Mariela Vargova

About Mariela Vargova

Investment stewardship, sustainability and engagement strategy leader with deep expertise and longterm experience in trailblazing and leading firms’ programs in public equities and fixed income. Highly visible and experienced ESG industry spokeswoman on global stages and forums. Accomplished in creating, launching, and building ESG policy, content, teams, initiatives, strategy, and infrastructure. ESG Investment / Sustainable Finance Global ESG Spokeswoman Asset Management and Wealth Management Business Development / Capital Raising Head of ESG Strategy Team Leadership and Strategic Counsel ESG Thematic Research ESG Policy, Standards, and EngagementBOARD SEATS / INDUSTRY CHAIRS Fellow, Governance & Accountability (G&A) Institute, 2019-Present CII Corporate Governance Advisory Council, Council of Institutional Investors (CII), 20••••20 PRI ESG Engagement Advisory Committee, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), 20••••19 International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Member, The Value Reporting Foundation, 20••••19 Steering Committee Member, US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, 20••••16 PUBLISHED WORKS “Invesco Emerging Markets Local Bond Strategy: Our Global Debt Team’s Approach to ESG Investing,” 2020 “Will Corporate Sustainability Endure Environmental Regulation Rollbacks?” Global Foresight, 3Q, 2018 “A Practical Guide to Active Ownership in Listed Equity.” Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), 2018 “ESG Integration Across Asset Classes,” High Meadows Institute, 2017 “Active Stewardship in Financial Services,” White Paper, Rockefeller & Co, 2017 “The Promise of Governance Reform - South Korea,” Global Foresight, Rockefeller & Co, 3Q, 2017 “Family Offices and Investing for Impact,” US SIF Foundation, 2016 “Investing in the Future: The Crisis of Youth Unemployment,” Global Foresight, Rockefeller & Co, 4Q, 2014 “Sustainability and Business at a Crossroads: The Idea of Positive Investments in Creating Shared Value,” book chapter in Corporate Sustainability, CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, by P. Taticchi, 2013

Experience

1. North America Esg Research and Engagement Lead Senior Esg Analyst, Global Esg Team

   Invesco

   Mar 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• The New School

  M.A., Political Science

  1997 — 1998

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  Certificate in Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership, Business Administration and Management, General

• The New School

  Ph.D., Political Science

  1998 — 2008

• Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

  M.A., Political Science

  1989 — 1994

• Leiden University College The Hague

  Visiting Scholar, Public Administration and EU Studies

  1993 — 1994