A Just Approach to Investing – Goldman Sachs Asset Management – 9.12.18

Summary:

Now On Demand.

Fielding questions about ESG investing? Join industry experts from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) and JUST Capital, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, for an in-depth conversation on ESG and impact investing and how to incorporate these strategies into client portfolios. Our discussion will cover:

• Bring the Noise: GSAM’s Market Outlook
• America’s Most Just Companies: A Data-Driven Approach to ESG
• A JUST Investment: GS JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (Ticker: JUST)

Speakers:

Candice is the Head of US Market Strategy for Strategic Advisory Solutions. She is responsible for economic and market strategy, along with client engagement on investment solutions.

Prior to her current role, Candice worked in Fundamental Equity Product Management, Institutional Sales with a focus on relationship management and business development, and as a team leader for institutional equity in portfolio administration. Her areas of expertise include Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing, Womenomics, and emerging markets.

Candice earned a B.S. in Marketing, Magna Cum Laude, from Rutgers University and an MBA in Finance and Management from Columbia Business School.

Martin Whittaker is the CEO of JUST Capital. He is responsible for the overall leadership of the organization. Previously, Martin was a founding partner and investment committee member at Sonen Capital, an impact investing firm, where he led private equity, real asset and direct investing activities. Previously, Martin worked as Director of MissionPoint Capital Partners, a private equity firm; a Senior Vice President at Swiss Re, where he was part of the Environmental and Commodity Markets team; and a Managing Director at Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc., a pioneering investment advisory and research firm within the environmental finance space. Martin is also co-convener of the CREO family office investment network; an investment committee member for Sonen’s private investment platform; and a Board member of the Carbon Disclosure Project U.S. Martin received his Ph.D. from University of Edinburgh, an MBA from the University of London, an M.Sc. from McGill University and a B.Sc. from University of St. Andrews. Martin has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, and provided expert testimony on environmental markets to the U.S. Senate.

Zahid is the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Product Specialist for the Midwest region within Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Third Party Distribution and Institutional businesses, based in Chicago. Previously, he worked in Sales within the Bank and Independent Advisory Channels in Third Party Distribution in Los Angeles and in Chicago. Zahid joined Goldman Sachs in 2006. Prior to joining the firm, Zahid worked at JP Morgan in Institutional Equity Sales in New York City. Previously, Zahid worked at Salomon Smith Barney in Investment Banking in New York City. Zahid earned a BA in Economics from Duke University in 1999.