Aileen joined ShareAction in April 2019 as a Research Officer for the Food and Health Team. She has previously worked as a Research Assistant at public policy consulting firm ICF where she primarily conducted research on European food policy issues. She has also worked as a Campaign Officer for Eating Better, a sustainable diets charity campaigning for less and better meat and dairy consumption. Aileen holds a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences for the Global Challenges from Leiden University College The Hague and a MSc in Food Policy from City University of London.

Aine works on the WDI team, engaging and developing relations with companies and investors to promote and standardise decent workplace and supply chain practices.  She has an M.A in International Political Economy from Warwick University and B.A in European Studies. Prior to joining ShareAction she worked as a research analyst at a financial research company and as operations manager in the sustainable resource economy.

As part of ShareAction’s team based in Brussels, Anna is driving sustainable finance policy. Prior to that she worked in international development, as a strategy consultant in the software industry, and sociologist. The Fulbright alumna holds a PhD about the influence of sustainable investing on multinational corporations and serves as invited peer reviewer for the journal Business Ethics.

Anne-Marie manages our engagement with global asset owners, specifically focusing on UK pension funds, as well as UK and European asset managers. She engages both directly and in support of Pension Power members. She also leads the follow-up engagement from ShareAction’s surveys, including the Asset Owners Disclosure Project survey. She joined ShareAction in February 2015 to support our investor-focused projects and campaigns, with a particular focus on the Green Light campaign. She previously worked as an investment analyst and fund manager in the City as well as in education. She developed her interest in responsible investment while working as a Treasurer of the charity Listening Books over the past 11 years. She holds a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Chara joined the Workforce Disclosure Initiative team in May 2019 to work on WDI reporting and support with research and analysis. She has worked for various human rights organisations including Advocates for International Development, where she led business and human rights capacity-building projects, and the International Bar Association. Chara is a UK-qualified solicitor (non-practising) and holds a LLM in Law, Globalisation and Development with distinction from SOAS, University of London.

Charlie joined ShareAction in November 2015, working in the digital team. He moved to the Workforce Disclosure Initiative in late 2016. Previously he worked in a policy role focused on financial inclusion at Toynbee Hall. He has a First Class BA in Politics from the University of Sussex and an MA in International Relations from the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.

Christian joined ShareAction in December 2018 as a senior research officer in the climate team. He currently supports ShareAction’s work on banks, fossil fuels, and corporate decarbonisation. Christian previously worked at Janus Henderson Investors as an Analyst in Emerging Market Fixed Income. He holds a BA in Economics and Finance and an MSc in Financial Analysis and Fund Management from the University of Exeter. He has also completed the CFA Program and is studying part-time for an MSc in Data Science at Birkbeck, University of London.

Clare leads ShareAction’s Good Work programme, which includes the Workforce Disclosure Initiative and the Living Wage campaign. She first saw the potential of responsible investment through attending one of ShareAction’s AGM activism training sessions and has been a convert ever since. Clare joined ShareAction in May 2016 and initially led investor and corporate engagements in support of sustainable food systems and renewable power. She contributes a broad range of insights from her previous involvement in international development and peacebuilding projects, having worked at a range of organisations including Conciliation Resources, the Quakers, and UNICEF UK.

David joined ShareAction in August 2016. He supports our work engaging with UK policymakers on the need for responsible investment, and how reform of the investment system by government and regulators can facilitate this. He previously supported our campaigns team and, before joining ShareAction, worked in local government. He has a BA in English Literature from the University of Southampton.

Eleni is ShareAction’s European Policy Manager, based in Brussels. She works on financial regulation covering the European Sustainable Finance Agenda, and has a background in human rights, having worked on business and human rights at the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, in corporate social responsibility and in the private sector, as well in asylum and refugee policy for the Greek government. She has also worked on trade and political relations for the Brazilian Embassy in Athens, Greece, and on children's rights at a grassroots level in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She holds a BA in International Relations and Latin American Studies, an Executive Certificate in Financial Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is currently undertaking an MSc in Banking and Finance at the University of London.

Ellie joined ShareAction in March 2019 to lead the new Food and Health programme, with an initial focus on child obesity and sugar reduction. Prior to joining ShareAction, Ellie worked as a Public Health Strategist and Improved Lead for London wide public health programmes, specialising in obesity, mental health and children and young people. Ellie has a MSc in Public Health from the University of Bristol and is passionate about improving the availability and affordability of healthy, nutritious food.  

Felix joined ShareAction in March 2017 and supports the Asset Owners Disclosure Project with research and analysis, having previously worked on the Workforce Disclosure Initiative. Prior to joining ShareAction, Felix worked at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Digital Communications, and did freelance research work on the relationship between political violence and religious ideology across regions in Pakistan. Felix holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics form Durham University, and has a keen interest in music and photography.

Fergus joined ShareAction in November 2018. His bio will be published soon.

Helen joined SHareAction in November 2018. Her bio will be available soon.

Ignacio joined ShareAction in March 2019 to lead on company engagement and research for the Food & Health team. He has an extensive background in the development of public policy for the UK Government and European Commission in areas around food safety and sustainable food production. More recently, Ignacio worked as a campaigns’ adviser for the Changing Markets Foundation where he developed the organisation’s portfolio on food. Ignacio holds a Chemistry degree from the University of London and an MA on Film from Staffordshire University. He speaks Spanish, English, French and a bit of Dutch.

Isobel joined ShareAction in September 2018. Prior to joining ShareAction, Isobel studied Global Environment and Climate Change Law at the University of Edinburgh and previously interned with responsible investment NGO Preventable Surprises.

James joined ShareAction in January 2017 as part of the Workforce Disclosure Initiative, an investor-backed programme to increase transparency and improve job quality in listed companies. He manages relationships with the institutional investors supporting the programme – currently 120 institutions with assets valued at $13.5 trillion – and ensures investors make the most of the WDI as a tool to engage with investee companies and improve disclosure. He previously worked for a social finance intermediary, and has been an elected councillor since 2016.

Jeanne joined ShareAction in February 2017 to coordinate our AGM activism work. She previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Sustainable Gas Institute, undertaking research on the exciting topic that is the future of gas networks. She is a keen climate campaigner and has attended the UN Climate Talks as a youth delegate since May 2015 with the UK Youth Climate Coalition. She holds a First Class BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics from the LSE and a Distinction graded MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.

Joanna is the first port of call for all AGM activism queries, and will be giving training and organising attendance at companies' annual general meetings throughout the AGM season. She has worked in a variety of charitable settings, from working with the homeless to more recently working at Macmillan Cancer Support as a coordinator, supporting the delivery of their Mobile Information and Support Service. Although originally gaining a BA in German and Spanish, she is now studying towards a Master’s degree in Environmental Management.

Joe joined ShareAction in November 2018. His bio will be available soon.

Lauren joined ShareAction in November 2016 as an organiser on the Pension Power campaign. Prior to joining ShareAction Lauren worked in the ESG research team of the stock broker Kepler Cheuvreux. She has also worked with the Plan A sustainability team at Marks & Spencer and the International Institute for Environment and Development. Lauren holds a M.A. in Sustainable Cities from King’s College London and a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Liverpool and is an avid dog lover.

Mara joined ShareAction in July 2015. She supports ShareAction’s work across a number of campaigns including the Living Wage campaign. She holds experience working on a wide range of human rights issues and a campaign to stop deforestation in Cambodia. Most recently, she worked as a human rights liaison intern for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mara holds an LLB in Law from the University of Glasgow and a first-class LLM in International Human Rights from the Irish Centre for Human Rights.

Peter joined ShareAction in January 2018 to work on the Asset Owners Disclosure Project’s best-practice survey. He previously undertook corporate governance research services for CDP and Ownership Matters, research on environmental, social, and governance investment factors for MSCI, and has taught business ethics, corporate governance, and CSR subjects at RMIT and Monash University. He holds a BA/Bcom(Hons) specialising in Management from Monash University in Australia.

Rachel joined ShareAction in April 2019 as an intern for the good work programme, assisting with tasks for both the WDI and the UK workforce campaigns. Prior to joining ShareAction, Rachel worked as a support worker for young adults with learning disabilities and has previously interned for a social housing organisation completing a short research project. Rachel holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Nottingham.

Rachel joined ShareAction in December 2015. She leads ShareAction’s policy work in the UK. She previously trained as a solicitor in the City of London and has a BA (Hons) in English from the University of Cambridge.

Rosie joined ShareAction in August 2018 to work as the Company Engagement Manager for the Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI). As such, she coordinates the corporate engagement and support of companies taking part in the programme. She previously worked at CDP, the environmental reporting NGO, and she holds a BSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Bath.

Sam joined ShareAction in January 2018 as a research analyst for the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. He now supports our work on banks and corporate decarbonisation. He has previously worked freelance conducting content analysis on Modern Slavery Act statements and also currently works part-time in campaigns and policy for a grassroots fuel poverty organization. He achieved a Distinction in a Public Policy MSc from UCL in 2017, where he specialized in UK energy policy decision-making, and a First class Philosophy BA from the University of Leeds in 2015, where he specialized in the metaphysics of language and time.

Sonia joined ShareAction in September 2015. She currently leads our investor-focused campaign to align the activities of the banking sector with the goals of the Paris Agreement. She previously conducted a survey of Swiss pension funds’ performance on responsible investment. Sonia previously worked for a number of charities, including the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and the Citizens Advice Bureau. She holds a B.A. in Politics and International Studies from the University of Exeter, an M.Sc. in Development Management from the Open University, and an M.Sc. in Human Rights from the London School of Economics.

Sunniva joined ShareAction in February 2017 to support the European Responsible Investment Network. She has a range of legal research experience, including from her work with the International Energy Agency and the Natural Resource Governance Institute. Sunniva holds an LLB in Law and Human Rights from the University of Essex, an LLM in International Law from University College London, and a keen interest in baked goods.

Vaidehee joined ShareAction in November 2016. She is working on the new Workforce Disclosure Initiative building on ShareAction’s work on the Living Wage. She previously worked for a number of organisations including Global Witness, Womankind and Global Justice Now. She holds a BA in Philosophy and an MA in International Politics at Manchester University.

Wolfgang Kuhn is a Fellow at ShareAction with 20 years’ experience in fixed income markets, investing in corporate and government debt, allocating to high yield, emerging markets, convertibles and loans on behalf of institutional investors around the globe.

With a strong interest in risk management, he has been on a quest for the right approach to sustainability in bond management since 2006. Wolfgang is convinced that the orthodox investment framework of risk and return is dangerously incomplete, and needs to be complemented by a third one, real-world impact.

His most recent role was that of Head of Pan-European Fixed Income at Aberdeen Asset Management, managing European credit and macro teams. Previously, he worked for UBS, Deutsche Asset Management and DG Bank.

Wolfgang graduated from Technical University of Berlin, having also studied at University of Wisconsin and University of Freiburg. Wolfgang is a CFA Charterholder, a Certfied EFFAS Financial Analyst (CEFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM).