Mike McCauley

Mr. McCauley’s is responsible for active corporate governance strategies for the Florida Retirement System (FRS) as well as investment program management for the Florida PRIME™ local government investment pool (2a-7-like) and other non-pension investment mandates totaling over $34 billion. He manages global corporate engagement activities, equity proxy voting, investor initiatives and regulatory affairs. He is also a member of the SBA’s Senior Leaders Group and Investment Committee, which is responsible for investment and operational oversight across all SBA portfolios. He serves as Corporate Secretary for both the Florida Water Pollution Financing Corporation and the Inland Protection Financing Corporation. Prior to these duties, Mr. McCauley oversaw investment communications, managed the administration of the defined contribution component of the FRS, and was responsible for investment research across all asset classes within the Chief Investment Officer’s unit.

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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.