James Andrus

James Andrus was named interim managing investment director for Board Governance & Sustainability in January 2022.

He’s responsible for developing and executing CalPERS’ Sustainable Investment Strategy across the portfolio.

As the investment manager for financial markets, James draws on experience as a corporate partner at a global law firm (K&L Gates) and his deep industry and regulatory knowledge, to effectively coordinate the development and execution of financial market strategic priorities for CalPERS. He uses this expertise to identify, shape, and respond to policy and regulatory developments that impact investors.

James provides a skilled voice for institutional asset owners in several national and international forums. He serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) and the International Financial Reporting Standards Advisory Council. He also co-chairs the Financial Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network, which serves investors representing assets under management of around US$70 trillion. He’s worked collaboratively across stakeholder groups, partisan affiliations, and geographic boundaries to drive investor-favorable policies forward.

He has a history of service to his country and his local community as a former U.S. Army officer and as president of the King County Bar Association representing more than 14,000 lawyers in Seattle/King County, Washington. He also served as a board member and finance committee chair of Pioneer Human Services, a social entrepreneurship organization that assists people with criminal, alcohol, or drug histories to become productive citizens.

James graduated West Point and the University of Texas School of Law.

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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.