Biography

Christina Alfandary is a member of our advisory board. She most recently served as Managing Director at GAMCO Investors, formerly Gabelli Asset Management Co., a leading ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) & Sustainable Investing from 2015-2020. In that role, she worked across the organization with investment teams to integrate ESG considerations and help identify sustainable opportunities. Mrs. Alfandary has worked in the investment industry for 30 years across various roles in asset management, capital markets and municipal banking. She served Senior Managing Director & Co-Head of Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. from 2005 to 2015, working as part of its senior management team in a restructuring which grew the firm’s asset significantly. While there in 2010, she helped launch an innovative green bond fund product developed in collaboration with the World Bank which enabled U.S. investors to invest in climate mitigation and adaptation projects. She oversaw the U.S. operations of the firm, including compliance and enterprise risk functions. Mrs. Alfandary started her career at Bankers Trust and Morgan Stanley in debt underwriting and later worked with large institutional asset management clients. She has been a guest lecturer at Fordham University on ESG & Impact Investing and currently serves as a Trustee of the Thacher School, a California Green Ribbon School. Mrs. Alfandary earned a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from Lewis & Clark College. Mrs. Alfandary is well qualified to serve as a member of the Board due to her extensive background in asset management, her expertise with ESG & Sustainable investments and her finance background.