Author - Marcela Pinilla

Marcela brings her experience in the analysis and integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making. She brings this discipline into her advocacy work, where she collaborates with NGOs, investors, experts, and fellow advocates to address core business activities that pose deleterious impacts on society or the environment. Previously Marcela worked with Mercy Investments as Director of Shareholder Advocacy, as Director of Sustainable Investing at CBIS, and leading ESG research at Boston Trust Walden. More recently Marcela has, on her own and with BSR, consulted for various Fortune 500 companies on ESG risks and opportunities, as well as advising issuers and alternatives assets on the evolving investor perspectives on sustainability. With BSR, she also managed due diligence for impact and ESG-related investments for KKR’s Global Impact Fund.

Marcela is a born New Yorker from Panamanian and Nicaraguan parents and grew up in Mexico City. She is deeply committed to social and environmental justice, both on the streets of her Brooklyn neighborhood and in her corporate advocacy work serving clients at Zevin Asset Management. Marcela earned an MS in International Health Policy & Management and an MBA with a focus on Sustainable Development, both from Brandeis University.