Responsible Investing: Sarah Wilson ’15, Managing Director on the Responsible Investing team at Nuveen

Sarah Wilson ’15 is a Managing Director on the Responsible
Investing team at Nuveen, a TIAA Company. She integrates
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into
investment decisions for the firm's $970+ billion assets under
management, with a focus on fixed income. She holds an MBA and a
Master of Environmental Management from Yale University. 
During her time at Yale, Sarah was a finalist in the 2014
Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge and the 2013-2014 co-chair
of the Net Impact Club. Prior to Yale, Sarah worked at Green
Mountain Energy Company, a leading retail provider of electricity
from renewable sources to homes and businesses. 


Sarah is interviewed by Jenn Burkha ’21. At SOM, Jenn focused on
impact investing, venture capital, and entrepreneurship in the
sustainable food/agriculture industry. Prior to earning her MBA,
Jenn spent 7 years in the food and hospitality sector working for
Holland America Line and the Marcus Samuelsson Group, a celebrity
chef-driven media and restaurant group. She has experience in a
variety of roles including strategy, investor relations,
operations, project management, and marketing. She began her
career in real estate consulting after earning a BA from Duke
University in Art History with a concentration in Architecture.