Founder of Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative
Head of Asia Sustainable Finance and Global Finance Practice Leadership Team member at WWF
Jeanne is the Founder of Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative, WWF Head of Asia Sustainable Finance and part of the Global Finance Practice Leadership team of WWF, where she works closely with regulators, stock exchanges, investors and banks in the region to drive ESG integration in the finance sector so as to create a meaningful shift in financial flows towards positive economic, environmental, and social outcomes.
Prior to joining WWF in 2011, she spent 14 years in private equity and investment banking in Europe, US and SE Asia. Jeanne co-authored numerous sustainable finance publications including Resilient and Sustainable Portfolios: A Framework for Responsible Investment (2019), Keep Palm (CLSA 2018), Sustainable Banking in ASEAN (2019, 208, 2017), WWF Asian FMCG Sustainability Guide (2016), Green Bonds Must Keep the Green Promise (2016) Sustainable Finance in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia (2015) and ESG Integration Guide for Banks (2014).
She graduated with an MA in Economics (with minors in environmental economics and development economics) from Cambridge University.