Andrea Griffin, Manager, HSBC Global Head of Responsible Investment Specialists, HSBC

Andrea Griffin leads HSBC’s AM Responsible Investment Specialist team.  In her role, she

leads a global team specialising in developing the firm’s ESG and Sustainability frameworks including the climate and impact.  She along with her team support the evolution of our ESG and Sustainable strategies, as well as aligning these to meet a range of client objectives and preferences.  She has also contributed thought leadership through HSBC’s Centre of Sustainable Finance on the low-carbon transition for hard to abate sectors and climate critical technologies.  Previously, she spent nearly 10 years in emerging market renewable energy and solar energy finance across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, focusing on solar finance for emerging market off-grid/C&I solar projects, enabling impact investors to invest in solar as an impact asset class.  Previous to that, Andrea was an Acumen Fund Global fellow in 2011 (frontier markets impact investor) and spent 4 years at JP Morgan Wealth & Asset Management following Bear Stearns.  Andrea is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and holds a Masters in Energy/Policy from Columbia University.