founding Sphere, Alex was founding CEO of Ayar Labs, an MIT technology spinout that has raised $200M in venture funding and makes data centers and supercomputers faster and more energy efficient by using light to move data between chips. She has also been the energy entrepreneurship practice leader at MIT and an energy efficiency program manager at smart grid company EnerNOC (now Enel X). She received an MBA from MIT and a BA in Political Science and Economics from Tufts University.

Allison Binns is the Global Head of ESG & Sustainable Investing Strategy at Angelo Gordon. Prior to this, she was Head of ESG Research for Fixed Income at Morgan Stanley. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Allison spent over seven years at Chevron, where she served in a number of senior corporate advisory roles focused on ESG and geopolitical issues. Allison received her A.B. in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Princeton University, and holds an A.M. and PhD. from Harvard University.

Ally is a Lead Advisor within Nasdaq's ESG Advisory practice, working with companies across a range of industries on their ESG strategies and disclosure. Part of her advisory work includes supporting companies on their engagement with ESG-minded investors in efforts to attract additional ESG capital. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Ally spent five years with Sustainalytics, a leading ESG Ratings provider. Again in an advisory capacity, Ally worked with institutional asset managers, wealth managers, and banks across the UK and US on the integration of ESG data throughout the investment process. She holds a M.S. in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a B.S. in Science, Technology, and International Affairs from Georgetown University. Ally also holds ESG Investing and Climate & Investing certificates with the CFA.

Andrea joined his current role in early 2021, and he is responsible for all the corporate finance activities, including all the global capital market issuances, leases, working capital programs, LCs, line of credits as well as in charge of managing the relationship with more than 40 banks globally. Andrea is also the Global focal point for ESG Financing. He returned to corporate after 3y in Equate, Dow second largest JV based in Kuwait, where he was the Corporate Treasurer, with global responsibility for credit and financial risk management, operations and back office, insurance, planning, corporate finance and investors relation. Before this role, Andrea spent 4 years in Saudi Arabia working in Sadara Petrochemical as Assistant Treasurer. In this role he was instrumental in developing the Treasury Department organization, strategy, and operational processes to support Sadara moving from a construction to an operational phase. As Corporate Risk Director Andrea was responsible for managing the credit risk, financial risk (interest rate and FX) and the insurance program for the company.Andrea joined Dow in 2005 in the Customer Financial Services group within Treasury as a Credit Manager. In January 2009, Andrea joined the Corporate Risk Group as Financial Risk Manager in the Treasury Department, and was responsible for managing the daily global liquidity, FX exposure and the hedging strategy. In November 2011 Andrea assumed the role of Director in the Corporate M&A Group. He was responsible for supporting the Dow Corporate strategy and portfolio optimization via acquisition, divestiture and JV. Prior joining DOW, Andrea worked as Management Strategy Consultant in various firms in Italy.Andrea holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Michigan State University, Broad Graduate School of Management, and a Master of Science in Business and Management Engineering from the Politecnico of Milan, Italy.

Andrew is a co-founder of Karner Blue Capital and has been its Executive VP, General Counsel, and CCO since it commenced operations as an investment adviser in 2018. Andrew maintains a minority ownership stake in KBC and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. From January 2006 through June 2019, Mr. Niebler served in progressively more senior roles within the legal department of Calvert Investments, Inc., including General Counsel and Senior Vice President from January 2017 through June 2019. Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler held positions as a structured finance and securities law attorney at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP and a foreign exchange trader and international economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Aniket Shah is Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Finance Strategy at Jefferies Group LLC. In this role, Aniket leads the integration of ESG and sustainability analysis within the global investment research department and engages with clients on this dynamic area of corporate and financial services. Prior to joining Jefferies, Aniket held senior roles in emerging market investing and financing sustainable development in both the public and private sectors, including at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, OppenheimerFunds and UBS Group AG. Aniket serves on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International and the UN SDSN. He is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Aniket is a member of the Economic Club of New York and the Bretton Woods Committee, and is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Oxford, where he completed his PhD on the financing of sustainable development.

Anisa is a sustainability and philanthropy executive with a track record of connecting environmental, social, and governance issues to business performance, reputation, and shareholder value. She currently serves as Chief Sustainability Officer at Rivian as well as President and Trustee of the Rivian Foundation. Previously Anisa worked at Tiffany & Co. for nearly two decades. During her tenure she served as Tiffany & Co.’s first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer as well as Chairman and President of the Tiffany & Co. Foundation, focusing the company’s philanthropic strategy on supporting nonprofit organizations dedicated to the stewardship of natural resources and empowerment of local communities, in the areas of responsible mining and marine conservation. She developed Tiffany & Co.’s metrics-driven ESG effort, which has been recognized by investors and the private and nonprofit sectors for its substance and transparency, including Tiffany & Co.’s commitment to become a net zero company. Her career has focused on catalyzing collaborative, mutually beneficial relationships among an array of stakeholders, scaling programs and impact, and effectively communicating strategy and purpose to diverse constituencies and audiences. She is a recognized expert in philanthropic, environmental and social impact issues with extensive board leadership experience on a variety of domestic and international nonprofit, industry, and multi-stakeholder bodies.

Anne Simpson is the Global Head of Sustainability at Franklin Templeton, leading the firm's overall strategic direction on stewardship, sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategy globally. Simpson joined Franklin Templeton from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), where she served as Managing Investment Director for Board Governance & Sustainability, leading the development and execution of CalPERS’ award-winning Sustainable Investment Strategy.

Annie Chor Joyce is Head of ESG for Amundi US. She is responsible for developing the ESG strategy for the US market and US ESG expertise exported to overseas markets. She collaborates closely with global ESG teams, investment management, marketing, and distribution across the firm globally, as well as with external partners. Annie reports jointly to Lisa Jones, President and CEO of Amundi US, and Head of the Americas, and Elodie Laugel, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Amundi, based in Paris. She is a member of the US Executive Committee, US Management Committee, and US Operating Committee.Annie has a decade and a half of experience in the financial markets and sustainable investing, working with institutional and wealth investors across the impact investing spectrum in public and private markets. She joins Amundi US from MSCI Inc., ESG Research, where she led MSCI’s fixed income ESG coverage and worked closely with institutional clients on integrating ESG and climate strategies across the firm. Prior to MSCI, she worked at several impact-driven organizations, including Social Finance, a national impact finance and advisory non-profit, Éclat Impact, an impact investing fintech startup, and the World Economic Forum. Prior to this, she worked at Barclays Capital in Global Markets. Annie serves on the Investment Committee of the Phi Beta Kappa Society Foundation, is a Founding Member and Co-Leader of Invest for Better, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Saint Joseph’s Prep. She is a Fulbright scholar and received a Dual MBA and Master of Advanced Management degree from IE Business School and the Yale School of Management. She earned a B.S. in Finance with Minors in International Studies and Human Development from Boston College.

Asheen (he/his) is the Director of ESG & Sustainability for PagerDuty (NYSE: PD), a digital operations management company. Prior, Asheen has served as the global head of sustainability for Dassault Systèmes, and has consulted in sustainability strategy for companies in tech, fashion, chemicals, and financial services. In these roles, Asheen co-authored the aerospace sector guidance to the GHG Protocol, co-developed a net-positive innovation handprinting methodology, and contributed to the Higg Product eco-index. He also co-founded the public benefit corporation Eleven Radius to catalyze the circular economy in the fashion industry. Asheen holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Babson College, and teaches Biomimetic Design at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD).

In his downtime, Asheen is into travel, cooking, fashion, languages (because of the travel), and running (because of the cooking). He concocts dishes with his daughter and coaches his son’s town soccer team. If you’ve read this far, he’ll buy you a bourbon.

Ben Morley is a Partner and Associate Director in BCG’s Boston office, where he focuses on supporting private equity funds on ESG topics across the investment lifecycle. Ben is BCG’s private equity practice lead for ESG due diligence and ESG reporting and metrics, in which capacity he leads BCG’s support of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative. Before joining BCG Ben was a Principal at The Bridgespan Group where he supported private equity funds in launching dedicated impact investing vehicles. Ben started his career at Bain & Company and holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Bert Hunter is EVP and Chief Investment Officer of the CT Green Bank – the nation’s first state-level green bank. Since 2012, as CIO for the Connecticut Green Bank Mr. Hunter leads a team of clean energy finance professionals that develop innovative financing programs that have deployed $2.2 billion in public and private investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy using approximately $300 million of public resources. As of 2021, CGB’s remit has expanded to include Environmental Infrastructure – including water, waste & recycling, land conservation, resiliency and environmental markets. Prior to joining the Green Bank, Mr. Hunter was CFO and Chief Risk Officer of Spectrum Capital, Ltd, an investment banking JV with MUFG focused on commercial aircraft finance and investment in U.S. electric power generation. Prior to Spectrum, Mr. Hunter was the treasurer of the international leasing company of Chemical Bank (now JPMorgan Chase), where he managed the funding for a billion-dollar diversified portfolio of equipment loans and leases in more than a dozen countries outside the United States. He received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is an alumnus and former Trustee of Wake Forest University.

Beth Gould Creller oversees the Sustainability & Climate Risk (SCR®) Program offered by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Prior to joining GARP, she was a risk management professional in the upstream oil and gas industry where she developed an embedded Enterprise Risk Management program, key in company capital decision-making and asset valuation. Working across multiple continents, her background spans corporate risk, internal audit, global supply chain, business continuity planning, sustainability, and governance.

Blair helps companies implement the vision of the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability and supports the integration of ESG issues into the business strategies and decision-making of banks, energy companies and investor relations teams within and outside the Ceres Company Network. He also serves as a banking-sector expert for the Ceres Accelerator, developing recommendations and analysis that push banks to better integrate climate change into their strategy, risk management, governance and disclosure.Prior to joining Ceres, Blair worked in climate change policy research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, analyzing the evolution and efficacy of national climate policy mixes. He has also worked in strategic planning and investor relations for Nexen, a Canadian energy company, where he was responsible for economic analysis, benchmarking and the development and communication of company strategy.Blair holds an MA in Comparative International Studies from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and a BCom in Finance and International Business from McGill University in Montreal. Blair is also a CFA charterholder.

Brad Sparks is Executive Director of A4S (Accounting for Sustainability), part of The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation. He leads the US Chapter of the A4S CFO Leadership Network, supporting Fortune 500 CFOs and their finance teams in embedding sustainability into strategy and business decision-making. He also leads A4S activities across the US, including working with asset managers, asset owners and the wider finance community. Brad previously served as an Executive Director with KPMG focused on ESG issues. Brad is a lecturer at UCLA Anderson and an Executive-in-Residence at Cornell University’s Center for Global Sustainable Enterprise.

Bradford Campbell, partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, advises financial service providers and plan sponsors on ERISA Title I issues, including fiduciary conduct and prohibited transactions. A nationally-recognized figure in employer-sponsored retirement plans, Brad is the former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. As ERISA’s former “top cop” and primary federal regulator, he provides his clients with insight and knowledge across a broad range of ERISA-plan related issues. He also serves as an expert witness in ERISA litigation. Brad has been listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Persons in Defined Contribution by 401kWire and has been listed as one of the top 15 ERISA attorneys in the country by a poll of the National Association of Plan Advisors. He has testified before Congress on employee benefits issues 11 times, including testimony before four different Congressional Committees regarding the effects of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary regulation.

Brendan leads Walmart’s enterprise Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and shared value efforts, including ESG strategies, investor and stakeholder engagement, and disclosures. Since taking on this role in 2020, Brendan has led efforts to refresh Walmart’s ESG priorities, enhance Walmart's ESG reporting, improve Walmart's standing with the investment community and ESG raters, build governance and reporting infrastructure, and shape the ESG field. He and his team work closely with the Office of the Corporate Secretary, Investor Relations, the Controller’s Office and key leaders across segments and functions on the overall ESG agenda. Brendan was previously a litigator with Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC and held leadership roles in Walmart’s Global Ethics & Compliance organization from 2015-2020.

Bryan Lewis leads the Emerging Leaders program at GreenBiz.org, which elevates, cultivates and supports the next generation of Black, Indigenous and other leaders of color (BIPOC) in the climate community. His work connects underrepresented young professionals to global leaders in the sustainability industry and builds lasting connections that bridge the gap towards a diverse and well-resourced green workforce.
Prior to joining GreenBiz, Bryan served as Executive Director of EcoWorks Detroit where he led climate and energy education, building decarbonization, and local community organizing initiatives. He has a background in youth mentorship and career development and currently leads a network of emerging clean energy leaders in Michigan. Bryan received a Masters in Energy Science, Technology, and Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.

Candice Long is a tax professional who serves organizations with strategic tax planning and analysis services. She specializes in tax credits and incentives across areas such as research and development, environmental sustainability, capital investments, and employee hiring, among others. Candice is also the Global Credits, Grants, and Incentives hub leader for North America. She orchestrates client service offerings across multiple functions and service lines around the world for her clients.

Candice Carr Kelman studies policy dimensions of sustainability issues, such as how to manage tradeoffs and foster synergies between biodiversity conservation and human development. She has studied Integrated Conservation and Development Projects in Indonesian national parks, the global trade in electronic waste, and collaborative approaches to ecosystem stewardship. 

Two major themes in Carr Kelman's research are the complex relationships between environment and development, and the role of governance and institutions in creating more resilient socio-ecological systems. Her current research is about collaborative conservation in Arizona, studying multi-scalar forest restoration collaboratives in the White Mountains. She has taught courses on Environmental politics; Policy and governance for sustainability; Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, and Corporate social responsibility.

Carletta Ooton is the Head of ESG for Private Equity and an Operating Partner at Apollo Global Management, Inc., responsible for advancing the Firm’s ESG integration and operational performance across its private equity portfolio in the areas of energy usage, carbon emissions, water consumption, DEI, and safety. Carletta joined Apollo from Amazon where she served as the Vice President of Product Assurance, Risk and Security since 2014. She was instrumental in Amazon’s foundational sustainability efforts, calculating its initial carbon footprint and launching Amazon’s Climate Pledge. Carletta has held key leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Cott Beverages, Bath & Body Works, Unilever and Tate & Lyle. Carletta holds a BA in Biological Sciences and Chemistry and a MA in Microbiology.

Chad Reed leads Strategic Initiatives and ESG for HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions with nearly $10 billion in climate positive managed assets. His current focus includes the integration of emissionality considerations into the next generation of carbon accounting. He also leads the HASI Foundation and co-hosts the Climate Positive Podcast. Previously, he served in various roles, including structured finance, risk management, ESG, and investor relations with an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management. He holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and the Johns Hopkins University.

At Independence Point Advisors, Chris helps clients drive value in the capital markets through ESG while helping steer the capital markets to drive impact and systemic change in the world. Chris brings more than 20 years of business expertise when working with clients to advance sustainability, impact and Environmental Social Governance (ESG). Chris’ expertise was developed through her years as a leader at EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice as well as her hands-on experience as an entrepreneur and across multiple functions within the corporate world. Chris is a spouse and mother of two, an avid runner and gardener, a wanna-be skier and chef.

Christopher (Chris) McKnett is Head of Sustainability Strategy, Stewardship & Implementation. Prior to joining WFAM as a senior environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment strategist for the Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) Strategic Business Segments team. , Chris served as head ESG strategist for State Street Global Advisors and was a member of the firm's senior leadership team. Earlier roles include index product and business development for KLD Research & Analytics in Boston, one of the first research firms to specialize in ESG investment, and as a team resource specialist for American Century Investments, where he began his investment industry career. Chris earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus in management from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and a master's degree in business administration from Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He holds a Series 7 license, is a First Movers Fellow of the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, and is a lifetime member of Net Impact.

As a director of climate research on the Sustainable Investment Team, Chris spearheads Wellington’s collaborations with Woodwell Climate Research Center and the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. These initiatives are aimed at integrating climate science into the investment process and understanding how the physical and transition risks associated with climate change may affect capital markets. He is a portfolio manager for Wellington’s climate adaptation strategy. Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst designations, and he is a CPA. He is also a professor of finance at Bryant University.

Colleen Corrigan, Ph.D., is a Senior Sustainability Advisor for Pure Strategies. She works with corporate clients on developing strategies to promote sustainability in company operations, value chains, material selection and natural resources management. Colleen focuses on helping companies set science-based targets for nature to protect and regenerate biodiversity. Her work in this area helps companies understand their impacts and implement strategies, collaborations, and business process changes to mitigate harm to and restore affected ecosystems.Prior to joining Pure Strategies, Colleen was the founder of Conservation Matters, an organization that consults on biodiversity protection, strategy development, and program delivery with a focus on marine protection, indigenous issues, and environmental governance for clients including National Geographic, UNESCO, and the World Wildlife Fund.Previously, Colleen was a senior officer in protected areas at the United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Center in the UK. She was also senior manager for international sustainable development policy with Conservation International and learning facilitator for international field programs at The Nature Conservancy. Her career has included working with three branches of the U.S. Department of the Interior.Colleen holds a Ph.D. from the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management at the University of Queensland, Australia and an M.S. in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Curtis Ravenel is a Senior Advisor to the co-chairs and Vice Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and a founding member of the Secretariat for the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).  He also serves as a Distinguished Fellow in Sustainable Finance at ClimateWorks Foundation, a Board Member of Context Labs BV and a Strategic Advisor to Apollo Global Management.

Curtis founded the Sustainable Business & Finance Group at Bloomberg LP and served as its Global Head, reporting directly to the Chairman, from 2007-2019. Under his leadership, Bloomberg integrated sustainability considerations into the firm’s operations globally and developed a full range of Sustainable Finance products to evaluate sustainability-related risks and opportunities for finance professionals.

He was awarded a David Rockefeller Fellowship with the Partnership for New York City in 2011, appointed by the Obama Administration to serve on the US chapter of the G8 Advisory Board on Impact Investing in 2013 and received the Columbia Business School Exemplary Leadership Award in 2016. Curtis holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in History from Davidson College.

Cynthia Curtis is the SVP, Head of Portfolio ESG of Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company that provides best-in-class corporate services. Cynthia is responsible for spearheading the strategy, development and implementation of the Revantage global ESG program. In partnership with Blackstone, she is charged with operationalizing the ESG strategy and providing strategic guidance to initiatives across Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies. She also oversees the sustainability strategy and program within Revantage.

With 28 years as an Allocator, GP and LP, President & COO, Dail St. Claire began her career managing assets for NYC’s $240Bn pension fund after which she co-founded Williams Capital Management Trust and Williams Capital, the largest women-and minority-owned broker dealer investment bank in the US today. Leading SEC and FINRA audits, she manages businesses with P&L responsibilities and advises growth venture capital, private equity and private credit, and alternative investment funds.

Danielle Fugere, President & Chief Counsel, leads As You Sow’s program teams in creating lasting social and environmental change through shareholder advocacy and legal initiatives. She brings an in-depth knowledge of clean energy, sustainability, and team building to her work.Danielle previously served as Executive Director of the Environmental Law Foundation, focusing on environmental health and water protection; as Western Regional Program Director for national nonprofit Friends of the Earth, she spearheaded innovative climate change strategies and directed campaigns to promote sustainable alternative energies and fuels.Through her work, Danielle has been instrumental in securing industry conversions to environmentally sound technologies and securing compliance with environmental laws. She holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a B.A. in Political Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ms Diane B. Holdorf is Executive Vice President (EVP) and a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), based in Geneva, Switzerland. Diane joined WBCSD in December 2018 as Managing Director of Food and Nature where she led business efforts to accelerate the system transformation in the areas of food, nature and water. In October 2021, Diane took the role of EVP for Pathways. In her role as EVP, Diane focuses on the Pathways as part of WBCSD’s strategy, leading business efforts to accelerate collaborative solutions in Food and Agriculture, Energy, Products & Materials, Mobility and Built Environment, and Health and Wellbeing – working in partnership to deliver business solutions for the Imperatives and Redefining Value Program pillars. Before joining WBCSD, Diane was Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Kellogg. Prior to joining Kellogg, Diane served as Vice President for Delta Consultants (now Antea), a global environment, health and safety and sustainability consulting firm. During her 17 years with Delta Consultants, she served in numerous management and consulting roles, based in the US and in the UK, where she worked with many consumer-packaged goods, forest products and manufacturing companies in development and implementation of global programs for sustainability, environmental management and risk management. in 2022 Diane was selected as one of the 25 Badass Women shaping climate action by GreenBiz. In 2015, Diane was recognized as a Maize and Wheat Super Woman by CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) as part of the United Nation’s International Women’s Day. She is also recognized as an Oxfam Sisters on the Planet Ambassador. Diane received a Bachelor’s degrees in Public Communications and in German from Syracuse University. She also completed the Executive MBA Program at the University of St Thomas.

Stephanie is the creative force behind the Impact Finance Center, which she founded in 2013. As an academic entrepreneur, philanthropic advisor, researcher, and educator in the field of impact investing, Stephanie sets the vision and provides leadership for the entire organization while focusing on business development, client engagement, and industry thought leadership through her research, writing, and speaking. Stephanie has 20 years of experience at the intersection of business and natural resources, working for the EcoProducts Fund $100 Ecosystem Service private equity fund, the Nature Conservancy, the USDA Forest Service, DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Journal of Wildlife Management, and several universities. Stephanie received her Ph.D. from the Boone and Crockett Wildlife Conservation Program at the University of Montana. She has a B.S. in Biology & Wildlife Management from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and a M.S. in Ecology from Utah State University. Stephanie is an Aspen Institute Environment Forum Scholar, Environmental Leadership Senior Fellow, Property Environment Research Center Fellow, Ford Foundation Community Forestry Fellow, and Boone and Crockett Professional Member.

Dylan has spent nearly two decades building better environmental and social impacts in the nonprofit and public sectors and the Fortune 500. Prior to GreenBiz, she was a lead strategist on the social innovation team at Verizon, where she introduced climate justice as a core element of the company’s climate approach and worked to address the rural digital divide. Formerly, at power company NRG, she developed climate and water strategy, and helped conceive and launch a consultancy to help commercial customers navigate climate action, resilience, clean energy, and energy efficiency. 

She now applies her experience in the field to lead and build upon GreenBiz’s offerings for sustainability professionals, working to support, drive, and lift up sustainability practice in business. A former music journalist, she lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Elizabeth Seeger was appointed as a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in July 2022, effective November 2022.Ms Seeger has over 20 years’ experience of standard-setting, investment and working on sustainability topics. She joined the ISSB from global investment firm KKR, where she served as Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, responsible for helping oversee the firm's consideration of sustainability matters throughout KKR’s investment process and part of KKR's Global Impact team. She also oversaw KKR’s public sustainability reporting efforts, including the development of SASB and TCFD-aligned reporting.Before joining KKR in 2009, she served as a project manager in the corporate partnerships programme (now known as EDF+Business) of Environmental Defence Fund and a consultant with the Corporate Executive Board (CEB, now known as Gartner), where she advised companies from a broad range of industries in Europe and the United States. Before CEB, Ms Seeger was an associate at the Environmental Law Institute, a non-profit organisation focused on environmental law and policy research and education.Ms Seeger served on the SASB Standards Board as an inaugural member, but began her standard-setting work when becoming a member of the SASB Standards Council in 2012.She is a 2013 Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow and earned a BA in Environmental Studies with honours from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Lowery is a Senior Advisor, Sustainable Finance and ESG with ERM, a sustainability consulting firm. She is also
a Senior Executive Advisor with GI Partners and Piva. She was formerly the Managing Director of Sustainability and ESG
at TPG. Beth joined TPG after a 20-year career with General Motors Company where she was a member of GM’s Senior
Leadership Group as Corporate Vice President, Environment, Energy & Safety Policy and Secretary to the Public Policy
Committee of the GM Board of Directors. She also served as General Counsel for GM—North America. Beth has held
various executive positions, including Senior Knowledge Leader and a Principal of GreenOrder at LRN, where she was
focused on working with global enterprises to develop sustainability strategies and initiatives. Beth was also a partner at
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn and a law clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice G. Mennen Williams. She has
served on several non-profit boards including the World Environment Center, InForum Center for Leadership, Keystone
Center and the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers. Her primary responsibilities within TPG included leading the
Sustainability and ESG program development, strategy and deployment across the Firm, engaging with portfolio
companies to build sustainable businesses, and assisting deal teams on due diligence matters. Ms. Lowery was a
member of the PRI Private Equity Advisory Committee and is currently a Board Member of Denali Water Solutions, Keter
Environmental Services, Sagard Holdings, Anuvia, and American Battery Technology Company. She is also a member of
the Caesars Entertainment CSR External Advisory Board and on the Corporate Eco Forum Advisory Board.

Ellen has worked at the intersection of sustainability and human resources as a recruiter and consultant for 25+ years. A super connector, Ellen’s passion for sustainability and ESG was sparked while obtaining her MBA from Yale and interning at L.L.Bean. Ellen is a regular speaker at industry events, and pens a column with GreenBiz entitled “Talent Show.” She frequently shares her perspective with global media outlets, including Marketplace, the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s.

Emilio Tenuta’s 38-year tenure at Ecolab includes 25 years of technical, marketing and business management experience in various industries including Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Lodging, Healthcare, Primary Metals and Automotive. In the past 11 years, Tenuta has led Ecolab’s strategic sustainability journey focused on corporate responsibility, internal environmental stewardship and helping customers operate more sustainably. He is actively involved in advancing global sustainability practices, with a significant focus on water stewardship and climate action. In partnership with Global S&P Trucost – and a multi-stakeholder advisory group – Tenuta led development of the Water Risk Monetizer, industry’s first financial modeling tool to assess water-related risk, and the Smart Water Navigator, a free online tool to help businesses improve water management and achieve their water reduction targets. In recent years, he’s become a leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and reporting and has collaborated with a number of large impact investors. Partnering with investor relations and Ecolab’s Chief Executive Officer, Tenuta has advanced Ecolab’s reputation as an ESG leading company. Tenuta is actively involved in advancing industry sustainability and corporate responsibility practices. He sits on the board of directors of the World Environment Center, a global non-profit, non-advocacy organization and the leadership council of the Corporate Eco Forum.

Prior to joining Persefoni, she was Assistant Director in the Office of International Affairs at the SEC where she was responsible, among other things, for the SEC's engagement with international regulators, standard setters, and regulatory bodies on climate-related disclosure issues. Prior to joining the SEC, she was with the law firm Debevoise and Plimpton.

Erik Snyder’s acumen for business and love of the environment led him to be founder of the Drawdown Fund in 2018. The Drawdown Fund invests growth capital to scale technologies and businesses that reverse global warming by sequestering CO2 or reducing emissions. The Drawdown Fund was co-founded by Paul Hawken and follows the strategy laid out in the New York Times Best-seller: “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan to Reverse Global Warming.” Prior to the Drawdown Fund, Erik worked on investments held by GLE Capital, a global multi-family office and was CEO of Armada Skis. Erik received his MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS) where he was a recipient of the Rock Entrepreneurial Fellowship. Before HBS, Erik worked at Partners Capital Investment Group managing a multi-asset class hedge fund and overseeing private equity investments. Erik’s corporate career began with PRTM Management Consultants after graduating from Cornell University with Honors.Erik’s background is as diverse as his passions. He has been involved in a number of successful entrepreneurial enterprises, worked for a non-profit in Nepal, was a climbing guide in Mexico, and played professional soccer in Bolivia. Outside of work, Erik spends his time being as active as possible with his wife, Julie, and two boys, Jake (12) and Nate (10). You might find him running through the mountains preparing for an ultra-marathon or skiing in a remote part of the world. Regardless of the adventure, Erik always enjoys coming home to Park City for Sunday brunch with his family.    Venture Innovations to Reach Net Zero

Erika is the Chief Impact Officer at Pathstone. She joins the Pathstone team from Cornerstone Capital Group*, the sustainable and impact investment advisory firm she founded in 2013. Erika’s mission is to bring the disciplines of finance, economics, and sustainability to bear in pursuit of a more regenerative and inclusive form of capitalism. Over the course of her 25-plus years on Wall Street, she developed a deep belief in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analysis as a critical input to investment decision-making. Prior to launching Cornerstone Capital Group, Erika was Managing Director and Head of Global Sector Research at UBS Investment Bank. She chaired the Global Investment Review Committee, served on the UBS Securities Research Executive Committee, and served on the Environmental and Human Rights Committee of the UBS Group Executive Board. Erika’s work has been featured by media including Bloomberg, The Guardian, the Financial Times, Investor Relations Magazine, and Forbes. Erika speaks on sustainable investing and finance at venues around the world including the UN Global Compact, theUN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Clinton Global Initiative, the Wharton School, the NYSE, the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), the Aspen Institute, the White House, and many others. Erika holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School.

Ethan Rouen is an assistant professor of business administration in the Accounting and Management Unit, where he teaches the elective course Reimagining Capitalism, and the faculty co-chair of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at Harvard Business School.His current research interest focuses on understanding economic inequality and the measurement of human capital. He has been awarded from the American Accounting Association the Competitive Manuscript Award, the Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal, and the Best Dissertation Award in the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section. His research has been published in The Journal of Financial Economics, The Accounting Review, Management Science, and The Review of Accounting Studies, and his journalism and opinion articles have appeared in the Boston Globe, Le Monde, HuffPo, The Hill, CEOWORLD Magazine, and Fortune.com, among others. He appears frequently in national and international media outlets.Professor Rouen earned a BA in history and English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MS in journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. From Columbia Business School, he received an MBA in finance and accounting, an M.Phil. in accounting, and a PhD in accounting.

Florian is currently a research scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he cofounded the Aggregate Confusion Project. His research interest covers sustainable investing with a focus on ESG ratings, the disagreement between different rating agencies, and how it affects investors, firms, as well as academic research.He received his PhD in economics from Paris-Dauphine University. During his PhD, he held a visiting research position at ETH Zurich. Florian worked as a quantitative researcher at Amundi Asset Management and as a quantitative strategist/ trader at Alphadyne Asset Management. He taught at Paris-Dauphine University, Sciences-Po Paris, and MIT Sloan.

Gabriel Thoumi has 17 years’ experience leading ESG, sustainability, and climate risk finance initiatives for global clients on four continents including direct engagement with more than 40 corporations in the S&P 500, investors and banks, multilateral development banks, governments, and civil society organizations. As both a former banker and asset manager, he has broad and detailed sectoral coverage knowledge informing transition modeling informing billions of dollars of transactions globally.He is an award-winning research manager (2014, 2015, 2020, and 2021) and a member of various Fortune 500, scientific, and financial technical committees including the S&P Sustainable Finance Scientific Council. He has published more than 70 ESG investment research reports, alongside hundreds of articles, edited two books on sustainable finance and natural capital, and frequently presents globally.Since 2016, he has lectured at Johns Hopkins University teaching Financing a Sustainable World and ESG Integration. He is also the former President of the Board, 2 Degrees Investing Initiative, U.S. Finally, he has served as a political appointee to various Washington DC regional urban planning and climate advisory commissions, 2013-2021.Gabriel has an MBA and Master of Science from the University of Michigan. He is a LEED AP. and is a former Erb Institute, Rockefeller Foundation Natural Capital, and Consortium fellowship recipient. Previous to working in sustainable finance, Gabriel had a successful career as a junior oceanography science officer in the North Atlantic and as an art history consultant. In his free time, he enjoys running, mountaineering, and ocean sailing.

Gavin Smith, PhD, is a Managing Director, Head of Equity Research and Sustainable Investing for PGIM Quantitative Solutions. He is responsible for the research, oversight and incorporation of ESG in our investment platform. In addition, he oversees research and analysis for Quantitative Equity portfolios. Prior to his current role, Gavin was most recently a portfolio manager and before that was a key member of PGIM Quantitative Solutions’ Research team where he focused on alpha and implementation research that could be applied across markets and strategies. Prior to joining PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Gavin led the North American Quantitative Research team at Macquarie Capital. Previously, Gavin served in quantitative research positions at Barclays Capital and Plato Investment Management in Sydney, Australia. He earned a BComm (Honors) in finance from the University of Wollongong and a PhD in finance from the University of New South Wales in Australia

George Basile, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized creative thinker and practitioner in the field of sustainability. Basile started out on a traditional academic career path, with a B.S. in Physics from University of California-Irvine followed by a Ph.D. in Biophysics from University of California-Berkeley and a post-doc at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. He has held teaching positions at Berkeley and Stanford, and helped develop Green MBA programs in the United States and Sweden. He currently serves on the boards of nonprofit organizations and new ventures, and advises Fortune 500 clients on sustainable business practices and integrated operational and marketing strategies. He served as the R&D head of The Natural Step, an accelerator of global sustainability, and co-founded Thrive Unlimited. Dr. Basile is widely published and is a sought-after speaker focusing on creating strategic alignment between business drivers and emerging market needs.

Georges Dyer is an Executive Director of the Intentional Endowments Network, a broad-based collaborative network that engages key stakeholders in the higher education, business and non-profit sectors and provides education, peer networking, convening, thought leadership and information exchange to advance intentionally designed endowments that contribute to a healthy, just and sustainable society.

Georges founded Greenland Enterprises, a consulting firm specializing in strategic sustainable development and is a Trustee of Stratleade Sustainability Education. He is a graduate of The Mountain School, Dartmouth College, and the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden, where he earned a Master of Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability.

Ms. Zoolagud is a Managing Director in Deloitte & Touche’s Risk and Financial Advisory practice largely serving FSI clients. She has 2 decades of experience in leading large programs to operationalize regulatory, risk, compliance requirements through business, data, controls and technology transformations for clients in the financial services industry. She has been recently focusing on advising clients around data related to ESG and the complex overlapping standards/frameworks. With a background in technology and data, she has helped financial services clients define and stand up enterprise data governance and data standards and quality programs.

As Green Finance & ESG Analyst, Grant leads on program development for GreenFin – the premier ESG event aligning the sustainability, investment and finance communities. Grant works to direct the vigor of capital markets toward the realization of a clean and just economy, and to make GreenFin the launchpad of the ideas, insights and connections that will shift capital allocation to support sustainability.

Grant previously served as Senior Account Executive with GreenBiz, working with clients across financial services, transportation, tech and consulting. Prior to joining GreenBiz, Grant worked under the auspices of the USDA implementing reforestation projects in fire-affected regions of Northern California. Grant holds a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in Environmental Governance from Oxford University. He is animated by a healthy diet of existential anxiety and an enduring faith in humans’ ability to solve problems together. Grant loves, more than most things, to surf.

Heather Clancy, vice president and editorial director at GreenBiz, specializes in chronicling the role of technology in enabling corporate climate action and transitioning to a clean, inclusive and regenerative economy. An award-winning journalist, she started her journalism career on the business desk of United Press International, and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.

Clancy was the launch editor for the Fortune Data Sheet, the magazine's newsletter dedicated to the business of technology. She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, "Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different." She is proud to serve on the boards of the WSLA Alumnae Group, a mentorship organization dedicated to nurturing feminine leadership in the corporate sustainability movement, and EcoAthletes, a collective of collegiate, professional and amateur athletes dedicate to using their voices to surface solutions to climate change.

Helle Bank Jorgensen is an internationally recognized expert on sustainable business practices, with a 30-year record of turning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks into innovative and profitable business opportunities. She works with many global Fortune 500 board members and executives, as well as smaller companies and investors.Helle is the founder and chief executive of Competent Boards, which offers online climate and ESG programs that draw on the experience of over 180 renowned board members, executives, and investors. Hundreds of directors and senior executives have enrolled in these programs to mitigate the risks and seize the opportunities presented by ESG and climate change.Helle serves at:-Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence’s Sustainability & ESG Insights Council;-World Economic Forum (WEF) Expert Network for Corporate Governance, Leadership, and Emerging Multinationals;-His Royal Highness Prince of Wales A4S (Accounting for Sustainability) Global Expert Panel;-The Non-financial Digitisation Working Group of the Impact Management Project (IMP);-The Reuters Panel of Expert Judges for the Responsible Business Awards;-Canadian Climate Governance Experts –- a Commonwealth Climate & Law Initiative;-Chair of the Advisory Committee of the ESG Exchange.In 2020 she was awarded the Global Impact Award and named one of "5 people in ESG to look out for." She was also selected as one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in the Green Economy in the US and Canada for 2022. Ms. Bank Jorgensen is the author of the newly published book Stewards of The Future: A Guide for Competent Boards, an Amazon bestseller.

In her role as the in-house subject matter expert on major environmental, social & governance (ESG) and sustainable finance concepts, Jaclyn is tasked with raising Preqin’s profile as the leading provider of ESG data and analytics for the alternative assets market by setting the vision and strategy for Preqin’s ESG product suite. Jaclyn also ensures ESG principles are embedded into Preqin’s culture through the implementation of a corporate responsibility strategy that considers all stakeholders when making business decisions. Prior to Preqin, Jaclyn was the Director of ESG Products at S&P Global Ratings. As the strategic client facing lead, she grew S&P’s market share by translating market trends and issues facing companies and investors into best-in-class product solutions. She managed and continuously enhanced Ratings’ current ESG products and set the roadmap for future product developments. Before transitioning to S&P Global Ratings, Jaclyn was the Global Lead of Sustainability & ESG at S&P Global. She and her team were accountable for the management of the Company’s ESG risks and opportunities, as well as disclosure to key stakeholders including investors. As the Global Lead, she spearheaded the responses to notable third party ESG assessments such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and company disclosures to frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Taskforce for Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Jaclyn started her career at S&P Global in 2013. Previously, she worked in sales at Recyclebank, a New York City based start-up that focuses on clean technology and sustainability. Jaclyn served as a member of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s Board of Director’s Development Committee. She is a    The Role of Private Equity in Decarbonizing Transitioning Assets

Jason Jay is Director of the Sustainability Initiative at the MIT Sloan School of Management and director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan. His research focuses on how people navigate the tensions between personal, business and social goals in sustainability efforts. His first book is "Breaking Through Gridlock: The Power of Conversation in a Polarized World" and he has published articles in the Academy of Management Journal and California Management Review. He teaches courses on strategy, innovation and leadership for sustainable business at MIT, and engages students and alumni in hands-on projects with leading companies and organizations. Prior to MIT, Jason was a management consultant for Dialogos International, where he consulted on leadership development and organizational change for major international corporations and NGO's including BP and the World Bank. Jason holds a Ph.D. in Organization Studies from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and an AB and M.Ed from Harvard University. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Jen Sullo is Managing Director of Asset Management and Investment Solutions at Earth Finance. She brings significant expertise integrating sustainability into portfolio construction, investment, and due diligence processes as well as creating tailored, client-specific sustainable investment funds for private wealth and institutional investors – including corporate retirement plans, insurance reserve pools, non-profit investment portfolios, and financial intermediary platforms. Jen has worked globally to provide education and strategic advice to sophisticated asset owners on decarbonization goal / target setting, climate scenario analysis, carbon footprinting and benchmarking, regulatory considerations, implementation pathways, and broad-ESG integration. Prior to Earth Finance, Jen was Global Head of Sustainable Investing Solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management ($2.2T) where she was responsible for global sustainable investing strategy, product development, and partnerships. Previously, as Managing Director and ESG Practice Lead of Rocaton Investment Advisors ($600B), she was responsible for ESG integration within multi-asset Advisory and OCIO channels. Prior to Rocaton, Jen held various positions at J.P. Morgan, Voya Investment Management and GE Asset Management. She graduated from Fairfield University with honors and an M.S. in Finance and from Trinity College with honors and a B.S. in Economics.

Jenny Mathilde Nordby joined RepRisk in 2018 and is the Head of Business Development. She is responsible for RepRisk’s global business development department, including direct sales, strategic product integration partnerships, and redistribution channels. She previously led RepRisk’s Partnerships department and oversaw the company’s market, regulatory, and competitive intelligence.
 
Before joining RepRisk, Jenny worked at SEB – first, as an Account Manager covering Nordic institutional and corporate clients within Client Coverage, then in Institutional Sales, and finally in Corporate Risk Advisory and Analytics within Capital Markets. During her tenure at SEB, she also worked in rotations at other locations and departments in London, Singapore, and Stockholm.
 
Jenny holds a dual Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Relations from the University of Oslo, in Norway, and a Master of Science in Management and Finance from Imperial College, London, in the UK. She completed exchange semesters at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and at the American University, in Washington D.C., USA.

Jess Gaspar is the Head of Research at FCLT Global. In this role, he shapes the research agenda while working with the organization’s members and staff to advance the content and ensure its impact. He joined FCLT Global in 2023 after nearly two decades as a research leader at financial institutions. Jess has financial expertise across asset classes spanning the full value chain from security selection through manager evaluation, asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk management. He has also worked extensively on sustainability, the environment and climate change as a researcher, strategy builder and product designer.In his most recent role, Jess spent five years as the Global Head of Research for AllianceBernstein’s $100bn+ Multi-Asset Solutions business where he directed a global team responsible for strategic asset allocation, systematic tactical asset allocation, retirement and risk. He also served the firm as a member of AB’s Responsibility Steering Committee, Trust Company Board and partnership with Columbia’s Climate School.Prior to AllianceBernstein, Jess was Head of Asset Allocation and Research at Commonfund, one of the pioneers in investing long term portfolios for nonprofits. Earlier, he was director of research for Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group, a systematic macro hedge fund where he coauthored Commodity Investing published by Wiley Finance. Jess joined the financial sector from McKinsey and Company and began his research career as a professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business where he taught international economics to M.B.A. students and computational methods in economics and finance to Ph.D. students.He earned his PhD in Economics from Stanford University and his BS in Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a US citizen and is married with three grown children.

Jessica “Jessie” Buendia is the Dream.Org Vice President of Sustainability and Green For All National Director. Green For All works at the intersection of the environmental, economic, and racial justice movements to advance solutions to poverty and pollution and to ensure that the people hit first and worst by pollution and climate change do not benefit last and least from the solutions. Under her leadership, Green For All is working to advance proactive bipartisan climate policy, support the implementation of Biden’s Justice40 initiative, ensure investments from the Inflation Reduction Act are directed to the communities most impacted by poverty and pollution, and uplift Black and Brown entrepreneurs and job pathways in the green economy.

Before coming to Green For All, Jessie held positions within the public, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors on climate equity. Most recently, Jessie served as an executive at the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) under the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. SGC promotes sustainability, health, and equity across the State by helping California achieve its climate change and racial equity goals through place-based, community-driven infrastructure investments and transformative programming. Jessie launched racial equity and technical assistance initiatives that expanded California’s reach and impact in communities and propelled SGC as a leader on equity at the state level.

Before coming to Green For All, Jessie held positions within the public, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors on climate equity. Most recently, Jessie served as an executive at the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) under the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. SGC promotes sustainability, health, and equity across the State by helping California achieve its climate change and racial equity goals through place-based, community-driven infrastructure investments and transformative programming. At SGC, Jessie oversaw a $1 billion annual budget and launched racial equity and technical assistance initiatives that expanded California’s reach and impact in communities and propelled SGC as a leader on equity at the state level. Jessie spearheaded the passage of the nation’s first state-level, multi-agency Racial Equity vision statement, action plan and served as the State’s host for the Capitol Collaborative on Race and Equity and the Interagency Racial Equity Working Group.

Jessie has held positions at the Greenlining Institute, East Bay Community Law Center, Janelle Monae’s Fem the Future Foundation, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Foundation, Health Access Foundation, Rose Foundation, California State Legislature, and Urban Habitat. She has also lived and worked in Mexico, France, India, and South Africa. Jessie has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Princeton University, an Advanced Project Management Certificate from Stanford University, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Macalester College. She is a certified coach with a focus on building transformational leadership within the social justice sector. She is originally from Iowa and currently resides in Sacramento with her wife and children.

John Davies heads up GreenBiz Group's research efforts and leads the GreenBiz Executive Network, a member-based, peer-to-peer learning forum for sustainability professionals. The network is made up of senior executives from $1B+ corporations working together to share best practices and lessons learned for implementing sustainable development programs. Davies is an experienced entrepreneur and innovator who has applied his business and management skills to launching start-ups as well as improving the operations of existing businesses. He is a frequent keynote speaker at international events, is well-known for his supply chain and sustainability expertise and is the author of numerous articles in business, industry, and educational publications. Davies received his BA from SUNY at Fredonia and his MA from the University of Delaware.

Joyce Cacho is a combination leading-edge Operating Executive, and ‘nose-in-fingers-out’ Board member. Building on a C-suite career focused on P&L restructuring in banking and manufacturing, Joyce brings enterprise risk management (ERM), M&A, and ESG/Sustainability skills to the boardroom to grow companies. As the board chair, Sistema.Bio, Joyce is engaged in the energy-bio, technology innovation, and carbon offset industries. In addition to board director experience with Sunrise Banks, N.A., and World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), Joyce served on the board of Land O’Lakes, Inc. — a Fortune 250 company.Joyce contributes to systems change as a Governance expert and Leadership Committee member of 2022 #GetOnBoard week, How Women Lead and Advisor, Black Corporate Board Readiness (BCBR), Silicon Valley Executive Center, Santa Clara University. As a board trustee, College of the Atlantic (COA), Joyce works to support innovation in education. Serving as an Advisor, Competent Board and Chief Judge, US Businesses in Africa Awards keep Joyce focused on impact via Corporate Governance in mature and emerging markets.Joyce holds a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation and is a member of the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Society – New York (professional) which supports her QFE and Audit Committee board expertise. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow and was named to the 2021 list of Most Influential Black Executives by Savoy Magazine.

Julie Nash is senior program director for food and forests at Ceres, a nonprofit organization working with influential investors to build sustainability leadership. Julie directs the strategy for mobilizing leading investors and companies to address sustainability risks in food and forest supply chains.

She brings to Ceres an extensive corporate sustainability background with nearly 15 years of direct experience, including roles at Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s, and Kraft Foods. Julie earned her Ph.D. in Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a BS from Cornell University. 

As Director, Global Climate Strategy at Aramark, Kate oversees the organization’s climate strategy, including measuring progress and driving implementation toward its commitment to reduce food-related emissions 25% by 2030 and to set science-based targets. Kate collaborates across the organization on initiatives such as climate-friendly menus, efficient operations, and sustainable sourcing. Previously, Kate worked as Sustainability Director for the Town of Concord, MA, where she was responsible for launching the town’s first comprehensive climate action and resilience plan. Kate also spent 5 years at Environmental Defense Fund in Boston where she managed EDF Climate Corps, a network of professionals united to advance climate solutions and the leading graduate fellowship program in energy and sustainability. Kate holds a dual degree from Clark University, MBA and MS in Environmental Science and Policy as well as a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kate is a Director of Shareholder Advocacy at Trillium Asset Management, a socially responsible investment firm that has incorporated ESG into its investment processes since its founding in 1982. Kate engages with corporate leadership on a variety of environmental, social, and governance issues, focusing primarily on Trillium's climate-related advocacy. Her past areas of work have included deforestation, human rights, political spending, and drug pricing.Prior to joining Trillium, she worked at Friends Fiduciary Corporation, a faith-based investment firm, where she developed and implemented the firm’s engagement program and coordinated collaboration with other investors, NGO and grassroots partners, and policy experts.

Katherine Collins is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and portfolio manager for Putnam's Sustainable Equity strategies, with approximately $6.5 billion in assets under management. SHORT VERSION: * favored for most settings *Katherine Collins is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and portfolio manager for Putnam's Sustainable Equity strategies, with approximately $6.5 billion in assets under management. In addition to her investment roles, Ms. Collins is an author and beekeeper, and holds degrees from Harvard Divinity School and Wellesley College. She serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Santa Fe Institute, Omega Institute, Harvard Divinity School Dean's Council, and Wellesley Centers for Women. In 2021, she was named to the inaugural Forbes “50 Over 50” list of leaders who are shaping the future of finance.MEDIUM VERSION:Katherine Collins is Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam Investments and portfolio manager for Putnam's Sustainable Equity strategies, with approximately $6.5 billion in assets under management. Ms. Collins has over thirty years’ experience as an active fundamental investor, and was named to the inaugural Forbes “50 Over 50” list of leaders who are shaping the future of finance in 2021. She is a beekeeper, the author of Month of Sundays and The Nature of Investing, and founder of Honeybee Capital, an independent investment research firm focused on sustainable investment themes. Earlier in her career, she served as Head of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager, and Equity Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments. Katherine serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Santa Fe Institute, Omega Institute, Harvard Divinity School Dean's Council, and Wellesley Centers for Women. She earned a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a B.A. from Wellesley College, and is a CFA charter holder.

Katie Schmitz Eulitt leads the ISSB SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group, comprising over 60 leading global asset owners and managers – with >$53 Trillion AUM – supporting a global baseline standard for the communication of corporate performance on ESG issues relevant to the assessment of enterprise value to investors. This reprises similar roles Katie has played at the Value Reporting Foundation, prior to its merger with IFRS in August 2022 and at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board prior to that. She also co-leads market engagement in Asia Pacific markets, with an emphasis on Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.

Katie worked with investment bank Salomon Brothers for over a decade in the US, Japan, and Hong Kong. Her experience in project development and finance spans the energy sector (both fossil fuels and renewables), the protection of forested lands, and water disinfection in developing markets.

She holds a BA in Japanese from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from l’Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau, France, an executive certificate in sustainability from the Presidio Graduate School of San Francisco, and a Global Competent Boards Designation.

Kelly Goddard is the Chief Sustainability Officer and a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Renewable and Transition Group. In this role, Kelly is responsible for the global ESG strategy across renewable operations and the Brookfield Global Transition Fund, the world’s largest private fund dedicated to facilitating the global transition to net zero.Prior to joining Brookfield in 2021, Kelly worked at BP in a number of development, operations and strategy roles including most recently as Senior Vice President of Sustainability globally. Kelly holds a Master of Environmental Management with a concentration in Environmental Economics and Policy from Duke University.

Kristen B. Sullivan is a partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP and leads Sustainability and ESG Services, working with clients to help address their sustainability and non-financial disclosure strategy needs. Kristen also serves as the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s Global Audit & Assurance Sustainability and Climate Services Leader and the Integrated Reporting Community of Practice Leader. Kristen brings extensive experience in delivering sustainability risk assessment, governance, strategy alignment, measurement, reporting, and assurance services. Given the growing market emphasis on the importance of ESG standards and frameworks, Kristen serves as a member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Community, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Assurance Task Force, the Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) Initiative Corporate Working Group, and as Chair of the AICPA Sustainability Task Force. She previously served on the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Working Group. Kristen has authored a number of publications around the value of sustainability and ESG disclosure and assurance. She was #10 on the 2020 Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders list.Kristen has more than 25 years of experience with Deloitte, beginning her career in Deloitte’s Audit and Advisory Services, working in Deloitte’s National Office in several capacities, and working with the deputy CEO of Deloitte LLP focused on regulatory and public policy matters. Kristen is a CPA (CT, MO) and CGMA and earned SASB’s Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential. Kristen completed the Berkeley Law Executive Education Certification: ESG: Navigating the Board’s Role. Kristen also serves as a member of the Eureka College Board of Trustees and the Financial Women’s Association. Kristen lives in Greenwich, CT, with her four year old daughter.

Kristen Duda is a director at PwC, focused on the intersection of ESG and technology. As the lead for PwC’s U.S. joint business relationships and alliances for ESG technology, Kristen works with clients to build their strategic ESG roadmap. With over 19 years of experience in sustainability, Kristen has advised global companies on turning material business risks to value creation.Kristen holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Chemical Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer.

Kristy advises financial institutions and developers on project finance transactions in the renewable and clean energy, infrastructure, water, and transportation & transit sectors. Having advised on some of the largest and most complex project financings globally, her expertise includes analyzing financial, market, and credit risks, structuring and negotiating financial terms, and conducting due diligence on all aspects of a project. She has extensive experience with public- private partnerships, portfolio financings, expansion financings, complex multi-source financings, loan guarantees, and alternative project delivery methods. Her clients include lenders, governmental and commercial financial institutions, sponsors and borrowers, public sector/state-owned and private enterprises, and institutional investors. Ms. David received a Master of Arts in International Affairs with specializations in International Finance and International Energy Policy from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New York University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Laura Weeks, Relationship Manager, U.S. Signatory Relations, Principles for Responsible InvestmentLaura Weeks is a Relationship Manager on the U.S. Signatory Relations team at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Laura has responsibility for supporting East Coast signatories in their advancement of Responsible Investing initiatives. Laura has over 17 years of experience in the finance industry, working in client relationship management roles supporting institutional investors. Prior to joining the PRI, she spent 15 years at Acadian Asset Management in various roles focused on relationship management, digital transformation strategic initiatives, and on working groups committed to ESG advancement and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Before joining Acadian, Laura supported global business development efforts at Wellington Management Company. Laura obtained her B.A. in International Relations from Boston University and her MBA from Simmons University. Laura has also achieved the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Laura directs the Ambition 2030 initiative at Ceres, working to increase the ambition of corporate uptake of robust GHG emission reduction targets aligned with science, development of strategic plans to meet those targets, and disclosure of progress. Laura provides investors and companies with the business case for setting Science Based Targets (SBTs) and going Net Zero along with technical expertise to address challenges along the way. Before joining Ceres, Laura served as the first Sustainability Director at Amherst College where she successfully developed a plan that commits the college to carbon neutrality by 2030. Prior to Amherst, Laura worked at the World Resources Institute on the GHG Protocol team, where she helped develop the Corporate Value Chain Scope 3 and Product Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Standards. Laura has been recognized as an expert in life cycle assessment and has had roles supporting life cycle energy systems assessment with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy.

Leo E. Strine, Jr., is Of Counsel in the Corporate Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.  Prior to joining the firm, he was the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from early 2014 through late 2019.  Before becoming the Chief Justice, he served on the Delaware Court of Chancery as Chancellor since June 22, 2011, and as a Vice Chancellor since November 9, 1998.

In his judicial positions, Mr. Strine wrote hundreds of opinions in the areas of corporate law, contract law, trusts and estates, criminal law, administrative law, and constitutional law.  Notably, he authored the lead decision in the Delaware Supreme Court case holding that Delaware’s death penalty statute was unconstitutional because it did not require the key findings necessary to impose a death sentence to be made by a unanimous jury.

Leo E. Strine, Jr., is Of Counsel in the Corporate Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.  Prior to joining the firm, he was the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from early 2014 through late 2019.  Before becoming the Chief Justice, he served on the Delaware Court of Chancery as Chancellor since June 22, 2011, and as a Vice Chancellor since November 9, 1998.

In his judicial positions, Mr. Strine wrote hundreds of opinions in the areas of corporate law, contract law, trusts and estates, criminal law, administrative law, and constitutional law.  Notably, he authored the lead decision in the Delaware Supreme Court case holding that Delaware’s death penalty statute was unconstitutional because it did not require the key findings necessary to impose a death sentence to be made by a unanimous jury.

For a generation, Mr. Strine taught various corporate law courses at the Harvard and University of Pennsylvania law schools, and now serves as the Michael L. Wachter Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a Senior Fellow of the Harvard Program on Corporate Governance. From 2006 to 2019, Mr. Strine served as the special judicial consultant to the ABA’s Committee on Corporate Laws. He also was the special judicial consultant to the ABA’s Committee on Mergers & Acquisitions from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the American Law Institute.

Mr. Strine speaks and writes frequently on the subjects of corporate and public law, and particularly the impact of business on society, and his articles have been published in The University of Chicago Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Harvard Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Stanford Law Review, among others.  On several occasions, his articles were selected as among the Best Corporate and Securities Articles of the year, based on the choices of law professors.

Before becoming a judge in 1998, Strine served as Counsel and Policy Director to Governor Thomas R. Carper, and had also worked as a corporate litigator at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1990 to 1992.  He was law clerk to Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Chief Judge John F. Gerry of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.  Mr. Strine graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1988, and was a member of the Order of the Coif.  In 1985, he received his Bachelor’s Degree summa cum laude from the University of Delaware and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Truman Scholar.

In 2000, Governor Carper awarded Mr. Strine the Order of the First State.  In 2002, President David Roselle of the University of Delaware presented him with the University’s Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement.  In 2006, he was selected as a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.  In 2019, he was awarded an honorary degree from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

For a generation, Mr. Strine taught various corporate law courses at the Harvard and University of Pennsylvania law schools, and now serves as the Michael L. Wachter Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a Senior Fellow of the Harvard Program on Corporate Governance. From 2006 to 2019, Mr. Strine served as the special judicial consultant to the ABA’s Committee on Corporate Laws. He also was the special judicial consultant to the ABA’s Committee on Mergers & Acquisitions from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the American Law Institute.

Mr. Strine speaks and writes frequently on the subjects of corporate and public law, and particularly the impact of business on society, and his articles have been published in The University of Chicago Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Cornell Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Harvard Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and Stanford Law Review, among others.  On several occasions, his articles were selected as among the Best Corporate and Securities Articles of the year, based on the choices of law professors.

Before becoming a judge in 1998, Strine served as Counsel and Policy Director to Governor Thomas R. Carper, and had also worked as a corporate litigator at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1990 to 1992.  He was law clerk to Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Chief Judge John F. Gerry of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.  Mr. Strine graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1988, and was a member of the Order of the Coif.  In 1985, he received his Bachelor’s Degree summa cum laude from the University of Delaware and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Truman Scholar.

In 2000, Governor Carper awarded Mr. Strine the Order of the First State.  In 2002, President David Roselle of the University of Delaware presented him with the University’s Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement.  In 2006, he was selected as a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.  In 2019, he was awarded an honorary degree from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

Leslie Samuelrich has led The Green Century Funds since 2012 and is one of Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in Finance for 2023. She has more than 25 years of experience in corporate engagement and environmental and public health advocacy and her comments have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, Barron’s, Morningstar, the New York Times, and many other outlets. She is a former two term board member for the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) and is on the Advisory Board of ESG Clarity. She is a guest lecturer on impact investing at The Wharton School.

Lisa is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the philanthropy, education, nonprofit, technology, healthcare and retail industries. She is especially skilled in strategy development, implementation, operations and measurement models and has a passion for team development and change management. At Point B, Lisa specializes in social impact assessment and ESG strategy execution across business functions.

With a Ph.D. in Ecology from Duke University, extensive publications in leading academic journals, and recognition by Fortune magazine in its “40 Under 40” list, Dr. Joppa is a uniquely accredited voice for sustainability in the tech industry. In 2020, Dr. Joppa was named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list in the environment and ecology fields. He is an Associate Editor in Chief for the Ecological Society of America’s EcoSphere journal and an honorary Fellow at the UN Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC), and he serves on the boards of leading scientific organizations. In 2017, he founded Microsoft’s AI for Earth program—a five-year, $50 million cross-company effort dedicated to delivering technology-enabled solutions to global environmental challenges. More recently Dr. Joppa led Microsoft’s ambitious plans to become a carbon negative, water positive, zero waste company and to build a new planetary computing platform that will transform the way we monitor, model, and manage Earth’s natural systems.

Lynn Forester de Rothschild is a Founding and Managing Partner of Inclusive Capital Partners, an investment manager for the $1.5B Spring Fund, that seeks positively differentiated returns by deploying its governance skills and value investment discipline to improve environmental and societal performance of the business’ in which it invests. Until July 2020, she was Chief Executive of E.L. Rothschild LLC, a family office with interests in private companies, public markets and real estate. She is also the Founder of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism and the Council for Inclusive Capitalism with The Vatican, not-for-profit organizations that develop groundbreaking initiatives with global CEOs and distinguished leaders in government and civil society to catalyze actions that transform capitalism and make our economies and societies more inclusive, dynamic, sustainable and trusted.

Since 2000, Lynn has been a member of the Board of Directors and Nominating & Governance Committee of The Estee Lauder Companies. She has also served on the Boards of The Economist Group, Gulfstream, General Instruments, Bronfman-Rothschild and Weather Central. As part of her charity work, she sits on the Board and Executive Committee of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Advisory Board of Focusing Capital on the Long Term (“FCLT”), the McCain Institute for International Leadership and the ERANDA Rothschild Foundation (de Rothschild family foundation), and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Chatham House.

Previously, she served as a member of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Committee and the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board under President Clinton, and as a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Inclusive Financial Services (2006-2011).

Lynn is often a featured speaker at global forums and corporate and university events, including at the United Nations, World Bank, G20 Investor Forum, OECD, Swiss Re, Temasek, Bloomberg, University of Oxford, Tsinghua University, and Peking University. She has also published in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Guardian. In 2007, Lynn was awarded the Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. She graduated Magna cum Laude and Beta Kappa from Pomona College in Claremont, CA (1976) and from Columbia University School of Law, NYC (1980) with a Juris Doctor with honors (Harlen Fiske Stone Scholar).

Margot Brandenburg is a senior program officer on the foundation’s Mission Investments team, focused on building and strengthening the infrastructure of the impact investment market—with an eye to shaping the broader capital markets. She has spent two decades working at the intersection of philanthropy, capital markets, and social and environmental justice. Prior to joining Ford, Margot served as founder and CEO of MyStrongHome, a benefit corporation delivering resilience finance services to homeowners across the Southeast and Gulf Coast of the US. Before that, she helped design and lead the impact investing initiative at the Rockefeller Foundation. She co-authored the book The Power of Impact Investing with former RF president Judith Rodin. While at Rockefeller, she also focused on job creation and issues of economic security for low-wage workers. Margot began her career in international microfinance and has worked with several community development finance institutions in the US. She serves on the boards of the Workers Lab, Brooklyn Cooperative Credit Union, and the Woodcock Foundation, and as an adviser to the National Domestic Workers Alliance as well as the National Energy Improvement Fund. She received a master’s in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

Marieke Spence is founding Executive Director of Impact Capital Managers (ICM), which works to advance the performance of its members and to scale the private capital impact investing marketplace with integrity and authenticity. The network delivers value through its membership association - 100+ funds deploying $70B+ across 1500+ portfolio companies - and through field-building initiatives in collaboration with the affiliated ICM Institute. Together the organizations launched the Mosaic Fellowship, a competitive professional development program that has placed 66 top-performing graduate students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds at ICM member funds as summer associates. With Achieve Partners, ICM is a producer of the Better Money, Better World podcast. Marieke was previously Director of the Global Philanthropists Circle at Synergos; Senior Consultant at TCC Group; and Assistant Director of Communications at the Council on Foreign Relations. Her work as a Summer Fellow at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation led to the co-authored article “Environmental Impact Investing: Co-Managing the Ecological and Economic Household” with Jacob Harold, Joshua Spitzer, and Jed Emerson, published in Social Finance (Oxford University Press, 2016). Her thought leadership has appeared in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Foundation Review, and GrantCraft. Marieke holds a MALD in International Business and Communication from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA from Brown University. She is an alumna of the inaugural Impact Investing Programme at Oxford University’s Said Business School.    The Implications of ESG Pushback For Impact Investing

Marilyn leads the Climate Finance Fund after most recently managing the climate and clean energy finance portfolio at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

She has worked across four continents in renewable and nuclear energy and venture capital and investment. She previously led the energy practice at Village Capital, modeled and forecasted energy solutions to climate change as a Senior Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, and managed innovation projects at AREVA (now Orano and Framatome).

Marilyn serves on various boards, including the W Fund and the Kachuwa Impact Fund. She has advised government entities such as the Office of the California Governor through the State of California Advisory Group on Climate Risk Disclosure and the U.S. National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) JEDI Committee.

She holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University.

Marilyn is the author of Sustainability at Work: careers that make a difference and writes in a number of outlets, including the Financial Times, Forbes, and GreenBiz.

Marina Severinovsky is the Head of Sustainability, North America, and leads the sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration for Schroders investments in North America. She collaborates with senior managers on market strategy, client communications, product development, sales, and investor management. Marina was previously the Investment Director for North America for the Quantitative Equity Products (QEP) team from 2020 and was responsible for communicating QEP’s investment policy and strategy with clients, as well as business management in the Americas. Prior to joining the QEP team, Marina was an Investment Strategist from 2016 to 2019, working in partnership with Hartford Funds to represent Schroders strategies to financial advisors and intermediaries across all client channels, primarily in the Central US region. Marina was an Alternatives Specialist at Schroders from 2010 to 2016, which involved supporting the development of Schroders’ Alternatives business in the Americas. Her product management activities covered multiple strategies, including Commodities, Absolute Return Emerging Market Debt and Insurance Linked Securities. Marina joined Schroders in 2010 and is based in New York. Prior to joining Schroders, she was an Associate in Investment Banking at Citi Capital Markets and Banking from 2008 to 2010, a Consultant and Client Relationship Manager at Digital Mandate, LLC from 2005 to 2007, and an Analyst at Chicago Partners, LLC from 2004 to 2005. Marina brings 18 years of professional experience to her role at Schroders, including economic analysis, research, and financial modeling, as well as product development, strategy, and client relationship management. She is conversationally fluent in Russian. Education: MBA in Finance/Management, Columbia Business SchoolBA in Economics (magna cum laude), Columbia University

Matt Orsagh has been in the sustainability world for over twenty years. He was part of the original team that started GovernanceMetrics International (now part of MSCI) where he helped develop the first iterations of current ESG analysis. Orsagh spent the last 17 years at CFA Institute, pioneering ESG research and thought leadership, with an increasing focus on climate change, natural capital and degrowth. His report, Climate Chang Analysis in the Investment Process, was named best global ESG paper by Savvy investor in 2020. Orsagh's podcast The Sustainability Story has been named one of the top podcasts about corporate social responsibility. The podcast featured intimate conversations with thought leaders from the world of ESG integration and sustainability.

Matthew Rusk is Head of GRI North America, based in New York City. GRI is the independent, international nonprofit standard-setter that creates the global common language for impact reporting to foster transparency, organizational accountability, and informed decisions to advance sustainable development in the interest of all. The GRI Standards are the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting that are used by 78% of the world's largest companies, over 11,000 organizations, and the majority of the Russell 1000. Matthew advances GRI’s mission by increasing regional knowledge and use of the GRI Standards by organizations of all sizes and types. He oversees the North American GRI Community of over 80 members committed to advancing corporate transparency and works with other corporates and service providers to raise awareness about the latest disclosure developments, best practices, and GRI resources including the GRI Professional Certification program, GRI Academy, GRI Certified software, and GRI Services. Matthew leads GRI’s North American external engagements with assorted constituency groups to build partnerships and collaborations between GRI and key stakeholders. Matthew joined GRI with over ten years of experience managing Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility strategy development, implementation, and reporting for organizations in various industries. He helped establish and promote new sustainable best practices and reporting standards in the entertainment industry by working with Disney, Warner Media, The Producers Guild of America, and others. Matthew worked on the advancement of sustainability and CSR programs in the fashion and design industry while serving as North American Sustainability Manager for Swarovski. He has a Bachelor's in business administration from Villanova University, an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, is a LEED Green Associate, and a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional.

Michele is Director of Sustainability at Equilibrium. Her 20+ years of experience in the environmental field includes CSR reporting, greenhouse gas inventory, sustainable sport and sponsorship programs, sustainable materials management, green building, and running a small business.

Mike Hower is a sustainability and ESG communicator and connector committed to helping purpose-driven businesses and people unlock their full potential for positive impact. As founder and principal consultant at Hower Impact, he works with companies to translate sustainability strategy into stories that inform, engage and inspire investors, customers, employees, regulators, and other stakeholders in the service of social, environmental, and business goals.

Mike’s experience and expertise ranges from ESG strategy and reporting to sustainability communication strategy and engagement. Previously, he led client engagement at thinkPARALLAX, where he facilitated sustainability strategy and communication partnerships with companies such as Snap, Fossil Group, Neiman Marcus Group, Merck, Coupa Software and Sunnova, among others. Before that, he was a sustainability communication strategist at Edelman, where he worked with The North Face, HP, Kashi and others on sustainability communication strategy and engagement. 

Beginning his career as a journalist, Mike has written for GreenBiz, Sustainable Brands and Triple Pundit. He continues to contribute to GreenBiz today, where he writes about the latest trends in sustainable business and communication.

Mike also is passionate about solving what he calls “the impact careers and connection crisis” and through his Impact Hired initiative works to convene, educate, and energize sustainability professionals of all levels. 

He holds a Master's in Strategic Communication and Public Affairs from George Washington University and a Bachelor's in Political Science and History from the University of California, Davis.

As CPO, Mike Zamis leads all product management, marketing and Sphera’s U.S. Government business. Mike is responsible for the strategy and development of Sphera’s next-generation of Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Operational Risk Management and Product Stewardship software offerings. He has over 15 years of experience managing large product teams delivering software products across a wide variety of industries. Prior to his current position, Mike was vice president, product management, for CCC Information Services Inc. and was focused on the company’s Auto Physical Damage solutions for both the insurance and automotive markets. Mike has also held a variety of positions in technical account management, product management and program management in the mobile devices business of Motorola Inc. Before Motorola, he worked at a project management consulting firm and, prior to that, he spent 10 years with a subsidiary of Duke Power engaged in selling and delivering engineering consulting services to the nuclear power industry. Mike holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree with concentrations in finance and strategy from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was also a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois. Outside of work, Mike is an avid fly fisherman, scuba diver and traveler, and he likes to combine the three whenever possible.

Molly Wood is a longtime business and technology journalist turned venture capitalist. She is a veteran of national media (Marketplace, the New York Times, and CNET/CBS) and a podcasting hall-of-famer. Currently, she is scouting and advising climate tech startups as a venture partner at Amasia, and is the founder and CEO of Molly Wood Media, where she is podcasting, writing, and advising companies around climate storytelling and financing trends.  

Nethra Rajendran is the Sustainability Analyst at Greenbiz. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems with a double minor in Geography and Sustainability from the University of Georgia. She instructed a course at Brown University’s Environmental Leadership Lab in Alaska on sustainability and indigenous perspectives. She is passionate about environmental education, grassroots initiatives, intersectional solutions, and cooking plant-based meals. 

Olivia Albrecht is CEO at Aspiration, a climate finance company offering consumers, businesses, and investors access to a portfolio of high-quality climate assets. She was appointed to her role to expand and transform Aspiration’s market position as a leader in the carbon market industry. In her prior role as Aspiration’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Ms. Albrecht led the development of one of the largest and highest quality portfolios of carbon removal projects in the industry.

Patrick’s principal areas of practice are private equity, mergers and acquisitions and shareholder activism. Patrick is Co-Head of V&E’s Shareholder Activism practice, which advises public companies in competitive proxy solicitations, strategic investor relations, and corporate governance. He also counsels senior management, boards of directors, investment managers and both private equity and strategic investors in a wide variety of complex business transactions, corporate governance matters, strategic investor relations and other special situations. His experience includes advising clients in connection with shareholder activism related investments, hostile takeovers, public and private M&A transactions, strategic minority investments and corporate capital investments. Prior to joining Vinson & Elkins, Patrick practiced law at a leading shareholder activism law firm and a preeminent corporate law firm in New York City.

Peggy Smyth joined QIC in 2021 as U.S. Senior Advisor, Global Infrastructure, based in New York, and Chair of the CenTrio Board of Directors. She lined the partnership in 2022. Peggy leads our North American infrastructure investment team on investment strategy and asset management. Peggy brings deep experience in decarbonization and sustainability as well as extensive leadership experience in guiding transformations resulting in increased productivity, engagement, and performance across the energy, manufacturing, telecommunications and professional service sectors. She is the former Chief Financial Officer of National Grid U.S. – one of the world’s largest publicly owned energy companies – and is an Independent Director of Etsy (digital marketplace), Frontier Communications (digital) , Lilium (electric mobility) and Remitly (fintech for immigrants).As a noted authority on the role of finance executives in driving ESG, she was recently recognized by the Energy Inclusion Conference as one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Energy” and by GreenBiz News as one of its “20 C-Suite Sustainability Champions.” She also received the United Way of New York City’s Power of Women to Make a Difference Award in 2018. Peggy is a member of the Executive Committee of the Fordham University President’s Council and a member of the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee of Concern Worldwide, Ireland’s largest aid and humanitarian organization. She is a dual citizen – US and Ireland (EU).

Mr. Esposito is a Managing Director and Senior Counsel, ESG. He joined Apollo in 2020 in the Legal Department as the firm's first ESG Counsel. Prior to that, Mr. Esposito was an associate in the Private Funds Group at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Prior to that, Mr. Esposito was an M&A and private funds associate in the New York offices of two international law firms. Mr. Esposito previously served as a Jacobson Fellow in Law and Business at New York University Law School, and as a professional lecturer in law on the adjunct faculty at The George Washington University Law School.Mr. Esposito received his B.A. from Dartmouth College, his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, and his. LL.M., with highest honors, in International and Comparative Law from The George Washington University Law School.

Robyn Luhning is Wells Fargo & Company’s Chief Sustainability Officer, responsible for driving enterprise Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs, and leading progress against the company’s climate and other sustainability initiatives. She is also leading the development of the Wells Fargo Institute for Sustainable Finance, which will serve as a hub for the bank’s climate-related programming and stakeholder engagement. Robyn joined Wells Fargo in 2011 in the company’s first full-time role focused on Environmental and Social Risk Management. Prior to her current role, she was Head of Strategy and Transformation for Public Affairs. Earlier in her career, Luhning advised Fortune 500 companies on sustainability and corporate responsibility strategy. She also held a variety of corporate responsibility roles for large companies and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar. Luhning is a board member of Living Cities, a national organization focused on closing the racial income and wealth gaps in American cities. She also serves on the board of the Conservation Corps North Bay, a Bay Area-based nonprofit developing youth and conserving natural resources for a resilient, sustainable, and equitable community. Luhning earned a B.A. degree in environmental studies from New College, and a Master’s degree in environmental management from Yale University.

Rodrigo Bandeira, Head of Relationship Management & Product Development. Rodrigo is responsible for managing TIG’s client relationships and the development of TIG’s climate-positive forestry investment programs. Rodrigo brings extensive client service, business development and financial experience to TIG. Prior to TIG, Rodrigo worked with institutional investors to design and implement portfolio construction and manager selection solutions at Bridgewater Associates. While at Bridgewater, Rodrigo directed the development of a new portfolio analytics software platform and assisted in the creation of the company’s first dedicated Latin America capital raising program. Prior to Bridgewater, Rodrigo worked as an Investment Advisor at First Republic Investment Management. Rodrigo has lived and studied in the U.S. and Brazil, and he received a B.A. in Economics from Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude.

Ron was previously president and chief operating officer of State Street, and before that, president and chief executive officer of State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street. He joined State Street in 2015. Prior to State Street, Ron was president of Asset Management & Corporate Services for Fidelity Investments, responsible for all Fidelity asset management organizations and Fidelity’s corporate functions and enterprise technology. He served at Fidelity from 2010 to 2014. Before joining Fidelity, Ron served as president and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management in Boston. During this time, he also served as vice chairman of Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additionally, Ron oversaw all of Bank of New York Mellon's activities in Asia. Prior to the 2007 merger of Bank of New York and Mellon, he was vice-chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and president and chief executive officer of Mellon Asset Management. He served at Mellon and Bank of New York Mellon from 1997 to 2010. Prior to Mellon, Ron was with McKinsey & Company from 1986 to 1997 and was elected a partner in 1992. He founded the Investment Management practice and was co-founder of the firm's North American Personal Financial Services practice. Additionally, he was a member of the Property & Casualty Insurance practice. During his tenure with McKinsey, Ron served in the firm’s Boston, New York, and Stockholm offices. Ron serves on the boards of Unum Corp., Beth Israel Lahey Health, ABL Space Systems, The Boston Foundation, The Ireland Funds, IYRS School of Technology and Trades, Syracuse University, and WBUR. He also serves on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Advisory Council.

Ruth Rennie serves as Senior Director, Decision and Disclosure at WBCSD.

As Director, Land Use Finance with WBCSD, Ryan recently led work developing a set of climate scenarios enabling food, agriculture, and forest products companies to better understand their climate transition risks and opportunities. He has more than 20 years of experience designing and leading complex initiatives in international conservation and corporate sustainable development focused on nature, climate, and energy. He is a former corporate Director of Sustainability for a Fortune 500 technology company and International Development Officer with experience working in East Asia for more than 5 years on oceans, forests, and finance. Prior to his work with WBCSD, Ryan was Managing Director of the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative, a coalition of leading food & agriculture companies and NGOs working together on scalable solutions for regenerative agriculture.