Independent Advisor, Sustainable Finance and Investment

Manju advises the Accelerator on new types of investment structures to unlock capital for climate-related solutions. She has extensive leadership experience ranging from institutional asset management, capital markets (investment banking, trading), impact organizations and board leadership. Her investment banking career started in the Structured Finance Group-FICC of Goldman Sachs, moving to GSAM’s Fixed Income - Risk & Performance Analytics Team before becoming a fixed income portfolio manager at McMorgan & Co. As BMO's inaugural Head of Sustainable Finance & Capital Markets ESG Lead, Manju established and led Sustainable Finance Advisory with corporate and institutional clients, incorporating ESG criteria in investments and financing while charting a path towards improved sustainability. She currently advises clients on identifying impactful solutions around sustainable bond underwriting and product development. 

Manju has master’s degrees in business administration, mathematics and ethnomusicology.