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Andrew Collins joined the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) as Director of ESG Investing in 2018. In this role, he leads responsible investing and corporate governance activities across the $33 billion Plan. He joined SFERS from State Street Global Advisors where he was an ESG Investment Strategist. Prior to that he was Technical Director of Standards Setting at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) where he was the lead author and key architect of SASB’s 77 industry standards. He has also held roles in environmental auditing and consulting, and he began his career as a corporate sustainability manager for the Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra. Andrew holds a BS from Yale University and is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credential holder.

Mandira Reddy, CFA, is the Director for Investment Analytics at Capricorn Investment Group, an impact-aligned investment management firm. She joined Capricorn in 2013. Prior to Capricorn, Mandira served as a Portfolio Manager for Intel Capital. Mandira received her M.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. She is also a CFA charter holder.

Isela Rosales, CAIA, serves as a Managing Director in the Capital Markets Group as well as of ESG and Sustainability at Bridge Investment Group. She leads the firm’s ESG Steering Committee to oversee the development, implementation and refinement of firm wide environmental, social and governance initiatives and practices, driving sustainable investments and operations. Ms. Rosales holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is the Chapter Head Executive for the CAIA San Francisco Chapter.

Mark R. Wood, CFA, is a senior vice president and leads U.S. equity research in Callan’s Global Manager Research group. Mark drives the U.S. market research, identifies emerging themes within the asset class, and collaborates with Callan’s Capital Markets Research team on manager structure best practices. Mark is a member of Callan’s ESG team, Alternatives Review Committee and Editorial Committee. He is a shareholder of the firm. Mark earned a BS in finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and member of CFA Institute and CFA Society San Francisco.