Vanessa Allen

Vanessa Allen, Vice President, ESG Research & Engagement, started her career in 2007 and joined TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) in 2016. Vanessa serves as an ESG specialist, supporting ESG analysis internally, conducting company engagements and developing ESG thought leadership.  Prior to joining the Investment Team, she worked on the Investment Risk Team, developing tools to quantify and attribute the ESG risks associated with TDAM investments, and worked to build awareness around the evolving ESG landscape. Vanessa gained experience through the TDAM Rotational Program, completing rotations on the Credit Research, Fundamental Equity Research and High Yield Teams.  Prior to 2016, she spent several years conducting public policy research in the U.S. analyzing various government entities’ financial decisions, extending from public infrastructure investment, public-private partnerships, and the funding of pension liabilities.  Vanessa holds a B.A. in Political Science and French from the University of Notre Dame, an MPA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MBA from McGill University.

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.