Stephanie Maier, Global Chief Sustainable Officer, is responsible for leading GAM’s sustainable and ESG (environmental, social and governance) strategy. Stephanie joined GAM Investments in January 2021 from HSBC Global Asset Management, where she was Director for Responsible Investment. Prior to that, she spent seven years at Aviva Investors, latterly as Head of Responsible Investment Strategy and Research, and was formerly Head of Research for EIRIS, an ESG research and consultancy firm. Stephanie holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, a BA in Biological Sciences from Oxford University and the Investment Management Certificate (IMC). She is on the Global Steering Committee of the ClimateAction100+ initiative, Co-Chair of the IIGCC Corporate Programme and is Vice Chair of the Investment Association Sustainable and Responsible Investment Committee. She is based in London.