Full Name
Lindsey Walton
Job Title
Director of Americas
Company
UNPRI
Speaker Bio
Lindsey currently works at the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as their Director of Americas. The PRI aims to bring responsible investors together to work towards sustainable markets that contribute to a more prosperous world for all. Through her work at the PRI, Lindsey was a founding member of Climate Engagement Canada (CEC, akin to CA100+), won a Canada’s Clean50 award for her leadership in collaborative work, and was the architect of the PRI’s global Community of Practice model (which seeks to bring investors together to build responsible investment ecosystems). Before the PRI, Lindsey worked to accelerate gender equity in the Canadian finance industry as a Director at Women In Capital Markets (WCM). Prior to WCM, Lindsey worked in the capital markets space for over a decade. She got her start in venture capital and has spent the majority of her career with CIBC Capital Markets Risk Management (CMRM) doing trading floor market risk for a variety of different asset classes. Lindsey is on the Board of Nellie’s Women’s Shelter as incoming Co-Chair and volunteers in WCM’s professional and student mentorship programs.
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