IIGCC's team work closely with members in shaping priorities, delivering activity across work programmes and representing the sector on climate related issues.
CEO
Stephanie Pfeifer
CEO
Stephanie Pfeifer is the CEO of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). Stephanie has led the IIGCC since 2005 and has overseen its expansion into a pan-European investor group during that time. She sits on the Steering Committees for Climate Action 100+ and the Investor Agenda, the Executive Committee of the Paris Aligned Investment Initiative and currently chairs the Steering Committee for the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.
Prior to her role at IIGCC, Stephanie worked in investment banking for over seven years, including as a senior economist at Morgan Grenfell and a VP at Deutsche Bank in London. She holds an MSc with distinction in Environmental Studies, a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and an MA in Economics from Exeter University.
Rest of team
Adam Rose
Senior Corporate Governance Specialist
Adam leads on the Net Zero Stewardship Workstream, assisting members with development of stewardship strategies and proxy voting policies as well as engagement escalation strategy for Climate Action 100+.
Adam has more than 15 years’ experience in the corporate governance and proxy solicitation industry and has a strong background in shareholder engagement, proxy solicitation and mainstream investor activist campaigns. He has previously worked for proxy advisers and solicitation firms such as: Boudicca Proxy Consultants (part of the Registrars arm of FTSE250 company Equiniti plc) as Head of Corporate Governance; Minerva/Manifest Voting Services as Lead of the Socially Responsible Investment team; and Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), in team leading capacities.
He also established risk research consultancy teams at the SERM Rating Agency, worked with the ECGS providing UK policy input whilst at PIRC. Adam was involved in ESG consultancy work for large FTSE350 and EuroTop companies and authored the Business Risk Handbook: A Sustainable Approach to capture this consultancy knowledge. Adam read Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and has post-graduate qualifications in Management, Marketing, and most recently a distinction in a Master of Research in Corporate Governance.
Adrian Fenton
Investor Practices Senior Programme Manager
Adrian has joined IIGCC to lead its work on the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, supporting institutional investors in aligning their portfolios with net zero emissions by 2050. Adrian a climate change and sustainability specialist with over ten years of progressive professional experience across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific. Adrian has a PhD in climate change economics and policy.
Annabel Clark
Corporate Programme Manager
Annabel works across both the Corporate and Investor Practices programmes, supporting on engagement, sector strategies and net zero activities. She joined IIGCC in 2021 from A4S, where she supported the integration of sustainability across the finance community, working closely with investors, CFOs, business schools and accounting bodies.
Annabel holds a degree in Geography from the University of Oxford, where she focused on climate change and the intersection of social and environmental sustainability.
Anthony Rigby
Head of Operations and Development (maternity cover)
Anthony joined IIGCC in November as maternity cover for our Head of Operations and Development. Anthony is a Chartered Accountant with a wealth of expertise in managing financial systems and delivering effective finance solutions in both the private and voluntary sector. He joins us from a youth charity that supports young people to build confidence and develop their employability skills where he was responsible for their operational functions, before which he was at various other charities, primarily Save the Children UK where he was their International Financial Controller before becoming Head of Finance for their UK Programmes.
Prior to that he spent 12 years working in the financial services sector firstly for EY and then KPMG.
Camila Di Civita
Executive Assistant
Camila provides strategic support to Stephanie Pfeifer, working on administration, key stakeholder liaison and team coordination. She joined IIGCC in 2021 having previously worked in the marketing and communications industry for over six years. Camila held a wide variety of roles within business support, operations and integrated project management in agencies such as Thoburns Communications, Weber Shandwick and Bell Pottinger.
Camila has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Greenwich and started her career as a Personal Assistant at a property development and asset management company in London.
Charlie Bevan
Membership Manager
Charlie leads on pursuing new membership opportunities and driving deeper engagement with IIGCC's membership. Charlie joined in April, having previously worked between London and Sierra Leone as the Impact Specialist for Truestone Impact Investment Management. In his previous role, Charlie gained cross-sectoral experience in social impact initiatives, focusing on microfinance, education consulting and poultry farming.
Charlotte Jones
Associate Director of Operations and Development (maternity leave)
Charlotte coordinates IIGCC’s fundraising work and collaborates with programme staff, both internally and at our partner organisations, to develop funder proposals, build relationships and report on IIGCC’s impact. She also leads IIGCC’s HR, governance and compliance functions.
Charlotte joined IIGCC in 2017 after nine years in project and event management roles for the Institute of Cancer Research, The Law Society of England and Wales, The Economist, Reed Business Information and Euromoney PLC and has worked across multiple industries (including Law, Social Work, Chemicals and Energy, Aviation and Finance). Charlotte holds a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy from King’s College London.
Clare Richards
Head of Engagement Initiatives (secondment)
Clare works within the corporate programme, where she is responsible for overseeing delivery of IIGCC-led engagements in Europe, as well as working with our global partner networks to set the agenda of the Climate Action 100+ initiative and ensure delivery of global strategic projects. Clare is currently on secondment from the Church of England Pensions Board, where she has led the IIGCC workstream on corporate climate lobbying, as well as being a member of IIGCC's engagement strategy group.
Dan Gardiner
Climate Transition Plan Specialist
Dan Gardiner joined the IIGCC as Climate Transition Plan Specialist in September 2021, he's also a Technical Adviser for the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI). Dan has been with TPI since 2018 and helped develop the methodologies it uses to assess the carbon performance of the oil and gas and mining sectors. He recently joined IIGCC to assist in the development of additional tools to help accelerate the transition to net zero.
His background is as a sell-side equity analyst at numerous firms including Deutsche Bank and Arete. He holds a First Class MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial.
Danielle Boyd
Investor Practices Senior Programme Manager
Danielle supports IIGCC's Investor Practices programme. She joined IIGCC in June 2020 having previously worked in corporate sustainability consulting with companies across the built environment and retail sectors on sustainability strategy development and implementation of the TCFD recommendations.
Having completed an MSc in Environmental Technology at Imperial College London in 2018, Danielle also spent time supporting the UNFCCC during international climate negotiations in Bonn.
Freddie Turner
Investor Practices Programme Officer
Freddie joined IIGCC in January 2022 and works within the Investor Practises programme, supporting on membership, updates and IIGCC’s initiatives. He graduated from the University of Glasgow in September 2021 with an MSc in International Banking and Finance and has since had experience at an investment newsletter where he was exposed to multiple environmentally focussed investment opportunities.
Judy Chaussalet
Development Manager
Judy is Development Manager at IIGCC. She is responsible for strategically building relationships with trusts and foundations to maximise opportunities, helping to increase and grow IIGCC’s reach and influence.
She recently joined IIGCC from The Climate Coalition where she was Strategic Relations Manager. She has had a variety of roles focused on business development primarily working in the charity, academic and public sectors. Originally trained as a biologist (University of Bristol, NC State University, University of Nottingham), she managed a spin-off (Rothamsted International) with a charitable and trading arm for over 10 years. She has a track record for growing business, establishing programmes and managing them.
Julien Grolee
Investor Practices Programme Manager
Julien works in IIGCC’s investor practices programme, focusing on activities related to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. Julien joined IIGCC in May 2022 from the Environmental Services Association, where he gained a strong understanding of climate change and sustainability issues, as well as experience engaging with policy makers to represent members’ interests.
Kat Sutton
Communications Director
Kat leads the communications team and is responsible for IIGCC’s communications strategy and delivery across all practice areas, initiatives and partnerships. Kat joined IIGCC in 2021, with more than a decade of communications experience in the investment management industry. She previously worked at Schroders and BlueOrchard in a range of roles focusing on corporate communications, media relations, digital marketing and sustainability communications.
She holds a BA in French and Spanish from the University of Kent.
Leo Donnachie
Senior Sustainable Finance Manager
Leo leads on sustainable finance, supporting the development of IIGCC’s positions on sustainable finance policy and helping members to implement regulatory requirements. He joined IIGCC in 2021 having previously worked in PwC’s Financial Services Regulatory Insights team, where he helped to develop the UK practice’s ESG regulatory proposition for asset and wealth managers.
Prior to this, Leo worked as a consultant in KPMG’s financial risk management practice, and gained trade body experience within the Investment Association’s corporate governance team. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a first-class BA in Modern History.
Lucia Graham Wood
Corporate Senior Programme Manager
Lucia supports the management of IIGCC's Corporate Programme, focussing on work related to the oil and gas, mining and metals and construction materials sectors.
She joins from Critical Resource, a stakeholder engagement and sustainability consultancy covering the extractives sectors, where she coordinated and worked on energy sector issues.
Lucia holds an MPhil in International Development from the University of Cambridge and a first class BA in International Politics from Kings College, London.
Maja Filipovic
Investor Practices Programme Manager
Maja has recently joined as an Investor Practices Programme Manager to support the coordination and implementation of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.
Maja has a master’s degree in Environment, Politics and Globalisation and has previously worked as a Sustainability Coordinator for Countryside Properties where she supported social and environmental data collection and analysis, and implementation of sustainability strategy.
Nathalie Bergere
Senior Finance and Operations Manager
Nathalie covers IIGCC’s business operations and provides support on daily administration across the organisation. She joined IIGCC in 2019 having previously worked at EDF Trading Limited for over 18 years in various administrative and operational roles.
Nathalie studied at Belle Beille University in France and holds a Bachelor Degree in Foreign Language and Civilisation.
Oliver Grayer
Corporate Programme Director
Oliver coordinates IIGCC’s corporate engagement programme which includes our work on shareholder resolutions and research on companies and climate risk. As part of his role, he also co-chairs the global implementation working group of the Climate Action 100+.
Oliver coordinates IIGCC’s Corporate Programme which is focused on aligning companies in listed equity and corporate fixed income portfolios with the goal net zero GHG emissions. He oversees work including the development of technical standards for assessing the alignment of companies with net GHG zero emissions, best practice asset stewardship strategies including shareholder resolutions, sector research and implementation of a range of shareholder engagement initiatives. He co-chaired the implementation working group that developed and launched the Climate Action 100+, the largest investor climate engagement initiative supported by over 500 investors with over $52 trillion in assets. He continues to be involved in developing the global strategy of the initiative as well as overseeing engagements with European companies. He coordinates a range of other IIGCC projects including work on integrating valuation of climate risk into audit and accounting and assessing the feasibility of critical technologies like hydrogen and natural climate solutions.
Oliver joined IIGCC in 2016 having previously worked in consultancy. He studied at the University of St Andrews and University of Surrey and holds an MA in Geography and an MSc in Environmental Strategy.
Olivia Thornton
Senior Communications Manager
Olivia supports Climate Action 100+ on communications. She joined in March 2021 with over 5 years of communications experience in the energy sector.
She previously worked at Hill & Knowlton Strategies in its Energy & Industrials practice, advising clients and cross-sector member initiatives across the energy and transport sectors with strategic communications.
Olivia graduated from Durham University in 2015 with a 2:1 in History.
Ross Gillam
Head of Media Relations
Ross has over a decade of PR and communications experience advising financial services companies and organisations on reputation management. He recently joined IIGCC to lead strategic media relations campaigns in support of IIGCC’s business objectives across its three programmes, as well as high profile global and standalone initiatives. Prior to IIGCC, Ross was a Director at international PR agency, Instinctif Partners.
Sophie Barnes
Corporate Senior Programme Manager - Climate Action 100+
Sophie supports IIGCC's corporate programme as Senior Manager, Climate Action 100+. She is focused on the strategy development for the second phase of the initiative and works on corporate engagement in the utilities sector. Sophie joined IIGCC from the UK Cabinet Office, where she covered the energy transition campaign for the UK's COP26 Presidency.
Sean Shepley
Investment Specialist
Sean Shepley joined the IIGCC in October 2021 as our Investment Specialist. Sean has previously worked for Credit Suisse and Glen Point Capital LLP as an Economist and Investment Strategist, bringing a wealth of global markets experience.
Latterly, Sean completed the MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change at LSE.